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Researchers demonstrate new strategy for stimulating autophagy

Brown University researchers studying the biology of aging have demonstrated a new strategy for stimulating autophagy, the process by which cells rebuild themselves by recycling their own worn-out parts.

16 May 2018

Post-menopausal Conversations: Why You Should Talk to Your Clinician

Many post-menopausal women shy away from discussing their sexual health with their physician, often because they believe it is a natural part of life and they should suffer. Dr. Mickey Karram wants to change that, by encouraging women to talk to their physician about the treatments available to them.

16 May 2018

Fights with spouse may worsen symptoms for people with chronic conditions

A fight with a spouse may end in hurt feelings, but for those with chronic conditions like arthritis or diabetes, those arguments may have physical repercussions as well, according to researchers.

15 May 2018

Nuffield Council on Bioethics outlines ethical issues arising from use of AI in healthcare

AI in healthcare is developing rapidly, with many applications currently in use or in development in the UK and worldwide.

15 May 2018

Will we still be relevant ‘when we're 64’?

A gnawing sense of irrelevancy and invisibility suddenly hits many aging adults, as their life roles shift from hands-on parent to empty nester or from workaholic to retiree. Self-worth and identity may suffer as that feeling that you matter starts to fade.

15 May 2018

Older adults with MCI experience greater cognitive health benefits after exergaming, shows study

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment, often a precursor to Alzheimer's, showed significant improvement with certain complex thinking and memory skills after exergaming, according to a new study.

15 May 2018

Scientists uncover genome variation linked to increased risk of developing Alzheimer's

An article published in Nature Medicine with the collaboration of the research group of Dr. Manel Esteller, director of the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, ICREA Researcher and Professor of Genetics of the University of Barcelona, and Drs. Dave Monk and Isidre Ferrer, from the same center, shows that the inheritance of small changes in DNA alters the expression of the PM20D1 gene and is associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

14 May 2018

Study reveals why older workers have higher stress levels than younger colleagues

Older workers tend to feel more stress than younger workers when their employers don't provide them with the support and resources needed to do their jobs well, according to a new Portland State University study.

14 May 2018

New study to explore link between diet, intestinal microbiota and cognitive decline

Are abnormal intestinal microorganisms a risk factor for developing cognitive impairment? Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are trying to answer that question with a new study that will explore how the intestinal microbiota – the bacteria in the intestine –influence the progression of cognitive decline and the development of Alzheimer's disease.

14 May 2018

Food recognition study sheds new light on how the semantic memory works

Repeated life-long experience models our semantic memory, i.e. our knowledge related to objects and events. This also relates to our eating habits: the type of food we have eaten the most during our life, is the one we recognise with the greatest accuracy

11 May 2018

Increasingly failing communication between cells' organelles is main cause of aging, shows study

A basic discovery of how the cellular functions are connected to control aging is presented in the journal Cell Metabolism.

11 May 2018

Living apart together: A new option for older adults

Three years ago, William Mamel climbed a ladder in Margaret Sheroff's apartment and fixed a malfunctioning ceiling fan. "I love that you did this," Sheroff exclaimed as he clambered back down.

11 May 2018

Researchers explain neurophysiological link between breathing and attention

It has long been claimed by Yogis and Buddhists that meditation and ancient breath-focused practices, such as pranayama, strengthen our ability to focus on tasks.

11 May 2018

Study: Older adults have high risk for OSA, yet illness remains vastly underdiagnosed

Older Americans are often at a high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, yet this illness remains vastly underdiagnosed, a new study finds.

10 May 2018

New model based on combination of GANs with reinforcement learning for drug discovery

Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the application of deep learning for target identification, drug discovery and aging research announces the publication of a new research paper in Molecular Pharmaceutics journal titled "Adversarial Threshold Neural Computer for Molecular De Novo Design".

10 May 2018

Listless and lonely in Puerto Rico, some older storm survivors consider suicide

A social worker, Lisel Vargas, recently visited Don Gregorio at his storm-damaged home in the steep hillsides of Humacao, a city on Puerto Rico's eastern coast near where Category 4 Hurricane Maria first made landfall last September.

10 May 2018

Researchers find link between depression and memory problems, brain aging

Depression in older adults may be linked to memory problems, according to a study published in the May 9, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

9 May 2018

Scientists discover how potential new drug targets spinal muscular atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that can leave infants with weak muscles and trouble breathing. Many with the disease die before age two. To help these patients, doctors need therapies that target the genetic mutation and stop its progression.

8 May 2018

Medicare beneficiaries feel the pinch when they can’t use drug coupons

This week, I answered a grab bag of questions about drug copay coupons and primary care coverage on the health insurance marketplace.

8 May 2018

Experts develop new framework for productive aging of workforce

With unprecedented demographic trends leading to an aging workforce, a new emphasis on productive aging is needed to keep US workers of all generations as healthy and productive as possible, according to an article in the May Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

8 May 2018

Aging News and Research

Researchers demonstrate new strategy for stimulating autophagy

Post-menopausal Conversations: Why You Should Talk to Your Clinician

Fights with spouse may worsen symptoms for people with chronic conditions

Nuffield Council on Bioethics outlines ethical issues arising from use of AI in healthcare

Will we still be relevant ‘when we're 64’?

Older adults with MCI experience greater cognitive health benefits after exergaming, shows study

Scientists uncover genome variation linked to increased risk of developing Alzheimer's

Study reveals why older workers have higher stress levels than younger colleagues

New study to explore link between diet, intestinal microbiota and cognitive decline

Food recognition study sheds new light on how the semantic memory works

Increasingly failing communication between cells' organelles is main cause of aging, shows study

Living apart together: A new option for older adults

Researchers explain neurophysiological link between breathing and attention

Study: Older adults have high risk for OSA, yet illness remains vastly underdiagnosed

New model based on combination of GANs with reinforcement learning for drug discovery

Listless and lonely in Puerto Rico, some older storm survivors consider suicide

Researchers find link between depression and memory problems, brain aging

Scientists discover how potential new drug targets spinal muscular atrophy

Medicare beneficiaries feel the pinch when they can’t use drug coupons

Experts develop new framework for productive aging of workforce

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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