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Men create more new proteins than women during interval training

When it comes to reaping benefits of sprint interval training, it appears that men have won the battle of the sexes, if just barely. According to new research published in the June 2014 issue of The FASEB Journal, men create more new proteins as a result of this exercise than women do.

3 Jun 2014

Metformin drug slows ageing and increases lifespan

A study by Belgian doctoral researcher Wouter De Haes (KU Leuven) and colleagues provides new evidence that metformin, the world's most widely used anti-diabetic drug, slows ageing and increases lifespan.

3 Jun 2014

Study warns against use of resveratrol supplements by pregnant women

A widely available dietary supplement that had been considered safe - and that some claim provides anti-aging and other health benefits - caused significant developmental abnormalities in the pancreas of offspring of pregnant monkeys who were given the supplement, according to a study published today in the FASEB Journal, from the Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology.

3 Jun 2014

Social integration impacts pulmonary function in elderly people

It is well established that being involved in more social roles, such as being married, having close friends, close family members, and belonging to social and religious groups, leads to better mental and physical health. However, why social integration - the total number of social roles in which a person participates - influences health and longevity has not been clear.

3 Jun 2014

GOP candidates expanding their campaign-trail messages beyond the health law

Increasingly, it appears that Republican candidates are focusing their assaults on more than just the Affordable Care Act. News outlets examine how the overhaul is playing on the campaign trail.

3 Jun 2014

Novartis LDE225 Phase II study for advanced basal cell carcinoma meets primary endpoint

Novartis announced today the results of a pivotal Phase II trial demonstrating that patients with locally advanced (laBCC) or metastatic basal cell carcinoma (mBCC) taking the investigational oral compound LDE225 (sonidegib) had marked and sustained tumor shrinkage after a median follow-up of 13.9 months.

2 Jun 2014

Individuals who speak more languages may slow down cognitive decline from aging

New research reveals that bilingualism has a positive effect on cognition later in life. Findings published in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society, show that individuals who speak two or more languages, even those who acquired the second language in adulthood, may slow down cognitive decline from aging.

2 Jun 2014

Experts from ProfNet network available to discuss timely issues in coverage area

Below are experts from the ProfNet network that are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area. If you are interested in interviewing any of the experts, please contact them via the contact information at the end of the listing.

31 May 2014

VA Chief Shinseki vows changes Amid calls for his ouster

One day after a preliminary Inspector General report confirmed secret waiting lists at a Phoenix veterans hospital, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pledged to keep VA hospitals open nights and weekends if necessary to see veterans who have been unable to get care.

31 May 2014

Research roundup: End-of-life preferences; surviving trauma when older; ACA's big waiver for states

Policies and practices that promote advance care planning and advance directive completion implicitly assume that patients' choices for end-of-life (EOL) care are stable over time, even with changes in health status.

31 May 2014

Viewpoints: VA's problems begin with Congress; costly hepatitis drug may be a good buy

Politically, this critique of the VA is a no-brainer. After all, denying, delaying or incompetently delivering benefits to veterans who are entitled to them and have sacrificed so much for us is grotesque: the moral equivalent of kicking dogs and stealing food from children.

31 May 2014

Use of chemotherapy before surgery to remove ovarian cancer has increased dramatically

The use of chemotherapy before surgery to remove ovarian cancer has increased dramatically in recent decades, particularly among certain patients, according to a new analysis from Fox Chase Cancer Center that will be presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

31 May 2014

First Edition: May 30, 2014

Today's headlines include the latest reports about the problems with the VA health system. Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Rovner reports: "It's not just veterans who are having trouble with health care.

30 May 2014

Signs and symptoms of diabetes

You're approaching 50 and can't help but notice the signs of aging - your vision and hearing aren't what they used to be, and it seems your cuts and bruises take longer to heal.

30 May 2014

Renowned scientist to discuss human perception and senses at ILLUSION expo

Professor in Psychology, Fiona Newell at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, whose scientific research forms part of the ILLUSION exhibition currently on display at the Reuben H.Fleet Science Centre in San Diego, California, will deliver a keynote address this evening (6.30pm).

30 May 2014

Researchers create experimental blood test that determines BHI by gauging performance of mitochondria

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine have created an experimental blood test that, for the first time, determines a "Bioenergetic Health Index," or BHI, by gauging the performance of mitochondria, the cell's energy powerhouses.

30 May 2014

Aging News and Research

Men create more new proteins than women during interval training

Metformin drug slows ageing and increases lifespan

Study warns against use of resveratrol supplements by pregnant women

Social integration impacts pulmonary function in elderly people

GOP candidates expanding their campaign-trail messages beyond the health law

Novartis LDE225 Phase II study for advanced basal cell carcinoma meets primary endpoint

Individuals who speak more languages may slow down cognitive decline from aging

Experts from ProfNet network available to discuss timely issues in coverage area

VA Chief Shinseki vows changes Amid calls for his ouster

Research roundup: End-of-life preferences; surviving trauma when older; ACA's big waiver for states

Viewpoints: VA's problems begin with Congress; costly hepatitis drug may be a good buy

Use of chemotherapy before surgery to remove ovarian cancer has increased dramatically

First Edition: May 30, 2014

Signs and symptoms of diabetes

Renowned scientist to discuss human perception and senses at ILLUSION expo

Researchers create experimental blood test that determines BHI by gauging performance of mitochondria

New research shows how misfolded proteins are precisely selected for degradation

Research: Women's faces are rated as more attractive in presence of pleasant odors

Computer simulations offer potential treatment option for dry eye syndrome

Research shows how brain distinguishes specific voices in noisy, distracting environments

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

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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