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Viewpoints: Questioning the tales of Obamacare woes; Republic replacement MIA; 'mixed messages' on mammograms

Conservatives appear to be really upset that liberals are actually taking on the facts in the anti-Obamacare ads they've been running. How dare you question whether the people in these ads are giving an accurate picture - they're suffering! (Paul Krugman, 2/26).

28 Feb 2014

Study investigates how biology, social factors interact within marriage to affect heart health

Does the stress of marriage contribute to heart disease, which accounts for one of every four deaths in the United States?

28 Feb 2014

Loyola University Medical Center offers new high-tech catheter device for treating atrial fibrillation

Loyola University Medical Center is the first hospital in Illinois to offer a new high-tech catheter device that can improve outcomes of patients treated for atrial fibrillation, the most common irregular heartbeat.

28 Feb 2014

Researchers develop ultra-precision hyperspectral camera for detection of skin cancers

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a lightweight, handheld, ultra-precision hyperspectral camera for the detection of skin cancers and their precursors. From the surface of the skin, the camera recognises early stages of cancer that are invisible to the naked eye. Collaborators in the pilot study are the University of Jyväskylä, the Päijät-Häme Central Hospital and the Skin and Allergy Hospital of Helsinki University Central Hospital.

27 Feb 2014

Administration may be scaling back estimates of young adult enrollment

CNN reports that the White House tamps down expectations that the exchanges will meet CBO's original projection that 40 percent of enrollees would be between the ages of 18 and 34. Also, Politico Pro looks at the large number of states that are not carrying out health law provision that allows young adults who were enrolled in Medicaid before aging out of foster care to receive coverage through age 26.

27 Feb 2014

Protein M: an interview with Rajesh Grover, PhD, senior staff scientist, Lerner laboratory, TSRI

Protein M is a cell surface protein from Mycoplasma Genitalium that binds to all human antibodies.

26 Feb 2014

New way to potentially block chronic pain affecting osteoarthritis sufferers

Researchers from the Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre at The University of Nottingham have discovered a new way to potentially block the chronic and often debilitating pain affecting osteoarthritis sufferers.

26 Feb 2014

Older parents’ help to middle-aged offspring may affect their mental health

Older parents frequently give help to their middle-aged offspring, and their perceptions about giving this help may affect their mental health, according to a team of researchers.

25 Feb 2014

Passive stimulation improves sense of touch and motor skills in stroke patients

A team headed by PD Dr Hubert Dinse and Prof Dr Martin Tegenthoff has successfully treated a number of patients suffering from stroke-related impairments. Their report has been published in RUBIN, the Ruhr-Universit-t's science magazine.

25 Feb 2014

Research: Interval-based team sport can make up for oestrogen loss

When women enter menopause, their oestrogen levels taper. This increases their risk of cardiovascular disease. New research from University of Copenhagen shows that interval-based team sport can make up for this oestrogen loss as it improves their conditions, reduces blood pressure and thereby protects the cardiovascular system.

24 Feb 2014

Neuroscientists develop stimulation glove for patients suffering from stroke-related impairments

Improving the sense of touch and motor skills without active training - what sounds impossible, does actually work. Neuroscientists at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a glove that uses weak electrical pulses to stimulate the nerve fibres that connect the hands with the brain.

24 Feb 2014

Study suggests that self-reported memory complaints might predict memory impairment later in life

A recent study suggests that self-reported memory complaints might predict clinical memory impairment later in life.

24 Feb 2014

Omega-3 supplements, sertraline could help prevent onset of depression and dementia in later life

A University of Sydney study is looking into the effectiveness of omega-3 supplements and the antidepressant, sertraline, in reducing depressive symptoms and cognitive decline in older people, in a bid to prevent the onset of depression and dementia in later life.

24 Feb 2014

Older people who assess themselves as poor get sick more often, shows study

Being objectively low income leads to poor health and a shorter life. This much we already knew. But poverty can also be a matter of subjectively feeling poor. WZB economist Maja Adena and her colleague Michal Myck (DIW Berlin and the Center for Economic Analysis, CenEA, Szczecin) have substantiated how the subjective assessment of being poor affects the health of the 50+ age group.

24 Feb 2014

Scientists develop stem cell based method for restoring strength to damaged skeletal muscles in elderly

A study co-published in Nature Medicine this week by University of Toronto researcher Penney Gilbert has determined a stem cell based method for restoring strength to damaged skeletal muscles of the elderly.

24 Feb 2014

Study reveals that color vision abnormalities increase with age

Abnormal color vision increases significantly with aging-affecting one-half or more of people in the oldest age groups, reports a study in Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

24 Feb 2014

Study indicates relationship between multivitamin supplement use and cataract risk in men

Long-term daily multivitamin supplement use may lower cataract risk in men, according to a study of nearly 15,000 male physicians published this month in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

21 Feb 2014

OrthoTrophix commences TPX-100 Phase 2 clinical study in knee osteoarthritis patients

OrthoTrophix, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the Company started a Phase 2 clinical study of its cartilage repair therapeutic agent, TPX-100, with knee osteoarthritis patients in the U.S. The Company also announced that it had successfully closed the second and last tranche of its Series A preferred stock financing.

20 Feb 2014

Sedentary behavior may be a risk factor for disability once we reach our 60s

People in their 60s who spend too much time sitting down may be increasing their risk of becoming disabled, a study shows.

20 Feb 2014

Reasons for self-employment vary across gender and culture, say researchers

Self-employment can allow older workers to stay in the labor market longer and earn additional income, yet little research has addressed if reasons for self-employment vary across gender and culture.

20 Feb 2014

Aging News and Research

Viewpoints: Questioning the tales of Obamacare woes; Republic replacement MIA; 'mixed messages' on mammograms

Study investigates how biology, social factors interact within marriage to affect heart health

Loyola University Medical Center offers new high-tech catheter device for treating atrial fibrillation

Researchers develop ultra-precision hyperspectral camera for detection of skin cancers

Administration may be scaling back estimates of young adult enrollment

Protein M: an interview with Rajesh Grover, PhD, senior staff scientist, Lerner laboratory, TSRI

New way to potentially block chronic pain affecting osteoarthritis sufferers

Older parents’ help to middle-aged offspring may affect their mental health

Passive stimulation improves sense of touch and motor skills in stroke patients

Research: Interval-based team sport can make up for oestrogen loss

Neuroscientists develop stimulation glove for patients suffering from stroke-related impairments

Study suggests that self-reported memory complaints might predict memory impairment later in life

Omega-3 supplements, sertraline could help prevent onset of depression and dementia in later life

Older people who assess themselves as poor get sick more often, shows study

Scientists develop stem cell based method for restoring strength to damaged skeletal muscles in elderly

Study reveals that color vision abnormalities increase with age

Study indicates relationship between multivitamin supplement use and cataract risk in men

OrthoTrophix commences TPX-100 Phase 2 clinical study in knee osteoarthritis patients

Sedentary behavior may be a risk factor for disability once we reach our 60s

Reasons for self-employment vary across gender and culture, say researchers

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