$18 million bioinformatics center to become weapon against deadly diseases
...fection that occurs mainly in newborn infants, the elderly and patients with a weakened immune system; Campylobacter jejuni, a bacterium that commonly causes diarrhea....Regular physical activity really does boost immune system in older men
...ductions in DTH is a predictor of mortality in the elderly and is a determinant of infectious disease risk. Furthermore, the researchers said "maintaining a physically active lifestyle improves health throughout the life span, but especially during times of immunocompromise, such as advancing age." They not...Early clinical treatment can halt progression of Alzheimer's disease, UCI researchers find
...se and the most common cause of dementia among the elderly in the United States, affecting 4.5-5 million adults — 10 times more than those affected by Parkinson's disease. The disease is marked by the accumulation of two distinct brain lesions — beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Bot...Annals of internal medicine tip sheet, July 20, 2004
...f not dying in a hospital? A study of data on 539 elderly people who died in the United States between 1993 and 1995 found that 40 percent had living wills (Article, p. 113). People with living wills were more likely to die at home or in a nursing home than in a hospital. An editorial writer says that "an a...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
... 2004 issue of the Journal of Virology. The elderly population is one of the groups hardest hit during...enza epidemics, the rate of hospitalization in the elderly is high, with up to a 90% mortality rate," say the researchers. LT-IS, an immunostimulating ...Endurance exercise found to be equally effective as diuretics in improving cardiac health
...otection against the risk of death in hypertensive elderly patients....COPD is forgotten killer, says University of Toronto professor
...n. Chapman's typical patient with COPD was once an elderly male. Today, it is a middle-aged woman....Conflicting views on embryonic and adult stem cells complicate research in stem cell therapeutics
...for regeneration of damaged tissues in the case of elderly patients or due to presence of cancer in the bone marrow. In addition, ASCs are restricted to the individual patient, making it difficult to spread the cost of isolation and expansion among multiple recipients. Some groups have found, however, that c...Alzheimer's may leave some forms of memory intact
...ted to cognitive training programs for the healthy elderly and those with forms of dementia, which we just ha...point how they are compromised in both the healthy elderly and those with Alzheimer's disease." ...Gene mutation causes progressive changes to cell structure in children with Progeria
... seen in normal human cells from both children and elderly persons treated with the defective Lamin A. These researchers now believe that as Progeria cells age, there are significant changes in cell function that are directly attributable to the amount of mutant Lamin A protein. "These findings strengthen ...Discovery in parasite movement may offer insights into malaria
...uding Cryptosporidium, which causes disease in the elderly and in people with AIDS. Protozoan parasites in the phylum that includes Toxoplasma and Plasmodium normally lack external structures such as hairlike cilia, pseudopodia and whiplike flagella for movement, the report said. Instead, their movement is t...SPECT imaging shows promise for accurate, early diagnosis of Alzheimer's
...le AD, 20 diagnosed as probable FTD, and 20 normal elderly volunteers. The researchers found that 16 out of the 20 who were clinically diagnosed as having probable AD showed a restricted blood flow in the posterior cingulate cortex . Only one of the patients whose clinical diagnosis was for FTD showed the sa...American Lung Association's 2004 State of the Air report ranks cities and counties with dirty air
...ple with cardiovascular diseases, children and the elderly are most vulnerable to the health risks associated with particle pollution, as are tens of millions of people who suffer from chronic lung disease such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Specifically at risk are: The 16.7 millio...Dietary supplement shows promise for improving immune function in the elderly
...ll live to be 100 years old. As the percentage of elderly Americans increases the impact on future health ca...eded for the improvement of quality of life in the elderly as this segment of the population is rapidly growing. The use of dietary manipulation and supplement...Colorectal cancer rates in African Americans equal with insurance parity
...he effect of race on colorectal cancer outcomes in elderly Tennesseans with identical health care coverage an...he researchers reviewed the medical records of 949 elderly patients diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer between 1984 and 1992. They tracked the patients' pro...Support needed for elderly breast cancer patients and for independent academic research
...g individual risk assessment, greater attention to elderly cancer breast cancer patients, and a rethink on ca...ilable to the patient free of charge. The needs of elderly breast cancer patients are often neglected, despite the demographic changes which mean that this is ...JCI table of contents, March 1 2004
...econstruction for ailing knees Nearly half of the elderly population suffers from osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disorder characterized by degradation of articular cartilage. Because this disorder is so widespread, finding a regenerative source of cartilaginous tissue would prove invaluable to the ort...Just how much water do we really need? The answer may depend on our age
...A key aim of this research was to test whether the elderly had low intakes of water that might predispose the...fluid intake to eight 8-oz glasses of water in the elderly may not be prudent because the elderly have an elevated risk of overhydration due to the weakened ph...Athletics, genetic enhancement and ethics
...bilitating from injury-induced muscle wasting, and elderly people who have diminished mobility due to muscular weakness, Lee Sweeney and coauthors report in a study appearing in the March 2004 issue of the Journal of Applied Physiology. The research debuted at the Annual Meeting of the American Association f...Scientists at Scripps Research Institute describe structure of receptor on surface of 1918 flu virus
... the flu. Influenza is normally more deadly to the elderly and preadolescents within a population, but in 1918, there were a surprising number of deaths among 15 to 34 year olds. The avian nature of the structure suggests the older age group may have been partially protected by exposure to a similar virus in...