Rats Receiving Ginkgo Biloba Learn Quicker, Live 20 Percent Longer Than Controls, UB Study Finds
...has shown. The unexpected positive effect on longevity has surfaced in research to determine ginkgo biloba's effect on age-related cognitive deficits, using rats as an animal model. "At a certain point in our analysis, we realized that the rats who were receiving ginkgo biloba were living substanti...Reduced Heart Disease Risk In Middle Age Lowers Eventual Medicare Costs
...nted and controlled --with a great effect on risk, longevity and health care costs. Based on the HCFA data on costs of inpatient and outpatient services,average annual Medicare charges for cardiovascular care and for all care weresignificantly lower for both low-risk men and women than for those with ......lth Care. "The findings canbe used to improve the longevity of cemented total hip replacements." Ries and research colleagues presented study findings on February 4 at theannual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Anaheim, CA. A total hip replacement is a successful treatment for arth...New Book (And Web Site) Use 'Currency' Of Aging To Guide And Motivate Healthy Choices
...an25,000 studies on health, disease prevention and longevity not only suggestsways for readers to become "younger" but tells them exactly how much differenceeach health decision, or combination of decisions, will make. "RealAge: Are You as Young as You Can Be?" by Dr. Michael Roizen, chairmanof anesthesiology ...UI Study Finds Social Support May Increase Longevity Of People With Schizophrenia
...he quantity of support significantly predicted the longevity ofthe patients," Christensen said. "The frequency ...ns. The researchersalso suggested that the greater longevity observed among patients with morefrequent social interactions might be due to the fact that social c...NIAID Renews Funding For Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
...rbecoming infected with HIV - today. Its size and longevity have uniquelypositioned the MACS to answer questions that other studies could not easilyapproach. "In its 15 years, the MACS has amassed a wealth of clinical information andbiological specimens," says Jack Killen, M.D., director of the Division of AI...Cedars-Sinai reports excellent outcomes for its cardiac surgery division
...ing from the legs, which increases the success and longevity rate ofcoronary artery bypass operations. Cedars-Sinai surgeons specialize in correcting defective heart valves. Infact, they often can repair a valve using a patient's own tissue, rather thanreplacing it with a mechanical device or a valve made fr...Indiana University Cancer Center receives National Cancer Institute designation
..., especially in the promotion of health, wellness, longevity and qualityof life," said IUPUI Chancellor Gerald L. Bepko. The IU faculty members affiliated with the IU Cancer Center are recognized fortheir excellence in developing gene therapies for bone marrow diseases such asleukemia, the 95 percent cure rate......ldwide in 1999. The devices do not offer the same longevity and quality of life as transplants, the researchers say. But more research with next-generation devices and better management of patients with devices could lead to better outcomes. In the trial, 68 patients whose average age was 66 years old obtain...Sleep less, live longer? Increased death rate associated with sleeping 8 hours or more
...ms, and risk factors such as smoking, in comparing longevity among the participants. In other words, individuals with specific characteristics were compared with individuals of a similar age, health background, etc. Although the study was conducted from 1982-88, the sleep results have not been available until...Study indicates no natural limit to life expectancy
...ngland. In their study, Vaupel and Oeppen reviewed longevity data from developed countries, including Australia, Iceland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.S. They found that life expectancy in such countries is steadily increasing by three months a year, per year. "The key issue f...Elderly colon cancer patients benefit from chemotherapy and surgery
...ividuals who received surgery alone. The increased longevity is similar to what patients under age 65 realize with both therapies. This year, approximately 43,000 people will get node-positive colon cancer, two-thirds of whom are older than 65. The study used statistical met...Columbia University receives $2.75 million for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease research
...two decades that advances in medicine that promote longevity increase a persons risk for age-associated neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimers and Parkinsons diseases, says Dr. Michael Shelanski, Delafield Professor ofPathology and Chairman of the Department of Pathology at Columbia University College ...Sepsis on the increase in U.S., according to Emory University and CDC study
...ample, antiretroviral therapy has led to increased longevity for HIV patients, and we have more patients receiving organ transplants, bone marrow transplants, and high-dose chemotherapy who are vulnerable to infection. An increase in medical and surgical procedures that breach body barriers also predisposes m...Research shows that male smokers who want a long life should get married
...ly to die than unmarried women. This bonus in male longevity more than compensates for the increased chance of dying from smoking as the researchers found male smokers in their sample were 5.8% more likely to die early and female smokers from the sample were 5.1% more likely to die. Why might marriage be so...Years to your health! Children of centenarians have less heart disease
...sociation's Scientific Sessions 2002. "Exceptional longevity runs in families, but at this point it's difficult to predict how much of this effect is genetic and how much is related to environment and lifestyle," says Dellara F. Terry, M.D., of Boston University Medical Center. "Our research suggests that chil...Symptoms of depression signal shorter lives for people with cancer
...er treatment, and psychological factors to predict longevity in a group of 205 cancer patients over a 10-year period. Among the psychological factors examined in this study on psychological distress and cancer survival were a variety of indicators of emotional state and coping, including positive and negative...The trojan clot-buster: Drug-coated red blood cells destroy blood clots from within
... technique may provide a safe way of extending the longevity and safety of drugs within the circulatory system. "Red blood cells can travel hundreds of kilometers throughout the blood vessels during their 100-or so day life-span. That fact alone makes the idea of RBC-bound therapeutics very interesting," said...Experts present new research on the hot topics of aging at GSA's Annual Meeting
...a's annual meeting. The particular matter of human longevity will be addressed during a symposium consisting of four 20-minute talks, including presentations from biologists Leonard Hayflick and Caleb Finch and demographers James Vaupel and James Carey. They are slated to present the GSA audience with hard, ba......while the intelligence score was not important for longevity for people living in wealthy neighborhoods. "The significant interaction found between IQ and deprivation suggests that IQ in childhood is less important in terms of mortality for people who live in more affluent areas in adulthood than for people w...