Exercise for elders: It's never too late
...ise -- play the most important role in determining longevity and quality of life among the elderly. Genetics factors contribute only 25 percent to human longevity, despite familiar injunctions to "choose your parents wisely." But older people won't be motivated by stern lectures about "getting off the couch" o...Monkeys consciously control a robot arm using only brain signals
...They are also exploring techniques to increase the longevity of the electrodes beyond the two years they have currently achieved in animal studies. Henriquez and the research team's other biomedical engineers from Duke's Pratt School of Engineering are also working to miniaturize the components, to create wire...Immune memory from smallpox vaccination lasts more 50 years, according to Emory research
...anisms of good vaccines and also to understand the longevity and stability of immune memory in the absence of revaccination or disease," said Dr. Ahmed. "Our findings may be useful as decisions are made about re-instituting a smallpox vaccination program. And because smallpox has an incubation period of from...High saturated fat, starch avoidance weight loss diet offers good preliminary results
...optimum diet that results in weight loss, promotes longevity and contains a lot of saturated fat, Dr. Hays said. The Atkins diet relies on ketosis, the decrease in appetite related to the caloric intake. However no long-term studies have determined whether there is a risk of cardiovascular disease. Others who ...Titanic survivors lived no longer than general population
...gers listed as survivors, 435 could be traced. The longevity of these passengers was not remarkably different from that of the two comparison groups. On average they lived 1.7 years longer than the general population of the United States and 0.5 years longer than that of Sweden. Five women lived past 100, and ...Doctors at Northwestern Memorial are studying next generation surgery for back pain sufferers
... to such debris is the primary factor limiting the longevity of joint replacements. "Artificial joints in knees and hips have been around for decades, but progress in material engineering and refinement of surgical techniques finally mean we can attempt disc replacement in as critical a location as near the s...Research news from Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy: March 2004
...rate consumption of alcohol may improve health and longevity in a number of ways, including prevention of diseases such as cancer and heart disease, but some forms of alcohol have been shown in a recent study to play a role, both beneficial and harmful, in a condition commonly referred to as cataracts. Accordi...Life expectancy of diabetics 12 years less than others
...e effects diabetes has on both quality of life and longevity in a measure called health-adjusted life expectancy. Their conclusions are based on the evaluation of 1996-97 data from a population health survey linked to a diabetes registry....Longevity gene may also predict better outcome for breast cancer patients
HOUSTON - A gene known to promote longevity in animals has now been discovered to encode a tum... active Forkhead (FOXO) protein has been linked to longevity in laboratory animals such as the nematode worm, says Hung. Hu and Hung's discovery that FOXO3 is a ...Alzheimer's pathology reduced, longevity improved in mouse model, Gladstone study shows
... connections between brain cells, and improved the longevity of mice. (Experimental mice with Alzheimer's-like disease otherwise die prematurely.) In contrast, increasing Fyn in the brain worsened synaptic damage, and also increased the number of premature deaths in the mice. Loss of synapses and abnormal outg...Experts debate benefits, dangers of chlorine in C&EN point-counterpoint
...If what he and others say about the generation and longevity of polychlorinated dibenzo- p -dioxins and -furans from PVC combustion in house fires is correct, then these materials should show up in the environmental record. But the environmental record shows that dioxins emissions and body burdens have decline...Philanthropist Paul F. Glenn launches labs for aging research at Harvard Medical School
...journal Science, Sinclair's group found that a key longevity gene called SIRT1 is switched on in rats that are ...triction," said Mr. Glenn. "Recent discoveries of longevity genes by Dr. Sinclair and others have persuaded me that aging includes the phenomenon of a small gro......re -- perhaps enough to offset any improvements in longevity from anticipated advances in biomedical technology. Researchers also believe the life-shortening effect of obesity could rise so rapidly in the United States -- from two to five years in the next 50 years -- that it may eventually exceed the current ...