The above images are quadriceps MRI scans of a 74-year-old sedentary man, and a 74-year-old male triathlete. The difference in muscle mass is astounding, and according to a new study, they're proof that you don't have to lose muscle mass as you age. Pretty good reason to work out, right? The...
Florida is home to one of the highest percentages of residents ages 65 and older in the United States, but very few of them have thought ahead to a time when they will no longer be able to drive a vehicle safely or considered how they will get around without a car, according to a new survey...
Want to prevent wrinkles, muscle loss and eye problems as you age? Just flush out your body's old cells. Okay, okay, that's not quite possible yet.*But it*could be a possibility in the not-so-distant future, thanks to new research from the Mayo Clinic. More »Post from: Blisstree
Can cutting way back on calories for the rest of your life help make that life longer and healthier? Researchers have suspected so since the 1930; studies in animals, fungi and humans have shown promising results; and books like The Longevity Diet: Discover Calorie Restriction have become...
Strong leadership, communication and teamwork are essential to successful organizations, especially health care facilities. However, how those organizations achieve improvement is not clearly understood, says a University of Missouri researcher. Amy Vogelsmeier, assistant professor in the...
Blockages in tiny blood vessels in the brain that can't be detected with modern technology could be responsible for many of the "parkinsonian" signs of aging, such as stooped posture, difficulty balancing, slowed walking and shaky hands, according to a study from Rush University Medical Center...
Experts agree that financial constraints and an aging population will require America to modify its Social Security system, but some also find that pushing back the eligibility age could be a major concern for those who rely on the program the most. The consequences - both positive and negative...
A strategy that has been shown to reduce age-related health problems in several animal studies may also combat a major cause of age-associated infertility and birth defects. Investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have shown that restricting the caloric intake of adult female...
Working with a group of national and international researchers, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have developed a new genetic model of premature aging disorders that could shed light on these rare conditions in humans and provide a novel platform for...
Age alters memory. But in what ways, and why? These questions comprise a vast puzzle for neurologists and psychologists. A new study looked at one puzzle piece: how older and younger adults encode and recall distracting, or irrelevant, information. The results, published in Psychological...
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Social Security, in conjunction with the Older Americans Act and the nation's new healthcare reform law, is a key element in protecting the future of older Americans, the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) said as it prepares to tackle the issue at its annual conference Sept. 28-29...
Simply getting older is not the cause of mild memory lapses often called senior moments, according to a new study by researchers at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center. The study, published in the September 15, 2010, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of...
A new look at tests of mental aging reveals a good news-bad news situation. The bad news is all mental abilities appear to decline with age, to varying degrees. The good news is the drops are not as steep as some research showed, according to a study published by the American Psychological...
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has been named one of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging. The select group of five centers nationwide provides leadership in the pursuit of basic research into the...
Neurodegenerative diseases (i.e. Alzheimer's and Huntington's) often involves the formation of aggregates of proteins in a patients' brain, correlated with the process of degeneration. Some of these proteins are unique to the specific disease and others are commonly found in healthy individuals...
Pernille Ostberg cherishes memories of growing up with her mother in Michigan, and providing care later in life when her mom was struggling with Parkinson's disease. "Through the difficult times, we continued to celebrate Mother's Day together over a special meal, sharing memories of our lives,"...
Age dramatically delays the time it takes to recover the sense of taste following a significant nerve injury, Medical College of Georgia researchers said. When old rats received nerve injuries similar to ones that can occur in ear or dental surgery, their taste buds took essentially twice as...