http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Declining levels of the protein BubR1 occur when both people and animals age, and contribute to cell senescence or deterioration, weight loss, muscle wasting and cataracts. Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that adult progenitor or stem cells—important for repair and regeneration of skeletal muscle and maintenance of healthy fat tissue—are subject to cellular senescence, and that clearance of these cells limits age-related deterioration of these tissues. 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The article reviews the latest evidence on the efficacy and safety of treatments to help doctors treat their patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-constipation-seniors-current-treatments.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:00:02 EST news278589048 New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-loneliness-chronic-stress-taxes-immune.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:00:01 EST news277736696 Physical exercise, including treadmill, stretching and resistance exercises, appears to improve gait speed, muscle strength and fitness for patients with Parkinson disease (PD), according to a report of a randomized clinical trial published Online First by Archives of Neurology, a JAMA Network publication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-physical-gait-muscle-strength-patients.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:00:06 EST news271337584 Keeping the lungs healthy could be an important way to retain thinking functions that relate to problem-solving and processing speed in one's later years, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-poorer-lung-health-age-related-brain.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:38:46 EST news269001437 Ageing is an unavoidable part of life, and it is often accompanied by a number of age-related illnesses. One of the biggest diseases associated with ageing is cancer, which as a result is often referred to as a 'disease of ageing'. As well as being of significant concern to individuals, ageing also represents a major concern to healthcare providers and society as a whole. However, while ageing is unavoidable, the diseases associated with old age need not be. And that's what the researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) are trying to accomplish. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-ageing-linked-cancer.html Genetics Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:50:02 EST news268903344 New research shows that omega-3 fatty acid supplements can lower inflammation in healthy, but overweight, middle-aged and older adults, suggesting that regular use of these supplements could help protect against and treat certain illnesses. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-omega-lowers-inflammation-overweight-older.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:13:10 EST news259423973 Loneliness in individuals over 60 years of age appears associated with increased risk of functional decline and death, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-links-loneliness-older-individuals-functional.html Health Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:00:21 EST news259250027 Large majorities of older Americans experience significant and troubling gaps in their primary care, according to a new national survey, "How Does It Feel? The Older Adult Health Care Experience," released today by the John A. Hartford Foundation, a champion for improved geriatric care and longtime partner of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University's College of Nursing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-national-poll-lifesaving-older-patients.html Health Tue, 01 May 2012 16:19:46 EST news255107973 Compared to individuals without dementia, persons who developed dementia subsequently had a significantly higher rate of hospital admissions for all causes and admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions for which proactive care may have prevented hospitalizations, according to a study in the January 11 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-persons-dementia-higher-hospitalizations.html Health Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:45:59 EST news245436348 A striking portrait of the health of Boston's elderly homeless population is emerging from a new study by the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. The study finds that homeless seniors in Boston experience higher rates of geriatric syndromes, including functional decline, falls, frailty and depression, than seniors in the general population and that many of these conditions may be easily treated if detected. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-boston-elderly-homeless-sicker.html Health Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:26:33 EST news235146383