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Research opens the possibility of temporarily reversing aging in the immune system

Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have discovered a new mechanism controlling ageing in white blood cells. The research, published in the September issue of the Journal of ...

Medical research created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Declining testosterone levels in men not part of normal aging, study finds

A new study finds that a drop in testosterone levels over time is more likely to result from a man's behavioral and health changes than by aging. The study results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 94th ...

Health created Jun 23, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Children of older men have more gene abnormalities: study

Do older fathers doom their children to genetic disease?

Genetics created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Sleep does not benefit learning in older adults as it does for young people: study

(Medical Xpress) -- Neuroscientists have long known that memory, sleep quality and sleep duration deteriorate with age, yet sleep enhances two major types of learning in young people. To date, few investigations have looked ...

Neuroscience created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Older age does not cause testosterone levels to decline in healthy men

A decline in testosterone levels as men grow older is likely the result—not the cause—of deteriorating general health, say Australian scientists, whose new study finds that age, in itself, has no effect on testosterone ...

Medical research created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Link found between MicroRNA and neurological aging in fruit flies

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from several institutions in the Philadelphia area have banded together to form a team to look into the possible impact a certain type of MicroRNA (miRNA) may have on the neurological ...

Medical research created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Age a big factor in prostate cancer deaths

Contrary to common belief, men age 75 and older are diagnosed with late-stage and more aggressive prostate cancer and thus die from the disease more often than younger men, according to a University of Rochester analysis ...

Cancer created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Painful truths about genital injuries

A comprehensive survey of genital injuries over the last decade involving mishaps with consumer products like clothing, furniture, tools and toys that brought U.S. adults to emergency rooms reveals that such injuries are ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers find smoking and high blood pressure may be linked to ageing of the brain

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at King's College London have identified several cardiovascular risk factors, including smoking and high blood pressure, which may be associated with the accelerated decline ...

Health created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Researchers find age not factor in immunity to viruses

Our immune system does not shut down with age, says a new study led by McMaster University researchers.

Immunology created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pessimism about the future may lead to longer, healthier life, research finds

Older people who have low expectations for a satisfying future may be more likely to live longer, healthier lives than those who see brighter days ahead, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Uncontrolled hypertension could bring increased risk for Alzheimer's disease

A study in the JAMA Neurology (formerly the Archives of Neurology) suggests that controlling or preventing risk factors such as hypertension earlier in life may limit or delay the brain changes associated with Alzheimer's d ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Exceptional cognitive and physical health in old age leaves immunological fingerprint

Exceptional cognitive and physical function in old age leaves a tell-tale immunologic fingerprint, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Likewise, older adults who ...

Medical research created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

African-American men who feel 'in control' are less likely to experience depressive symptoms

A new University of Michigan study found that African American men between the ages of 35 and 54 who experience discrimination also suffer from significant levels of depressive symptoms.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 25, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Proteins used to map the aging process

Loss of muscle mass is not only associated with disease, such as HIV and cancer, but also with the normal aging process. Anabolic steroids are sometimes used to reverse loss of lean muscle tissue but they can have unwanted ...

Medical research created Jun 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast