Oncology & Cancer
How aging normal cells fuel tumor growth and metastasis
It has long been known that cancer is a disease of aging, but a molecular link between the two has remained elusive.
Jun 14, 2012
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Medical research
Elderly humans can be identified by their unique body odor: research
New findings from the Monell Center reveal that humans can identify the age of other humans based on differences in body odor. Much of this ability is based on the capacity to identify odors of elderly individuals, and contrary ...
May 30, 2012
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Health
Physically abused children report higher levels of psychosomatic symptoms
Children who display multiple psychosomatic symptoms, such as regular aches and pains and sleep and appetite problems, are more than twice as likely to be experiencing physical abuse at home than children who do not display ...
Feb 9, 2012
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Medical research
Live longer with fewer calories
By consuming fewer calories, ageing can be slowed down and the development of age-related diseases such as cancer and type 2 diabetes can be delayed. The earlier calorie intake is reduced, the greater the effect. Researchers ...
Oct 31, 2011
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Medical research
Scientists turn back the clock on adult stem cells aging
Researchers have shown they can reverse the aging process for human adult stem cells, which are responsible for helping old or damaged tissues regenerate. The findings could lead to medical treatments that may repair a host ...
Sep 20, 2011
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Genetics
Study reveals new link between Alzheimer's disease and healthy aging
Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) are two of the most prevalent forms of neurodegenerative disorders. In a study published online today in Genome Research, researchers have analyzed changes ...
Aug 15, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The secret to successful aging
Whether we choose to accept or fight it, the fact is that we will all age, but will we do so successfully? Aging successfully has been linked with the "positivity effect", a biased tendency towards and preference for positive, ...
Jul 14, 2011
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