Medical research
Fish oil helps transform fat cells from storage to burning
Researchers have found that fish oil transforms fat-storage cells into fat-burning cells, which may reduce weight gain in middle age.
Dec 17, 2015
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Medical research
What metabolism could reveal about aging and mortality
Why some people live much longer than others is an enduring mystery. Now, based on a study of a worm, scientists are getting one step closer to understanding longevity. They report in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research that ...
Oct 14, 2015
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Health
Birth weight and poor childhood growth linked to hearing and vision problems in middle age
A study of up to 433,390 UK adults, led by The University of Manchester, has linked being under and overweight at birth with poorer hearing, vision and cognition in middle age.
Oct 6, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Obese at 50? Midlife weight may affect when Alzheimer's hits
One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people's weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer's disease, but when.
Sep 1, 2015
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Alcohol and adverse sexual health outcomes tracked into late thirties
Mixing alcohol and sex then regretting the consequences sounds like young people's behaviour. However, a new study from the University of Otago shows that drinking alcohol before sex is still common as people approach middle ...
Aug 13, 2015
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Fatherhood at young age linked to greater likelihood of mid-life death
Becoming a dad before the age of 25 is linked to a heightened risk of dying early in middle age, indicates a sibling study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
Aug 3, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Pioneering gene therapy takes aim at inherited blindness
Canada's first human gene therapy trial for eyes—the replacement of a faulty gene with a healthy one—is now underway at the Royal Alexandra Hospital to preserve and potentially restore vision for people with a genetic ...
Jun 29, 2015
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Cardiology
Elevated blood pressure in young adults associated with middle-age heart issues
Young adults who had blood pressure that was elevated but still within normal range for long periods of time were more likely to show signs of cardiac dysfunction in middle age, according to a study published today in the ...
Jun 22, 2015
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Can't help falling in love? Why divorce and separation might not be that bad for your health
Middle-aged men and women who have experienced the upheaval of separation, divorce and remarriage are almost as healthy as couples in stable marriages, according to a new study involving LSE.
Jun 14, 2015
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Surgery
Middle-age hip replacements nearly double from 2002-2011
The number of total hip replacements (THRs) nearly doubled among middle-aged patients between 2002-2011, primarily due to the expansion of the middle-aged population in the U.S., according to a new study presented today at ...
Mar 26, 2015
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