News tagged with physiological age
Biomarkers used to predict chronological and physiological age
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research have identified for the first time biomarkers of aging which are highly predictive of both chronological and physiological age. Biomarkers are biochemical features that can ...
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Research shows safe dosages of common pain reliever may help prevent conditions related to aging
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Recent studies conducted by Dr. Eric Blough and his colleagues at Marshall University have shown that use of the common pain reliever acetaminophen may help prevent age-associated muscle loss and other conditions.
A simple way for older adults to assess arterial stiffness: reach for the toes
Oct 06, 2009 |
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How far you can reach beyond your toes from a sitting position - normally used to define the flexibility of a person's body - may be an indicator of how stiff your arteries are.
Risk of frailty in older women dependent on multisystem abnormalities
Jul 30, 2009 |
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A study published online ahead of press in the Gerontology Society of America's Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences reports that the condition of frailty in older adults is associated with a critical mass of abnormal physio ...
Vigorous exercise may help prevent vision loss
Feb 10, 2009 |
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There's another reason to dust off those running shoes. Vigorous exercise may help prevent vision loss, according to a pair of studies from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The studies ...
Sleep Apnea May Not Be Closely Linked to Heart Failure Severity
May 06, 2009 |
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and central sleep apnea (CSA) are not markedly decreased in heart failure (HF) patients managed with beta-blockers and spironolactone, reports a study in the March issue of Journal of Cardiac Fai ...
New cataract gene discovered
Feb 14, 2008 |
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The international team of researchers was able to identify the location and defect in the coding region of the gene through analysis of genetic material (DNA) from members of a large Swiss family, the majority ...
Umbilical cord protein analysis detects early onset infection
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Yale School of Medicine researchers have identified proteins associated with early onset neonatal sepsis (EONS), a stealthy bacterial infection linked to premature birth, illness and death. Using protein analysis, the researchers ...
Exercise increases brain growth factor and receptors, prevents stem cell drop in middle age
Nov 18, 2008 |
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A new study confirms that exercise can reverse the age-related decline in the production of neural stem cells in the hippocampus of the mouse brain, and suggests that this happens because exercise restores a brain chemical ...
Daily alcohol use causes changes in sexual behavior, new study reveals
Jan 02, 2008 |
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A team of researchers at Penn Sate has used an animal model to reveal, for the first time, a physiological basis for the effect of alcohol on male sexual behavior, including increased sexual arousal and decreased ...
Migraines increase stroke risk during pregnancy
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Women who suffer migraines are at an increased risk of stroke during pregnancy as well as other vascular conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure and blood clots, concludes a study published on bmj.com today.
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