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C-Reactive Protein Induces Hypertension

... that rises with chronic inflammation, obesity and aging to the regulation of blood pressure," said Dr. Philip Shaul, professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern and the study's senior author. "Doing so provides a new perspective on how these conditions have a negative impact on cardiovascular health." So...

Stem Cell Transplants Explored as a Possible Treatment for Hearing Loss

...ty of those with hearing loss, particularly in the aging population, drug therapy could be the solution. As the population has aged and noise pollution has grown more severe, health experts now estimate that one in three adults over the age of 65 has developed a handicapping hearing loss. Coming up with ...

More Support for Zinc-antiatherogenic Link

...clerosis occurs naturally in humans as part of the aging process, but certain factors including high blood cholesterol, smoking, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes increase the risk. Zinc deficiency is known to lead to growth impairment, neuropathy, diarrhea, dermatitis, hypotension and hyperther...

Obesity and Older Adults

...Ding, M.D., Ph.D., lead author and a researcher on aging at Wake Forest Baptist. The study, reported in ... focuses on changes in body composition related to aging and in the population over time. It is significant because the researchers used DEXA (dual-energy X-...

Marked Increase of Cancer Cases Among Aging Population

...umber of new cases diagnosed with cancer among the aging population has risen considerably in between 2004// and 2006, according to report published. It is estimated that in 2006 there were 3.2 million new cases of cancer (up from 2.9 million in 2004) and 1.7 million deaths from the disease in the whole o...

Salk Scientists - Links Between Cancer and Aging

...p closer to understanding the relationship between aging and// cancer by visualizing chromosomes of cells from patients with a heritable premature aging disease known as Werner Syndrome. In a study to be published in this week's online edition of the...

Sanitation and Science Prevent Norovirus Spread

... The viruses’ impact is further heightened by an aging population. “We baby boomers are no longer in the prime of our immune system. We’re not only losing the ability to fight the virus off, but if we do get the virus, we suffer greater consequences,” Margolin says, explaining the prevalence of outbreaks...

Learning Slows Physical Progression of Alzheimer's Disease: Study

...n 4.5 million adults in the United States. With an aging population, that number could approach 20 million by 2050. Alzheimer's is the third-leading cause of death, behind cancer and heart disease. Five percent of people older than 65 have Alzheimer's, and up to one-half of people are affected by age 80. ...

Common BP Drug Treats Muscular Dystrophy

...red muscle diseases and is even part of the normal aging process," adds Cohn. "We may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg." Losartan first approved for use as a blood pressure medication in 1995 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, often is used as an alternative to other antihypertensive drugs i...

Is Growth Hormone – a Key to Longevity

...people will do almost anything to try to stave off aging - one of the hottest anti-aging elixirs du jour is human Growth Hormone (GH), naturally produced by the pituitary gland, a pea-sized organ at the base of the brain, which has been touted for its supposed ability to do everything from build muscle, th...

Can Prunes Reverse Bone Loss After Menopause?

...nd Kellie Adkins. "Given its rapidly growing and aging population, the state of Florida has been an ideal location for this research," said Arjmandi. Further studies are in the works. "Currently, my colleagues and I are preparing a major proposal for the National Institutes of Health that exceeds $1.5 mi...

Skipping Breakfast and Fast Food Consumption - Leads to Weight Gain

... "Fast food is a quick, easy, and tasty option for aging adolescents who may be used to relying on Mom or Dad to prepare their meals," says Niemeier. "As adolescents enter the workforce or college, breakfast may be looked at as an unnecessary hassle and easily skipped. However, skipping breakfast can lead ...

Carriers With Alzheimer's High Risk Gene Type Age Normally Until the Disease Strikes

...s. Decades later, carriers show up with symtoms of aging that begin to snowball into pronounced symptoms of... later in the lifespan and add to normal cognitive aging to produce a dementia syndrome." The study confirmed that carriers of the APOE4 gene type (allele), ...

Glaucoma: Silently Stealing Sight from Millions

...blindness in the United States. And with a rapidly aging Baby Boom generation, these numbers are expected to double in the next decade. The best defense against glaucoma is detecting it early, said Andrew Iwach, MD, Academy spokesperson. “Knowing you have glaucoma is one of the most important factors i...

Non Drug Treatments may Help Cure Dementia

...ecline is a rapidly growing problem because of our aging population," Shumaker said. "The latest research suggests that mental training and physical activity both have promise for preventing declines in cognition," the researcher said in the Journal of the American Medical Association. "It's possible t...

How Many Genes Does It Take to Learn? Lessons from Sea Slugs

...'s and Alzheimer's diseases, and genes controlling aging and stem-cell differentiation. They found 104 counterpart genes in Aplysia, suggesting it will be a valuable tool for developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. "The authors have assembled a tremendous amount of data on gene transcripts ...

Effects Of Age-related Vascular Diseases Can Be Reduced By Inactivating TNFa

...udy shows hope for significantly reducing vascular aging by inactivating TNFa, which has been linked to blo... death, further confirming the role of TNFa in the aging of the cardiovascular system. The knowledge that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of de...

Is Workers’ Comp. Settlements for Back Pain Fair

... areas: cancer, liver disease, heart/lung disease, aging and brain disease, and infectious disease. Source-Neswise SRI...

Berries Boosts Brain Power: Study

... berry extracts and then treated to accelerate the aging process, were protected from damage to brain function. Three groups of total 60 rats (20 rats in each) were studied for about three months. The control group was fed a standard diet of grain-based chow. A second group was fed chow with blueberry ...

Clues to Allay Aging

...hin a living cell gets damaged, it may advance the aging process of an individual. This is especially true ...al ability commonly experienced as a part of the aging process, said Laura Niedernhofer, MD, PhD one of the researchers in a press release. The response ...

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