Worm links cancer risk to ageing
The reason why people are at greater risk of developing cancer as they get older may be explained by research published today (June 2). The findings ?published in the highly respected journal Science ?open up a new avenue of inquiry into ageing as a ri...Osteoarthritis may be sign of faster 'biological ageing'
Osteoarthritis, the degenerative inflammatory bone disease, may be a sign of faster "biological ageing," suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. X-rays of both hands were taken of all participants to check for signs...Deprived sleep leads to ageing
Sleep deprivation has a similar impact on the body to the ageing process and may increase the severity of age-related chronic disorders such as heart disease and diabetes, researchers have found. These days, the average number of hours people spend asleep per night in more developed countries has decreased from nine hours to seven-and-a-half hours. The change has been made to accommodate incr...High Altitude ‘Speeds up ageing process
According to a research, women who live at high altitudes are likely to age faster. Scientists drew their conclusions after finding lower concentrations of hormones, which are important for maintaining health and youthfulness, in women living in the mountainous areas. For comparison researchers looked at a control group of 160 women of similar age and ethnic origin who lived at just 150 m...Gene is related to premature ageing disease
Scientists from National Cancer Institute Maryland USA had found out a gene that is related to the disease of premature ageing// called Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. The disease is caused by a point mutation in the gene called LMNA. This gene is one of the major genes that lead to the physiology of mammals and reside in mammalian cell nucleus. Fibroblasts from the individual w...Ageing stem cells at the root of infections, leukemia
Scientists have reported that the incidence of leukemia and infections in elderly people// may be due to the ageing stem cells. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have the potential to regenerate itself and develop into all types of specialized cells types that may form various types of cells of the tissue from which it was taken. Researchers working in the Stanford...Increasing risk of heart failure for ageing population
Researchers feel that heart failure can be an important clinical syndrome that can lead to death from cardiac problems in // the older population. In a study conducted by the scientists of the University of Massachusetts Medical School say that ageing population is more at risk from death due to heart failure and this clinical condition may be prevented if can be identified early. The...