Tag: Aging

May 31, 2019

The New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research awarded a $598,000 grant to Nancy Chiaravalloti, Ph.D., of Kessler Foundation; the ...

Searching for the origins of the depressive symptoms in Huntington’s disease

May 31, 2019

Cdk5 Kinase: An essential proteinCredit: Verónica Brito (University of Barcelona-UBNeuro) About 40% of the affected patients with Huntington's disease -a ...

Insilico Medicine to present at the CogX Festival of AI and Emerging Technology

Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, May 30, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a biotech company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing ...

Cannabis use among older adults rising rapidly

Study is first state-wide investigation of cannabis use among older Americans and the outcomes they experience AURORA, Colo. (May 30, ...

Annual Report to the Nation: Overall cancer mortality continues to decline

Special section on adults ages 20 to 49 shows higher cancer incidence and mortality for women than men The latest ...

Cold-parenting linked to premature aging, increased disease risk in offspring

Researchers find unsupportive parenting may have several negative health implications for children New research out of Loma Linda University Health ...

Structural sexism: FSU researcher offers new perspective on gender and health inequality

Credit: (FSU Photo/Bruce Palmer) A Florida State University researcher has found gender inequality in U.S. states is bad for everybody's ...

Study finds link between ambient ozone exposure and progression of carotid wall thickness

UB-led research is first to report an association between long-term exposure to ozone and atherosclerosisCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. ...

Cognitive behavior therapy shown to improve multiple menopause symptoms

New study demonstrates effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy in managing hot flashes, depression, sleep disturbances, and sexual concerns CLEVELAND, Ohio ...

Aubrey de Grey to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel

Aubrey de Grey, Ph.D., CSO, SENS Research Foundation; VP of New Technology Discovery, AgeX Therapeutics, Inc., to present at the ...

Clinical trial assesses telephone-based care program for at-risk homebound elderly

Something as simple as a phone call could be a way to alert health care providers and caregivers that an ...

As plaque deposits increase in the aging brain, money management falters

Trouble with simple financial tasks may be early sign of dementias such as Alzheimer'sCredit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - Aging ...

Texture-modified foods for people with dysphagia

A piece of research by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country is calling for an effort to bring various thickeners ...

Researchers identified novel oncogenic function for receptor linked to Alzheimer’s disease