Alzheimer’s Association Zenith Fellows awards pursue novel treatments, protection gene
Grants support new approaches to treatment of Alzheimer's and other dementiasCredit: Alzheimer's Association CHICAGO, October 31, 2019 - The Alzheimer's ...
Tag: Gerontology
Researchers find high-intensity exercise improves memory in seniors
Credit: Paulina Rzeczkowska Researchers at McMaster University who examine the impact of exercise on the brain have found that high-intensity ...
Update: House passes EMPOWER for Health Act, supporting care for us all as we age
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) congratulates the U.S. House of Representatives, which within hours ...
Texas A&M Veterinary School helps create first-ever cancer screenings for dogs
A partnership with medical firm Volition will develop new blood tests that can identify early cancer in dogsCredit: Texas A&M ...
Excellence in gerontological nursing
UTA professors recognized for their leadership, contributions to gerontologyCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington In an effort to train ...
MoveCare: First robots for the elderly coming soon
Credit: Università degli Studi di Milano MoveCare European project has entered its testing phase. MoveCare is part of the Horizon ...
Professor Fatima Cardoso wins Advanced Breast Cancer Award
Credit: Champalimaud Clinical Centre, Lisbon, Portugal The European School of Oncology (ESO), together with the Advanced Breast Cancer Global Alliance, ...
EMPOWER for health act highlights rare, important bipartisan priority: Care as we age
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Among several legislative proposals slated for a vote today in the U.S. House of ...
IOF report underscores urgent need to maintain mobility in the world’s older population
Launched for World Osteoporosis Day, a new edition of the IOF Compendium of Osteoporosis highlights alarming increases in dependency ratios ...
Rapamycin for longevity — Opinion article
Credit: Mikhail V. Blagosklonny [email protected] The scientist discusses several reasons, including fear of the actual and fictional side effects of ...
UTA leads multi-institution effort to attack unsafe medication use, make patients safer
PROMIS lab takes on medication misuseCredit: UT Arlington Each year, U.S. hospitals record more than 700,000 emergency room visits and ...
Adipogenic progenitors keep muscle stem cells young
In adult skeletal muscle, loss of myofiber integrity caused by mechanical injuries or diseases are repaired by resident muscle stem ...
Habitual tea drinking modulates brain efficiency: Evidence from brain connectivity evaluation
The researchers recruited healthy older participants to two groups according to their history of tea drinking frequency and investigated both ...
Conclusions from a behavioral aging study on male and female F2 hybrid mice on age-related behavior
Due to strain-specific behavioral idiosyncrasies, inbred mouse strains are suboptimal research models for behavioral aging studies.Credit: Malin Hernebring [email protected] Due ...
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