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Meet The Super Agers! 27 Aug 2013 | 06:59 pm
Common wisdom tells us that a decline in memory and thinking skills is an inevitable part of aging. But is it really? A group dubbed "super agers" -- men and women in their 80s and 90s with brains and...
Yoga and Older Adults 27 Aug 2013 | 12:51 am
Editor's note: These days, yoga is wildly popular, praised for its health and destressing benefits. But how good is it for older people? Here, from the National Institute on Aging, are a few things yo...
Should You Take Care of Your In-Laws? 27 Aug 2013 | 12:11 am
By Carol Bradley Bursack For many of us, providing care for our elderly family members means not only caring for our own aging parents, but caring for our in-laws, as well. Some of us do this natural...
Why Young People Learn More 26 Aug 2013 | 11:26 pm
A particular type of neuron behaves differently at different times in a person’s life – which means that younger people absorb more information while older people take in less. In their study, publis...
Kidney Device May Cut Doctor Visits 26 Aug 2013 | 10:40 pm
People with diabetes and chronic kidney ailments may eventually make fewer visits to the doctor, thanks to a lightweight device invented at UCLA. The device, which weighs about one third of a pound, ...
New Target to Combat PD 26 Aug 2013 | 09:20 pm
Compounds already exist that could potentially treat both inherited and non-inherited cases of Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, according to a study done at ...
Hope for Spinal Cord Injury Tx 26 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm
A strategy called Biphasic Electrical stimulation (BES may stop the death of transplanted stem cells that are intended to repair and regenerate injured spinal cords, according to an article published ...
Blood Test Detects Early Ovarian Cancer 26 Aug 2013 | 07:56 pm
Blood tests for the protein CA-125 that reveal change over time hold promise as a screening tool for detection of high-grade ovarian cancer at a curable stage, according to researchers at The Universi...
Post-Stroke Stem Cell Injections 26 Aug 2013 | 07:26 pm
Stem cell injections into the brain following a stroke have been shown to prevent or reduce cognitive deficits, according to a study published in the journal Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. A ...
How Aging Affects Driving 24 Aug 2013 | 02:31 am
Editor’s Note: For millions of older people, maintaining the ability to drive is an essential part of an independent life. Yet as we age, our skills on the road may lessen, and we need to make adjust...
