Aging :: Does a component of niacin point the way to anti-aging drugs?
In recent years, scientists have discovered that a family of enzymes called sirtuins can dramatically extend life in organisms as diverse as yeast, worms, and flies.
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Cancer :: Aging population is causing major increase in the cancer burden
Between 2004 and 2006, the number of new cases of cancer diagnosed each year in Europe has increased by 300,000 according to new estimates published in a report in Annals of Oncology today (Wednesday 7 February).
AMD :: March is age-related macular degeneration AMD awareness month
March is AMD Awareness Month in March, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology wants to remind people that although AMD is incurable, there are new treatments that can usually recover lost vision and prevent further vision loss from the disease.
Aging :: FISH-ing for links between cancer and aging
Wielding a palette of chromosome paints, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have taken a step 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.
Surgery :: Canadians have more priority surgeries – CIHI
Nearly 42,000 additional procedures in wait time priority areas were performed in Canada outside Quebec in 2005?2006 compared to the previous year, according to a new study by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
Health Care :: Higher quality outpatient care greatly benefits chronically ill patients
The quality of outpatient medical care received by people with chronic health problems has a direct impact on the quality of their daily lives, according to a study by researchers from the RAND Corporation and UCLA that is among the first to link better outpatient care to improved health outcomes among non-elderly patients.
Aging :: Brain stents could give aging minds a boost
Doctors say older people who had a stent put into the main artery of their brain to prevent strokes got a real bonus.
Tumor :: New function of protein kinase pathway in tumor suppression
Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have discovered a surprising new function of a well-known signaling pathway that, when activated, can inhibit tumor development.
Muscular Dystrophy :: Common blood pressure drug treats muscular dystrophy
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that a drug commonly used to lower blood pressure reverses muscle wasting in genetically engineered mice with Marfan syndrome and also prevents muscle degeneration in mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The results are reported online this week at Nature Medicine.
Skin :: Caution needed in winter months to protect skin from overdrying and sun exposure
The delayed winter weather has finally arrived in Western Pennsylvania and with the colder, drier air and bitter wind, people must take precautions to care for their skin.