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| 20 Health - Longivity Resources |
| ActiveCare, Inc. and Vista Therapeutics, Inc. to Develop Nano Biosensors for the Elderly |
| ActiveCare, Inc. and Vista Therapeutics, Inc. announced today a strategic relationship to develop Nano Biosensors for ActiveCare's products and services to be utilized by the elderly. These Biosensors will allow ActiveCare to continuously monitor specific chronic diseases commonly occurring in the elderly and thus preventively predict and avoid acute medical events. |
| View Source | June 18, 2010 | Provides Information |
| Adequate zinc eases pneumonia in elderly |
| A high proportion of nursing facility residents were found to have low serum (blood) zinc concentrations during an observational study funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the National Institute of Aging. The scientists found that those with normal blood zinc concentrations were about 50 percent less likely to develop pneumonia than those with low concentrations. |
| View Source | August 10, 2010 | Provides Information |
| Adult death rates lowest in Iceland, Cyprus |
| Study finds widening gap between highest, lowest premature death rates |
| View Source | April 29, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| Better vitamin D status could mean better quality of life for seniors |
| According to legend, it was The Fountain of Youth that the famed Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon was seeking when he landed on the Floridian coast in 1513. It has long been said that he who drinks from the Fountain will have his youth restored. Without a doubt, the quest for eternal youth is as ancient as any pursuit. However, although we are now living longer than ever, there is now growing concern that quantity of years is not nearly as important as quality of those years. Indeed, as we experience the many joys of living longer, we also must deal with myriad consequences accompanying this aging trend. For instance, osteoporosis, arthritis, and other serious and often painful bone and joint diseases are much more common as we get older. And, not surprisingly, seniors often struggle daily with what was once the simple task of getting around. Hence, the obvious question in today's society concerning our longevity is "What choices can we make to help ease these inconveniences of aging?" |
| View Source | April 24, 2010 | Provides Information |
| Blocking Delicious Smells Could Lead to Longer Lifespans |
| Finding in fruit flies could lead to odor-blocking drugs that might prevent disease or boost lifespan |
| View Source | April 22, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| Calorie Restriction Leads Scientists to Molecular Pathways That Slow Aging, Improve Health |
| Organisms from yeast to rodents to humans all benefit from cutting calories. In less complex organisms, restricting calories can double or even triple lifespan. It's not yet clear just how much longer calorie restriction might help humans live, but those who practice the strict diet hope to survive past 100 years old. |
| View Source | April 15, 2010 | Provides Information |
| Can aspirin prolong a healthy life? |
| In an effort to extend the length of a disability-free life for older adults, researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are partnering with colleagues from across the US and Australia in the largest international trial ever sponsored by the US National Institute on Aging (NIA). |
| View Source | July 7, 2010 | Provides Information |
| Census Finds Woman Who Claims to Be 157 Years Old |
| An Indonesian woman who claims to be 157 years old was discovered by an ongoing census, AFP reported Monday. |
| View Source | June 7, 2010 | Provides Information |
| Cheese found to improve the immune response of the elderly |
| Scientists in Finland have discovered that cheese can help preserve and enhance the immune system of the elderly by acting as a carrier for probiotic bacteria. The research, published in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, reveals that daily consumption of probiotic cheese helps to tackle age-related changes in the immune system. |
| View Source | May 13, 2010 | Provides Information |
| Consumers over age 50 should consider steps to cut copper and iron intake |
| With scientific evidence linking high levels of copper and iron to Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, and other age-related disorders, a new report in ACS' Chemical Research in Toxicology suggests specific steps that older consumers can take to avoid build up of unhealthy amounts of these metals in their bodies. "This story of copper and iron toxicity, which I think is reaching the level of public health significance, is virtually unknown to the general medical community, to say nothing of complete unawareness of the public," George Brewer states in the report. |
| View Source | April 7, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| Depression, hostile behavior increase risk of mortality |
| This study conducted on a sample of 20,625 employees of the French national gas and electricity companies demonstrates that being depressed and hostile increases the mortality risk. |
| View Source | May 10, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| Four preventable risk factors reduce life expectancy in US and lead to health disparities |
| A new study led by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in collaboration with researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington estimates that smoking, high blood pressure, elevated blood glucose and overweight and obesity currently reduce life expectancy in the U.S. by 4.9 years in men and 4.1 years in women. It is the first study to look at the effects of those four preventable risk factors on life expectancy in the whole nation. |
| View Source | March 23, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| Gene linked to aging also linked to Alzheimer's |
| MIT biologists report that they have discovered the first link between the amyloid plaques that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and a gene previously implicated in the aging process, SIRT1. |
| View Source | July 22, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| New Findings About How Cells Achieve Eternal Life |
| Researchers at Umeå University can now show that cells that grow forever get this capacity through gradual changes in the expression of genes that govern the repair of DNA damage and regulate growth and cell death. The research also shows that activation of the enzyme complex telomerase, which is necessary for unlimited growth, occurs late in this process. |
| View Source | March 25, 2010 | Provides Information |
| New Genetic Model Accurately Predicts Who's Likely to Live to 100 |
| In 1997, Jeanne Louise Calment of France died at the age of 122, making her the oldest documented human to have ever lived. People who live to be 100 years or older are rare, and only about 1 in 600,000 people in industrialized nations live that long. But is there something genetically unique about centenarians that enables them to age gracefully and relatively disease-free? According to the results of a long-term study at Boston University School of Medicine, the answer is yes. |
| View Source | July 1, 2010 | Provides Information |
| New Links Between Cholesterol and Depression in the Elderly |
| Most people know that high cholesterol levels place them at increased risk for heart disease and stroke. Prior research has shown that particular types of strokes contribute to one's risk for depression, and that abnormal blood lipid levels can increase the risk of depression in the elderly. |
| View Source | July 26, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| The Little Flaw in the Longevity-Gene Study That Could Be a Big Problem |
| How a faulty DNA chip, lax editorial review, and a few skipped steps turned a good study into bad science. |
| View Source | July 7, 2010 | Provides Information |
| Thomson Reuters' new report: Can Nanotech Unlock the Fountain of Youth? |
| Small particles are becoming a big business for the world's personal care products manufacturers according to an analysis of world patent activity published today by the IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters. The new report, Can Nanotech Unlock the Fountain of Youth?, finds that the beauty industry has begun to make an aggressive foray into nanotechnology, using tiny molecular compounds to improve the performance of creams, sunscreens, shampoos and other personal-care products. |
| View Source | July 13, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| Vitamin D and mental agility in elders |
| At a time when consumer interest in health-enhancing foods is high, Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have contributed to a limited but growing body of evidence of a link between vitamin D and cognitive function. |
| View Source | June 25, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| Women Taking Birth Control Pill Live Longer |
| One of the world's largest studies of the contraceptive pill has found that women who have taken it can expect longer lives and are less likely to die from any cause, including cancer and heart disease. |
| View Source | March 12, 2010 | Provides Information |