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People Who Think Positively About Aging Are More Likely to Recover Memory
By Jane E. Dee - Neuroscience News Summary: Older people with mild cognitive impairment who have positive beliefs about aging are 30% more likely to regain normal cognitive function than those who are more pessimistic. Source; Yale A Yale School of Public Health study...
A ‘blueprint’ for longevity: New study has an answer for why some people live to be over 100
Adrianna Rodriguez - USA TODAY Throughout history, brilliant minds have tried to figure out the secret behind living longer. Much of the research has credited diet and exercise, but a group of scientists expanded on previous data to suggest another theory....
What A Longevity-Focused MD Eats In A Day For Optimal Heart Health
By Jason Wachob - Mind Body Green Health If you're serious about protecting your cardiovascular health, you'll want to start prioritizing high-quality protein. See, protein is the most satiating macronutrient, so it can ease hunger and prevent overeating, reducing...
Stem Cell ‘Junk Yards’ Reveal a New Clue About Aging
New research shows that the cells’ garbage-clearing function deteriorates with age—and opens the door to reversing the process. By Max G. Levy - Wired Robert Signer sees himself as an auto mechanic for human cells. The professor of regenerative medicine at UC San...
Study suggests light therapy may be effective at slowing cardiovascular aging
By MARY DURLAK - University of Buffalo Light therapy has demonstrated its usefulness in treating a variety of diseases. But can it delay the occurrence of age-related disease? The answer may be yes, according to a study in mice published in February in Lasers in...
Alzheimer’s Breakthrough? Researchers Find New Omega-3 Acid That Could Reduce Vision Loss In Patients
by Brian Bushard - Forbes Researchers have developed a new omega-3 fatty acid that could potentially stave off visual declines in Alzheimer’s patients, according to a new study published Monday, though there is still no cure for the debilitating disease, which affects...
The radical new theory that wrinkles actually cause ageing
By Graham Lawton - New Scientist Forget vanity, there is a much better reason to care about your laughter lines – wrinkles may be driving ageing in your body and brain via zombie-like senescent cells ON HER 120th birthday, Jeanne Calment – generally regarded as the...
The Agony of Putting Your Life on Hold to Care for Your Parents
By New York Times Randi Schofield tried her best to not dwell on all the ways her life changed, on the pieces of herself that got lost in the shuffle. She was a 34-year-old single mother who, not long ago, was in the throes of a big life transition. She had left her...
Depressed, and Aging Fast
By Kim Krieger - UConn Communications UConn Center on Aging researchers have found that older adults suffering from depression age faster than their peers. Older adults with depression are actually aging faster than their peers, UConn Center on Aging researchers...
Top Tip for Staying Mentally and Physically Sharp
By Rachel Kraus - Well+Good Today, Joseph Maroon, MD, FACS is an 82-year-old triathlete, former neurosurgeon, longevity expert, and current member of Aviv's Global Aging Consortium. But when he was in his mid-40s (before he ever contemplated running, biking, and...
Telomeres: What are they, and how do they impact aging?
By Rebecca Sohn - LiveScience.com Telomeres are sections of DNA that are found at the ends of chromosomes and seem to play a role in aging. Telomeres are the "caps" that protect the ends of DNA strands from being destroyed by a cell. They are made up of areas of...
Previously Unknown Driver of Aging Discovered – Simple Supplement May Reverse It
By PLOS - SciTechDaily.com The decline of Menin in the hypothalamus may contribute to physiological aging, affecting cognition, bone mass, skin thickness, and lifespan. A recent study using mice suggests that a simple dietary supplement of an amino acid may help...