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Nutritional supplement improves cognitive performance in older adults, USF researchers find
• Brain • • Food & Nutrition • • Aging and Gerontology • Feb 06 14

Nutritional supplement improves cognitive performance in older adults

Declines in the underlying brain skills needed to think, remember and learn are normal in aging. In fact, this cognitive decline is a… Nutritional supplement improves cognitive performance in older adults, USF researchers find   

 
 

Older brains slow due to greater experience, rather than cognitive decline
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 21 14

Older brains slow due to greater experience, rather than cognitive decline

What happens to our cognitive abilities as we age? Traditionally it is thought that age leads to a steady deterioration of brain function, but… Older brains slow due to greater experience, rather than cognitive decline   

 
 

People who enjoy life maintain better physical function as they age
• Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • Jan 20 14

People who enjoy life maintain better physical function as they age

People who enjoy life maintain better physical function in daily activities and keep up faster walking speeds as they age, compared with people who… People who enjoy life maintain better physical function as they age   

 
 

Benefits of cognitive training can last 10 years in older adults
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • Jan 13 14

Benefits of cognitive training can last 10 years in older adults

Exercises meant to boost mental sharpness can benefit older adults as many as 10 years after they received the cognitive training, researchers said… Benefits of cognitive training can last 10 years in older adults   

 
 

Study shows women continue to outlive men as numbers of centenarians on the rise
• Aging and Gerontology • Jan 08 14

Study shows women continue to outlive men as numbers of centenarians on the rise

The number of centenarians in Ontario increased by more than 70 per cent over the last 15 years with women making up more… Study shows women continue to outlive men as numbers of centenarians on the rise   

 
 

Racism may accelerate aging in African-American men
• Aging and Gerontology • Jan 07 14

Racism may accelerate aging in African-American men

A new study reveals that racism may impact aging at the cellular level. Researchers found signs of accelerated aging in African American men, ages… Racism may accelerate aging in African-American men   

 
 

Turning Off the “Aging Genes”
• Genetics • • Aging and Gerontology • Jan 03 14

Turning Off the Aging Genes

Computer algorithm developed by TAU researchers identifies genes that could be transformed to stop the aging process

Restricting calorie consumption is one of the… Turning Off the “Aging Genes”   

 
 

Scientists Discover New and Reversible Cause of Aging
• Aging and Gerontology • Dec 21 13

Scientists Discover New and Reversible Cause of Aging

Scientists have studied aging for years, trying to figure out exactly how it happens and how to slow the process. Now, they not only… Scientists Discover New and Reversible Cause of Aging   

 
 

Youth-drug can ‘reverse’ ageing in animal studies
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Dec 21 13

Youth-drug can 'reverse' ageing in animal studies

US scientists have performed a dramatic reversal of the ageing process in animal studies.

They used a chemical to rejuvenate muscle in mice and… Youth-drug can ‘reverse’ ageing in animal studies   

 
 

Reconceptualizing the study of population aging
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Dec 12 13

Reconceptualizing the study of population aging

Age is not just the number of years one has lived, argue IIASA population researchers. A new study from the group provides a set… Reconceptualizing the study of population aging   

 
 

Surprising diversity in aging revealed in nature
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Dec 08 13

Surprising diversity in aging revealed in nature

In our youth we are strong and healthy and then we weaken and die - that’s probably how most would describe what ageing is… Surprising diversity in aging revealed in nature   

 
 

Risk factors may point to less-safe senior drivers
• Aging and Gerontology • Nov 29 13

Risk factors may point to less-safe senior drivers

Tests of physical abilities, such as balance and strength, may reveal how well an elderly driver will perform on the road, according to a… Risk factors may point to less-safe senior drivers   

 
 

Staying active all day linked to healthy aging
• Aging and Gerontology • Nov 29 13

Staying active all day linked to healthy aging

A generally active life, even without regular exercise sessions, was tied to better heart health and greater longevity in a study of older Swedes.

… Staying active all day linked to healthy aging   
 
 

Geriatric care may help older patients become independent again after car accident or other trauma
• Aging and Gerontology • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 27 13

Geriatric care may help older patients become independent again after car accident or other trauma

Older patients who received extra geriatric care following a traumatic injury were able to return to roughly two thirds more daily activities than those… Geriatric care may help older patients become independent again after car accident or other trauma   

 
 

Older adults don’t see as well at home as in the clinic
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Nov 27 13

Older adults don't see as well at home as in the clinic

When older people have their vision tested in a doctor’s office, the results might not reflect how well they actually see at home, according… Older adults don’t see as well at home as in the clinic   

 
 

For many older adults, vision prescription differs between eyes
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Aging and Gerontology • Nov 20 13

For many older adults, vision prescription differs between eyes

Follow-up in older adults shows a high rate of anisometropia, or differing levels of visual abnormalities between eyes, reports a study in Optometry and… For many older adults, vision prescription differs between eyes   

 
 

Exercise training is effective as ‘prehabilitation’ before surgery in an elderly population
• Aging and Gerontology • • Surgery • Nov 14 13

Exercise training is effective as 'prehabilitation' before surgery in an elderly population

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) assessment and exercise training in an elderly population is safe and well tolerated, according to the results of a… Exercise training is effective as ‘prehabilitation’ before surgery in an elderly population   

 
 

Better mid-life diet linked to healthy aging
• Dieting • • Aging and Gerontology • Nov 07 13

Better mid-life diet linked to healthy aging

The way women eat in their late 50s and early 60s may have some connection to how well they age later on, according to… Better mid-life diet linked to healthy aging   

 
 

Exercise program in senior centers helps reduce pain and improve mobility of participants
• Aging and Gerontology • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Pain • • Physical activity -exercise • Nov 05 13

Exercise program in senior centers helps reduce pain and improve mobility of participants

Experts say it’s never too late to reap the benefits of exercise, and a program offered in New York City senior centers is improving… Exercise program in senior centers helps reduce pain and improve mobility of participants   

 
 

Memory testing can age older adults in minutes
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • Oct 28 13

Memory testing can age older adults in minutes

Older adults who feel younger than they really are might want to steer clear of memory tests, or risk feeling older, a new study… Memory testing can age older adults in minutes   

 
 

Learning new skills keeps an aging mind sharp
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • Oct 20 13

Learning new skills keeps an aging mind sharp

Older adults are often encouraged to stay active and engaged to keep their minds sharp, that they have to “use it or lose it.”… Learning new skills keeps an aging mind sharp   

 
 

Stressful events linked to fall risk for older men
• Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • Oct 03 13

Stressful events linked to fall risk for older men

Loss of a loved one, serious financial trouble and other major stressful life events could set older men up for a fall, researchers… Stressful events linked to fall risk for older men   

 
 

World not ready for aging population
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Sep 30 13

World not ready for aging population

The world is aging so fast that most countries are not prepared to support their swelling numbers of elderly people, according to a global… World not ready for aging population   

 
 

Older Adults Live Longer With A Few Extra Pounds - If They Don’t Add More
• Aging and Gerontology • • Obesity • Sep 19 13

Older Adults Live Longer With A Few Extra Pounds

Some overweight older adults don’t need to lose weight to extend their lives, but they could risk an earlier death if they pack on… Older Adults Live Longer With A Few Extra Pounds - If They Don’t Add More   

 
 

Aging really is ‘in your head’
• Aging and Gerontology • Sep 04 13

Aging really is in your head

Among scientists, the role of proteins called sirtuins in enhancing longevity has been hotly debated, driven by contradictory results from many different scientists. But… Aging really is ‘in your head’   

 
 
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