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Personality a factor in longevity and healthy aging
March 15, 2010Specific personality characteristics may be important to successful aging, according to researchers who studied a group of adult children of centenarians. Other studies have shown that these personality traits promote good health and...
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Genetic mutations transform cell type to prolong life in roundworm
March 15, 2010In humans, genetic mutations usually lead to diseases or increased risk of them. But in the C. elegans roundworm, an induced mutation enabled a longer life span through the surprising transformation of “mortal” somatic cells...
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Study of naked mole rats challenges long-held theory of aging
March 15, 2010A recent study of long-lived naked mole rats calls into question the conventional theory that aging results from the accumulation of oxidative damage. Naked mole rats can live into their late 20s with steady levels of oxidative damage that...
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Recovery Act funds all areas of aging research
March 1, 2010In February 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. As part of the legislation, more than $10 billion was allocated to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for support of biomedical research in fiscal...
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Risk index predicts dementia risk in older adults
October 15, 2009A new “dementia risk index” can accurately predict which older adults will develop dementia within 6 years, according to a study in Neurology. Some of the factors that may predict dementia—age, poor performance on...
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Mediterranean diet may reduce risk of mild cognitive impairment
October 15, 2009An NIA-funded study at Columbia University Medical Center has found an association between a Mediterranean diet and a reduced risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Previous studies have found an association of this diet with a reduced...
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Dr. Yvette Roubideaux: Former NIA RCMAR Scholar named Indian Health Service Director
October 15, 2009(Published in LINKS: Minority Research & Training - Fall 2009) Yvette Roubideaux, M.D., M.P.H, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, was confirmed as director of the Indian Health Service (IHS) on May 6, 2009, by a...
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More findings link obesity and dementia
October 15, 2009An article in the Spring 2009 issue of Connections (Is a Big Belly Bad for the Brain? Examining Body Fat's Ties to Dementia) described research into links between obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementias. The article...
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Dr. Yvette Roubideaux: Former NIA RCMAR Scholar named Indian Health Service Director
October 15, 2009(Published in LINKS: Minority Research & Training - Fall 2009) Yvette Roubideaux, M.D., M.P.H, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, was confirmed as director of the Indian Health Service (IHS) on May 6, 2009, by a...
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Delirium may accelerate cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer's disease
October 15, 2009People with Alzheimer’s disease who had an episode of delirium experienced much faster cognitive decline than people with the disease who did not have delirium, a recent study shows. Delirium is a mental disorder characterized by...
