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Public-private partnership launches Osteoarthritis Initiative
July 17, 2001For the first time, a public-private partnership will bring together new resources and commitment to help find biological markers for the progression of osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease that is a major cause of disability in people 65...
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Scientists find that heart muscle cells regenerate after a heart attack
June 6, 2001Challenging one of medicine's long-standing beliefs, a team of scientists funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) has found the strongest evidence to date that human heart muscle...
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Identification and treatment of isolated systolic hypertension may increase quality of life in older Americans
May 20, 2001An inexpensive treatment may prevent disability and cardiovascular disease in millions of older Americans. Yet, many older people don't know that they have a common form of high blood pressure (hypertension), known as isolated systolic hypertension...
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Get your "upper" lowered for good health
May 10, 2001Getting your "upper" blood pressure number below 140 can boost your chances of staying healthy. Many older people don't know that a high "upper" number can put them at risk for heart disease, heart attack, or a stroke, with...
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Dramatic decline in disability continues for older Americans
May 7, 2001Disability among older Americans is declining dramatically—and at an accelerating pace. According to new analyses from the National Long Term Care Survey (NLTCS), the percentage of people age 65 and older with disabilities fell 1.6 percent per...
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U.S. National Institute on Aging joins Icelandic Heart Association to map medical mileposts of aging
April 23, 2001Today in Reykjavik representatives of the U.S. National Institute on Aging and the Icelandic Heart Association announced their collaboration on a vast study on the interactions of age, genes and environment. This collaboration, with support from the...
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Scientists selectively activate "cell rescue" pathway in bone cells
March 8, 2001By manipulating how sex steroids are processed in bone-building cells, it may be possible to increase the survival of these cells without causing many of the complications associated with hormone replacement therapy. The finding, published in the...
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Scientists zero in on enzyme at work in Alzheimer's disease
February 26, 2001Experiments in a newly developed mouse model to determine which of two beta secretases in the brain might be principally responsible for developing the destructive plaques of Alzheimer's disease (AD) provide new evidence that the culprit is...
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Age and preexisting health problems affect the prognosis and treatment options of older breast cancer patients
February 10, 2001Older women who had other health problems when they were first diagnosed with breast tumors received less aggressive cancer treatment and pretreatment assessments than women who were younger and healthier, according to a new study by the National...
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Drug decreases blood vessel stiffness in older primates
January 29, 2001A novel drug that breaks down vascular collagen bonds in the body significantly decreased the stiffness of blood vessels in older non-human primates, according to a study conducted by National Institute on Aging (NIA) scientists and others.* The...
