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Stepchildren may expand pool of caregivers for baby boomers
December 29, 1997The baby boomers, regularly of interest to demographers for their trendsetting ways, may be at the forefront of yet another phenomenon. Despite their numbers, baby boomers have had relatively few children, sparking concern that those who may need...
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Estrogen replacement may help slow decline in memory in post-menopausal women
December 22, 1997A new long-term study from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) suggests that use of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) by post-menopausal women may help slow normal age-related decline in memory. By looking at estrogen use in 288 women enrolled in...
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Two new studies suggest that caloric restriction in monkeys may extend their life and health
October 2, 1997Two recent animal studies offer a possible explanation for how caloric restriction might possibly enhance human health and help extend life as well. One new study from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and Dr. Roy Verdery at the Arizona Center...
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Calcium, vitamin D combo reduces bone loss, fracture rate for older people
September 3, 1997Supplements of calcium and vitamin D can significantly reduce bone loss and the risk of fractures in older people, according to a new report from scientists at Tufts University. The research, the first to show that these supplements can help older...
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Altered genes, altered metabolism - longer life?
August 14, 1997Scientists supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) have discovered that a gene, named daf-2 , which regulates glucose (sugar) metabolism in a tiny worm, Caenorhabditis elegans , may also affect or enhance its longevity. The findings, in...
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16-year study is further evidence that estrogen replacement may be protective against Alzheimer's disease
June 18, 1997Scientists at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center have shown that a history of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) in women after menopause was associated with a reduction, by over 50 percent, in the risk of...
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New study finds substance that helps working memory work better
June 9, 1997The drug, physostigmine, when administered to people by infusion in laboratory tests, aids and improves performance of everyday working memory. Working memory is the process which temporarily holds information such as a phone number until a person...
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New drug therapies delay effects of Alzheimer's disease
April 23, 1997Selegiline (or Eldepryl) and alpha-tocopherol (or Vitamin E) may slow important functional signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease by about 7 months, according to a report by scientists at 23 Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS)...
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Prostate cancer's aggressiveness may be predicted early by the ratio of free to total PSA
April 2, 1997The ratio of free to total prostate specific antigen (PSA) in a man's blood may predict at the time of diagnosis whether prostate cancer will be an aggressive, fast-growing disease or a non-aggressive, slow-growing type of cancer. This discovery...
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Media campaign cautions consumers about "anti-aging" hormone supplements
April 1, 1997The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, is launching an education effort urging consumers to use caution when it comes to "anti-aging" hormone supplements that have become popular recently....
