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Sex And Lifespan Linked In Worms: A Family Of Sugar-Like Molecules Controls Both
A group of scientists who set out to study sex pheromones in a tiny worm found that the same family of pheromones also controls a stage in the worms' life cycle, the long-lived dauer larva. The findings, published in Nature online on July 23, represent the first time that reproduction and lifespan have been linked through so-called small molecules.
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Identification Of Protein Able To Stimulate Production Of T-Cells
A team of Canadian and Finnish scientists has identified a protein able to stimulate the production of T-cells, the white blood cells involved in the recognition and the elimination of infectious agents.
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Nursing Teams In Care Homes Could Reduce Hospital Admissions
Bringing a community nursing and physiotherapy team into residential care homes for older people improves quality of life and reduces hospital admissions, according to a new evaluation study's reports published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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America's Elderly Most Concerned About Iraq War And The Economy, According To Wesley Enhanced Living Survey
Wesley Enhanced Living, a progressive aging services provider and continuing care retirement community (CCRC) developer, has released the results of its first resident survey, which asked senior residents for their views on the upcoming presidential election. Ninety-three percent of the senior respondents say they are registered to vote, and over half say they have already decided on their candidate of choice.
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Heart Disease Is Linked To Worse Mental Processes That, In Turn, Predict The Onset Of Dementia
Coronary heart disease is associated with a worse performance in mental processes such as reasoning, vocabulary and verbal fluency, according to a study of 5837 middle-aged Whitehall civil servants. The study also found that the longer ago the heart disease had been diagnosed, the worse was the person's cognitive performance and this effect was particularly marked in men.
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Recommendations To Limit Effects Of Pandemic Flu On Nursing Homes
The greatest danger in a pandemic flu outbreak is that it could spread quickly and devastate a broad swath of people across the United States before there is much of a chance to react. The result could be a nation brought to its knees by a disease run rampant. Among those most vulnerable to a pandemic flu outbreak are the 2.5 million residents of the nation's 18,000 residential care (nursing home) facilities.
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Best Care For The Frail And Elderly With Coronary Artery Disease
A new study from Duke University Medical Center finds that patients treated solely with medications after suffering from chest pain, heart attack or coronary artery disease are more likely to die during the first year following their initial hospitalization.
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Older Adults Benefit From Resistance Training
University of Queensland research is showing the benefits of resistance training in keeping older Australians in tip top form. Dr Tim Henwood, a postdoctoral research fellow with UQ and Blue Care, said his recently completed PhD research investigated how people over the age of 65 responded to resistance training. "What we were looking at was how simple resistance training can improve muscle strength, power and functional performance." Dr Henwood said.
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MIT Grad Student's Invention Could One Day Prevent Falls For Those With Balance Problems
Your grandmother might have little in common with an astronaut, but both could benefit from a new device an MIT graduate student is designing to test balancing ability. The iShoe insole could help doctors detect balance problems before a catastrophic fall occurs, says Erez Lieberman, a graduate student in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology who developed the technology as an intern at NASA.
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Government Retiree Health Care Crisis: New Paper Addresses The Myths And Realities
While some states are taking adequate steps to address the cost of retiree health-care benefits, others - including New Jersey, New York, California and North Carolina - are facing tens of billions of dollars in so-called "unfunded liabilities." The myths and realities of this potential crisis are laid out in a new issue brief written by Dr.
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