At-A-Glance: Aging Research News
Leading researchers and authorities on aging are constantly making news with their breakthroughs and discoveries. Below is a small sample of the articles, podcasts, blog postings, and other media that highlight some of this important information on aging, age-related disease, and the science behind getting old:
World Health Day celebrated with focus on healthy, active aging
CNN – 4/7/12
The World Health Organization celebrated its birthday Saturday by focusing on aging, including a host of events, research and information under the theme, "Good health adds life to years."
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Memory Loss With Aging Not Necessarily Permanent, Animal Study Suggests
ScienceDaily – 4/2/12
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that the loss of memory that comes with aging is not necessarily a permanent thing.
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On the Path to Age-Defying Therapies
ScienceDaily – 3/29/12
Scientists have found further proof that sirtuins may play a role in mammalian aging.
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A Mammalian Longevity Gene?
The Scientist – 2/23/12
Scientists have found further proof that sirtuins may play a role in mammalian aging.
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Obama’s Alzheimer’s Plan Focuses on Treatment, Care
Reuters – 2/22/12
The White House announced that it will divert $50 million to Alzheimer’s research and has released a draft plan on how it will use that money.
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What Living Past 90 Looks Like for Most
Chicago Tribune – 2/22/12
The 90+ population is expected to more than quadruple between 2010 and 2050. A new report from the Census Bureau shows what the 90+ population looks like in statistics.
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Scientists Trigger Muscle Stem Cells to Divide
Stanford School of Medicine – 2/22/12
Finding when muscle stem cells activate and divide is an important step in understanding how muscles age and why they become more vulnerable to wear and tear over time.
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Anticipation of Stressful Situations Accelerates Cellular Aging
ScienceDaily - 2/21/12
The ability to plan for future events may produce stress that increases risk of diseases of aging.
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Science Predicting How Long We Will Live: EU-Funded Lifespan Research
Cordis News – 2/20/12
Researchers may have found a way to use telomeres on DNA to find out how long individuals will live.
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Aging of Eyes is Blamed for Range of Health Woes
The New York Times – 2/20/12
The narrowing of the pupils and yellowing of the lens that often accompanies aging, may disturb our circadian rhythms and contribute to a variety of health conditions like memory loss, insomnia, and depression.
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Soon, a Simple Blood Test to Reveal Your Lifespan and Pace of Ageing
The Times of India – 2/17/12
A blood test that looks at telomeres may soon give clues as to biological age.
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Signs of Neuro-Problems?
The Scientist – 2/17/12
The strength of your grip and the speed of your walk may predict your likelihood of stroke and dementia.
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Air Pollution Linked to Heart and Brain Risks
The New York Times, Well Blog – 2/15/12
A number of studies are confirming that exposure to air pollution increases risk of stroke, heart attacks, and cognitive decline.
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NIH Study Uncovers Mechanism Underlying Resveratrol Activity
NIH Radio – 2/2/12
Listen to this podcast to learn more about how resveratrol—the chemical found in red wine and often touted as a potential secret to longevity—confers its health benefits.
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Eye Trials Give Hope for Stem Cell
The Scientist – 1/24/12
Stem cell trials offer hope for those facing vision loss as well as the stem cell research field.
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Quest for Anti-Aging Drugs Transitions from Flaky to Mainstream
Scientific American – 12/20/11
Read why we need to turn the search for ways to slow aging into a legitimate, mainstream medical enterprise.
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The Aging Brain
The Washington Post – 12/5/11
This graphic shows how the brain works and how we can slow the impacts of aging on the brain.
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Hopkins Scientists Turn on Fountain of Youth in Yeast
Johns Hopkins Medicine – 11/21/11
By figuring out how to manipulate certain proteins related to aging in yeast, scientists have successfully manipulated their lifespan.
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In Body’s Shield Against Cancer, a Culprit in Aging May Lurk
New York Times – 11/21/11
Senescent cells were previously thought to be a byproduct of the body’s defense against cancer but researchers now believe they may play a role in aging.
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So-Called Super Agers: What the Brain Scans Say About Them
Health, Medical, and Science Updates – 11/17/11
Brain scans reveal high brain function in super agers.
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Modification of the Epigenome Can Affect Lifespan Three Generations Later in C. Elegans Worms
National Institute on Aging – 11/17/11
Environmental exposures can impact our DNA and researchers are learning more about how this impacts aging.
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Purging Cells in Mice is Found to Combat Aging Ills
The New York Times - 11/2/11
Cleansing the body of senescent cells could postpone diseases of aging.
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Removing Nondividing, Senescent Cells in Mice Delays Age-Related Disease
National Institute on Aging – 11/2/11
New findings in mouse models suggest that cell senescence may be a fundamental mechanism of aging.
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Stem Cell Hope for Elderly Patients
The Telegraph – 10/31/22
Cells from patients as old as 100 have been transformed into stem cells virtually identical to those found in embryos, potentially opening up new avenues for treatment.
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Red Wine Ingredient Slows Growth of Breast Cancer Cells, Study Finds
Huffington Post – 10/5/11
Resveratrol—a chemical found in red wine—may stop breast cancer cells from growing.
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Compound Improves Health, Increases Lifespan of Obese Mice
National Institute on Aging – 8/18/11
An experimental compound reversed many of the health problems associated with a high-fat diet and shows promise for breakthroughs in treating diseases of aging.
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