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:
Insight Into Why Low Calorie Diet Can Extend Lifespan—Even if Adopted Later in Life
ScienceDaily – 7/16/10
New research increases understanding of why a restricted diet can extend lifespan and reduce the incidence of age-related diseases in a variety of animals.
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Scientists Urge Formation of Global Collaboration to Avert Global Aging Crisis
EurekAlert! – 7/14/10
Leaders in biology of aging believe that aging science can form the basis for a new kind of medicine and “make global aging an approachable challenge.”
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Washington Post – 7/7/10
First director of the National Institute on Aging, Pulitzer-Prize winning author, gerontologist, psychiatrist, expert on aging, and long-time board member of the Alliance for Aging Research, died on July 4.
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Newswise – 7/5/10
Having depression may double the risk of developing dementia later in life.
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The Scientist – 7/1/10
New results from a study of centenarians—people who live at least 100 years—finds that extreme longevity has a strong genetic component.
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New York Times - 6/28/10
The U.S. healthcare system struggles to prepare for huge growth in the number of high-risk elderly patients, despite enormous shortages of healthcare professionals trained in geriatrics.
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New York Times – 6/28/10
The National Institutes of Health—our country’s primary medical center—devotes only around 11% of its $31 billion budget to studies of elderly health concerns, despite a rapidly aging nation.
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Reuters - 6/27/10
Scientists say they have found genetic links that may offer new clues into the workings of chronic disease.
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Oral Bisphosphonate Use May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Health Day News - 6/23/10
Oral bisphosphonates—generally taken to treat osteoporosis—also appear to significantly reduce the risk of some types of breast cancer.
WebMd - 6/21/10
Study of resveratrol—a compound found in red wine—offers new insights into how drinking red wine may help our hearts.
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New York Times - 6/20/10
Hospital delirium affects around one-third of patients over 70 and can delay recovery, put patients at risk of dementia down-the-road, and increase the risk of death.
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Politico - 6/15/10
The new health care reform law’s focus on prevention offers a lot of hope for preventing chronic disease.
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HealthCanal.com - 5/25/10
A link between cataracts in those with Down Syndrome, and the toxic protein in Alzheimer’s disease, may lead to an eye test for the early detection of both.
Alliance for Aging Research Blog - 5/25/10
Senator Arlen Specter, a long-time champion of medical research, lost his senate seat during this year’s primary elections.
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Without disease-modifying treatments, the total cost of care for people with Alzheimer’s disease from 2010 to 2050 will be more than $20 trillion.
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Reuters – 5/20/10
The biggest risk factor common to some of the most devastating chronic diseases is aging. Recognizing aging as a disease could dramatically change the search for drugs to fight aging and age-related disease.
Read MoreCentenarians seem to have genes that fend off and delay the onset of age-related illnesses.
