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Low-calorie diet may not prolong life: study
Aug 30, 2012 07:15 EDT
A low-calorie diet boosts health but does not prolong life, at least not in rhesus monkeys, scientists reported Wednesday in a new study into a long-held link between food restriction and longevity.
Low-calorie diet may not prolong life: study
Aug 29, 2012 13:24 EDT
A low-calorie diet boosts health but does not prolong life, at least not in rhesus monkeys, scientists reported Wednesday in a new study into a long-held link between food restriction and longevity.
Analysis: Goal for Alzheimer's drug by 2025 too ambitious?
Jan 19, 2012 13:47 EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government has set a deadline of 2025 for finding an effective way to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease, an ambitious target considering there is no cure on the horizon and one that sets a firm deadline unlike previous campaigns against cancer or AIDS.
Blood pressure meds extend long-term life expectancy
Dec 20, 2011 16:07 EST
People who took blood pressure medicine during a 1980s clinical trial showed longer life expectancy two decades later than people who took a placebo, a US study said on Tuesday.
27oldest.ART
Nov 26, 2011 19:00 EST
First-ever census data on the 90-plus population highlight America's increasing life spans, which are redefining what it means to be old.
Ranks of people reaching age 90 tripled since 1980: report
Nov 17, 2011 15:31 EST
(Reuters) - The ranks of the nation's oldest residents are growing quickly now that people who reach age 90 are expected to live longer than ever before, according to a study released on Thursday.
Ranks of people reaching age 90 tripled since 1980: report
Nov 17, 2011 15:30 EST
(Reuters) - The ranks of the nation's oldest residents are growing quickly now that people who reach age 90 are expected to live longer than ever before, according to a study released on Thursday.
Vitamin E boosts prostate cancer risk: study
Oct 11, 2011 16:03 EDT
US researchers warned Tuesday of an alarming link between vitamin E supplements and a 17 percent increased risk of prostate cancer, describing the findings as an "important public health concern."
Insulin spray aided memory in Alzheimer's study
Sep 12, 2011 16:05 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A daily spritz of insulin in the nose helped improve memory skills in people with Alzheimer's-linked memory problems, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Insulin spray aided memory in Alzheimer's study
Sep 12, 2011 16:05 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A daily spritz of insulin in the nose helped improve memory skills in people with Alzheimer's-linked memory problems, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Special report: With Alzheimer's in the genes, when do you test?
Jul 20, 2011 15:41 EDT
PARIS (Reuters) - As a boy, Gary Reiswig would take his grandfather by the hand and guide him on walks around the family farm in western Oklahoma.
Autopsy guidelines revised for Alzheimer's
Jul 18, 2011 12:03 EDT
PARIS (Reuters) - For many years, an autopsy done by a pathologist was considered the best way to confirm the presence of Alzheimer's disease.
Menopause age related to when mom went through it
May 25, 2011 16:16 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The age at which women go through menopause depends a lot on when their relatives did, according to new study findings.
US updates guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer's
Apr 19, 2011 02:19 EDT
The United States announced that guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, have been updated for the first time in almost three decades.
New Alzheimer's guidelines view disease in stages
Apr 19, 2011 00:35 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The first new U.S. diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease released in 27 years paint the disorder as a disease that occurs gradually over many years, starting with changes in the brain, then mild memory problems and finally progressing to full-blown dementia.
Hearing problems linked to increased dementia risk
Feb 14, 2011 23:00 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - People who are hard of hearing have increased odds of developing dementia as they age, fueling hopes that wider use of hearing aids might stem the rise of dementia, according to a U.S. study.
Could hearing aids delay dementia?
Feb 14, 2011 17:19 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Unlikely as it sounds, U.S. researchers have found that people who are hard of hearing have increased odds of developing dementia as they age.
Antidepressant Lexapro cuts hot flashes: study
Jan 18, 2011 17:33 EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The antidepressant Lexapro significantly cut the number and severity of hot flashes in healthy menopausal women, offering a new way to treat the condition without hormones, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Antidepressant Lexapro cuts hot flashes: study
Jan 18, 2011 16:04 EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The antidepressant Lexapro significantly cut the number and severity of hot flashes in healthy menopausal women, offering a new way to treat the condition without hormones, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Omega-3 pills fail to work in Alzheimer's patients
Nov 02, 2010 10:09 EDT
Omega-3 pills fail to slow mental decline in Alzheimer's despite memory-boosting claims. Omega-3 pills promoted as boosting memory didn't slow mental and physical decline in older patients with Alzheimer's disease, a big disappointment in a multimillion-dollar government-funded study.
