by Martin Ettington | Sep 3, 2014 | Aging, Exercise, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article |
“The mountains are calling and I must go,” naturalist John Muir famously wrote back in the 19th century. And while he set off to create and protect one of today’s most famous wilderness parks, Yosemite, all of that time spent in the mountains may...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 31, 2014 | Aging, Animals, Biology, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Northwestern Medicine® scientists have newly identified a protein’s key role in cell and physiological aging and have developed — in collaboration with Tohoku University in Japan — an experimental drug that inhibits the protein’s effect and...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 30, 2014 | Aging, Diet, Food, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Thursday, 14 Aug 2014 04:06 PM 0 inShaEating baked or broiled fish at least once a week may preserve parts of the brain that are hit hard by aging, according to a small new study. Brain scans showed that people over age 65 who regularly ate fish had 14 percent more...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 29, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Genetics, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
The Pharmaceutical Journal, 7 AUG 2014 Researchers say their findings strengthen the case for targeting the heat shock protein in tumour cells. Metabolic pathways are frequently dysregulated in human diseases and a protein called TRAP-1 – a member of the heat shock...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 28, 2014 | Animals, Longevity, Longevity Article |
Some people have ghosts in their attics. Tomas Kjellman, resident in the little fishing town of Brantevik in Skåne, has always had an eel in his well. “My family bought the cottage in 1962, and we always knew the housepet was included,” Kjellman told The...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 25, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Cells, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
We have the all-important immune system to thank for protecting our bodies from all kinds of pathogens — everything from bacteria and viruses to cancer cells and toxins to parasitic worms. The immune system is a hard-working, tightly orchestrated collection of organs,...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 24, 2014 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Philosophy |
Published on October 18, 2010 by Howard S. Friedman, Ph.D. in Secrets of Longevity OK, there aren’t really any secrets to health and longevity but are there are lots of important findings you probably don’t know, and lots of widespread myths and traps....
by Martin Ettington | Aug 23, 2014 | Aging, Exercise, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Dr. Seth Torregiani 2:52 p.m. EDT August 4, 2014 If there was an activity that took only five minutes a day, cost no money, and added three years to your life, would you consider doing it? Turns out, there is such an activity. It’s called running. And according to a...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 23, 2014 | Aging, Exercise, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Sex |
Friday, 22 Aug 2014 02:43 PM By Sylvia Booth Hubbard “Sex is a part of nature,” said screen legend Marilyn Monroe. “I go along with nature.” Marilyn may not have known it, but nature made sure to provide some spectacular health benefits to...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 22, 2014 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Laughter, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Sleep |
Renowned geriatrician Harvey Jay Cohen offers his top tips for aging well by Gabrielle DeGroot Redford, AARP The Magazine, Agust/September 2014 Want to live a long life? Try laughter! — Roberto Finizio/Corbis Want to live a superlong life? Choose your parents well....
by Martin Ettington | Aug 20, 2014 | Aging, Life Purpose, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Psychology |
New research shows how a sense of purpose can add years to your life By Jeanne Dorin This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. Remember the saying “idle hands are the devil’s workshop”? And your mother’s admonition to “keep busy”? Turns out they may...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 19, 2014 | Aging, Biography, Cells, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Kamal Nayan Update Date: Jul 31, 2014 11:28 AM EDT Researchers have discovered the reason behind immune system aging and weakening with time, according to a new study. Researchers have discovered the reason behind immune system aging and weakening with time, according...
