Pacemaker for slow heart rhythm restores life expectancy, study suggests The FollowPace study provides detailed documentation of current standard pacemaker care in a large representative sample of western pacemaker clinics. The results can therefore be considered a...

Administering natural substance spermidin stopped dementia in fruit flies Age-induced memory impairment can be suppressed by administration of the natural substance spermidin, a study in fruit flies suggests. Biologists were able to show that the endogenous substance...

Smokers who survive to 70 still lose four years of life Smokers who survive to 70 still lose an average of four years of life, according to new findings.

Exercising one day a week may be enough for older women A new study reveals that women over age 60 may need to exercise only one day a week to significantly improve strength and endurance. Balancing act: Cell senescence, aging related to epigenetic changes Cell...

Toward an early diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease Despite all the research done on Alzheimer's, there is still no early diagnostic tool for the disease. By looking at the brain wave components of individuals with the disease, scientists have identified a...

A major cause of age-related memory loss identified: Potentially reversible Scientists have found that the deficiency of a protein called RbAp48 in the hippocampus is a significant contributor to age-related memory loss and that this form of memory loss is reversible....

Broccoli could be key in the fight against osteoarthritis A compound found in broccoli could be key to preventing or slowing the progress of the most common form of arthritis, according to new research.

Comprehensive Parkinson's biomarker test has prognostic and diagnostic value Researchers report the first biomarker results reported from the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), showing that a comprehensive test of protein biomarkers in spinal...

Higher intake of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of bladder cancer in women Scientists recently discovered that a greater consumption of fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of invasive bladder cancer in women.

Art preserves skills despite onset of vascular dementia in 'remarkable' case of a Canadian sculptor The ability to draw spontaneously as well as from memory may be preserved in the brains of artists long after the deleterious effects of vascular dementia...

Disease caused by repeat brain trauma in athletes may affect memory, mood, behavior New research suggests that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease associated with repeat brain trauma including concussions in athletes, may affect people in two major...

Copper identified as culprit in Alzheimer's disease Copper appears to be one of the main environmental factors that trigger the onset and enhance the progression of Alzheimer's disease by preventing the clearance and accelerating the accumulation of toxic...

Molecular explanation for degenerative disease proposed Scientists have shed new light on the origins and molecular causes of age related degenerative conditions including motor neuron disease. The new perspective provided by this work may lead the way to new...

Nervous system disease: A new outlet for an old drug? A sixty-year old drug designed to treat vitamin B1 deficiency helps ease the symptoms of a chronic, progress nervous system disease, a clinical trial reveals. A large-scale, randomized controlled trial is now...