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  • October 2008

    • 'Sweetie' Talk Saps Seniors' Health

      New York Times  |  1 hour, 57 minutes ago

      'Sweetie' Talk Saps Seniors' Health

      (Newser) - Many believe they’re bridging a divide with the elderly by calling them “sweetie” or “dear”—what experts call “elderspeak.” But studies show that such language may actually be hurtful to older people, causing “negative images of aging” that can trigger a “downward spiral” of depression, withdrawal, and increased dependency, a Yale researcher tells the New York Times . More »

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      elderly  • speech  • aging  • seniors  • dialogue

  • September 2008

    • Pesky Beetle Could Hold Cancer Key

      Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Sep 1, 08 1:03 PM CDT

      Pesky Beetle Could Hold Cancer Key

      (Newser) - An insect that’s a scourge in Southern kitchens could help scientists develop drugs to treat human cancer, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. In studying  the red flour beetle, scientists were able to decode an enzyme called telomerase, which triggers a cell's ability to multiply timelessly, playing an active role in 85% of all cancers. More »

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      cancer  • DNA  • aging  • chemotherapy  • protein  • cell  • telomeres

  • August 2008

    • Bushnell Reflects on Middle Age

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 27, 08 12:32 PM CDT

      Bushnell Reflects on Middle Age

      (Newser) - Nearing her 50th birthday, Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell is facing the fact that even with Botox, men no longer flock to her at parties, the Times of London reports. “Somewhere in your forties…everyone starts to look the same! Middle-aged. Now when I look in the mirror I see the old lady underneath,” she said. More »

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      New York City  • book  • aging  • Sex and the City  • celebrity interview  • middle age  • Candace Bushnell

    • Staying Sharp While Aging: It Has a Price

      Washington Post  |  Aug 17, 08 5:25 PM CDT

      Staying Sharp While Aging: It Has a Price

      (Newser) - Fighting the aging process is more about hard work than anti-wrinkle cream and hair dye, Jonah Lehrer writes in the Washington Post . The issue for most of us is not to dance like Madonna or swim like US Olympian Dara Torres; it's to remember names and places and find the car keys. And that requires exercise—for the brain. "The brain is a learning machine, and like all machines it needs to be continually maintained," one professor told Lehrer. More »

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      brain  • aging  • memory  • cognitive decline  • cognitive behavioral therapy

    • Runners Live Longer: Study

      WebMD  |  Aug 12, 08 3:52 AM CDT

      Runners Live Longer: Study

      (Newser) - Runners live longer and age more slowly than non-runners, a new study has found. Researchers tracked hundreds of older people for decades and discovered those who ran regularly remained active later into old age and were less likely to develop disabilities. Twenty years into the study 34% of the non-runners had died, compared to just 16% of the runners.  More »

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      elderly  • exercise  • health study  • aging  • running  • runner

    • Doris Day Now a Hermit Called Clara

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Aug 11, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Doris Day Now a Hermit Called Clara

      (Newser) - This is one legend who isn’t shopping a comeback. At 84, Hollywood icon Doris Day has changed her name to Clara Kappelhoff—her birth surname—and lives in obscurity in rural California where she spends her days rounding up stray animals to take back to her 11-acre fortress-like ranch, the Daily Mail reports. More »

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      celebrity  • California  • aging

    • Scientists Tinker With Biological Clock

      BBC  |  Aug 11, 08 2:07 AM CDT

      Scientists Tinker With Biological Clock

      (Newser) - US researchers believe they have found a way to turn back the clock on the processes which make organs age. Scientists engineered genetic alterations to make the livers of older mice function like younger mice, the BBC reports. The discovery may lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's and other diseases associated with aging. More »

    • Age Is Just a Number; for Guys, It's 31

      Best Life  |  Aug 5, 08 4:14 PM CDT

      Age Is Just a Number; for Guys, It's 31

      (Newser) - Most men have two ages, theorizes author Douglas Coupland of Generation X fame: "the age we really are, and the age we are in our heads," which he pegs at "about 31 or 32." Coupland explains in in Best Life magazine: "When middle-aged men look in the mirror they think, 'I'm sorry, but there's been a horrible mistake.'" More »

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      psychology  • aging  • age  • Generation X  • middle age

    • Celebs Make 'Baby Fat' Chic

      New York  |  Aug 4, 08 12:51 PM CDT

      Celebs Make 'Baby Fat' Chic

      (Newser) - Following the lead of Madonna and Demi Moore, women in their 50s and 60s are trading the tight pull of traditional facelifts for techniques that push out the face to resemble the baby fat plumpness of teenage definition, reports New York. The magazine dubs the sought-after look the “New New Face.” More »

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      celebrity  • Angelina Jolie  • Madonna  • aging  • plastic surgery  • dermatology  • Demi Moore  • Meg Ryan

  • July 2008

    • 'Pre-Dementia' on the Rise

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 29, 08 5:33 AM CDT

      'Pre-Dementia' on the Rise

      (Newser) - Almost a million Americans each year develop a mild form of memory loss that is often a precursor to Alzheimer's, according to new research. Mild Cognitive Impairment—more serious than normal "senior moments"—was found to be more common in men, the Los Angeles Times reports. Doctors warn that a crisis is looming as the Baby Boom generation ages. More »

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      elderly  • dementia  • aging  • neurology  • Alzheimer's Disease  • cognitive decline

    • A Medical Frontier: 100-Year-Olds In Surgery

      New York Times  |  Jul 18, 08 7:45 AM CDT

      A Medical Frontier: 100-Year-Olds In Surgery

      (Newser) - Life expectancy in the United States keeps rising: more than 90,000 Americans have celebrated a 100th birthday, and experts foresee more than 1 million centenarians by 2050. As lifespans have grown, so too have medical efforts to treat the very old, from hip replacements to chemotherapy. But as the New York Times reports, the medical community is divided over both the efficacy and the ethics of surgery for the "late elderly." More »

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      health care  • surgery  • elderly  • aging  • heart surgery  • geriatric medicine  • centenarians

    • To Cheat Death, Eat Less

      LiveScience  |  Jul 9, 08 6:26 PM CDT

      To Cheat Death, Eat Less

      (Newser) - Call it the Refrigerator of Youth: Eating less could add nearly 5 years to your lifespan, LiveScience reports. Even scholars dismissive of anti-aging hype concede that a more moderate eating approach could bear fruit. "There is plenty of evidence that calorie restriction can reduce your risks for many common diseases including cancer, diabetes and heart disease," one researcher says. More »

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      health  • food  • science  • elderly  • aging  • youth  • calories  • lifespan  • calorie restriction

    • Life Better, Not Longer, With Red Wine

      Independent (UK)  |  Jul 4, 08 2:19 PM CDT

      Life Better, Not Longer, With Red Wine

      (Newser) - A compound found in red wine significantly slows the aging process in lab mice, reports the Independent. In large doses, resveratrol counters damage to the heart caused by aging and boosts bone density, possibly combating osteoporosis, according to a new study. But it's too early to order 100 cases of Beaujolais—resveratrol does not prolong life. More »

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      obesity  • aging  • cardiovascular disease  • red wine  • osteoporosis  • resveratrol

    • No More Baby Face: Long Campaign Is Aging Obama

      Politico  |  Jul 4, 08 6:50 AM CDT

      No More Baby Face: Long Campaign Is Aging Obama

      (Newser) - "By the time I’m sworn in, I will look the part," Barack Obama quipped to donors Wednesday. Indeed, the long and grueling campaign is swiftly aging the relatively fresh-faced candidate, Politico writes; he's showing more wrinkles and his hair is getting grayer by the day. In sharp contrast to the unflattering coverage given to erstwhile rival Hillary Clinton's appearance, however, many say that Father Time is giving Obama's image a boost. More »