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aging stories: 54 news summaries

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 Sperm, Grapefruit Slow Aging 

Spermidine found to increase lifespans of fruit flies, worms

Oct 8, 09 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The fountain of youth may be filled with grapefruit and human sperm, according to Austrian researchers. The scientists found that spermidine, a chemical compound abundant in both sperm and grapefruit, increased longevity by around a third in fruit flies and worms when it was added to their diet. Human immune... More »

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sperm • aging • grapefruit • longevity • aging process

Global Rates of Alzheimer's Disease Soar

Aging populations drive increase; developing world will be hit hard

Sep 21, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rising life expectancy in the developing world will lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people stricken by Alzheimer’s disease, HealthDay News reports. The number of dementia cases worldwide will reach 35.6 million in 2010, a 10% increase over the total in 2005. That number is... More »

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Middle East • dementia • globalization • public health • aging • medical research • North Africa • developing countries • developing world • Alzheimer's Disease

As Baby Boomers Age, Suburbs Try to Adapt

Street grids become walker-friendly for elderly

Sep 19, 09 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - As baby boomers go, so go the suburbs. Now that boomers are entering or at least approaching retirement, the 'burbs are changing face to adapt to their needs, reports the Wall Street Journal. Across the country, communities are changing street grids to become walker-friendly, adding condos where single-family homes once... More »

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baby boomer • Atlanta • aging • suburbs

 Fountain of Youth? 
 Drugs Eyed to Slow Aging 

Experts hope caloric restriction holds key to longer lives

Aug 18, 09 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are hoping new drugs can battle the effects of aging, extending our lives or at least keeping the years from slowing us down, the New York Times reports. At the heart of the research is the discovery that caloric restrictions can extend life in mice. If humans can make... More »

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drugs • aging • aging process • health research • reservatrol

High Cholesterol in 40s Tied to Dementia Later

Lowering it won't necessarily help, studies suggest

Aug 10, 09 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - High cholesterol in middle age may increase a person’s future risk of Alzheimer’s disease, NPR reports. “Our study shows that even moderately high cholesterol levels in your 40s puts people at greater risk for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in later life,” says one researcher, who... More »

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elderly • dementia • public health • cholesterol • aging • brain • medical research • health research • vascular dementia • Alzheimer's Disease • women's issues

 Studies Agree: Happiness Comes With Age 

Mental health keeps improving even into one's '90s

Aug 8, 09 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Greater happiness and better mental health may be the big payoff for aging. Exceptions abound, of course, but people generally get happier as they get older because they've learned how to tune out all the negative stuff, say researchers. A spate of new studies suggests that older people have better... More »

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dementia • aging • psychology • American Psychological Association • emotion • happiness

OPINION

 What Turning 30 Really Means 


Aug 4, 09 7:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - What does turning 30 mean, anyway? Sam Greenspan knows, because he got Book of Ages: 30 for his, um, 30th birthday. He runs down 11 factoids on the appropriately named 11 Points website. A sampling:
  • 30-year-olds keep resolutions: Though 26% less likely to make New Years resolutions, 30-somethings
... More »

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United States • list • aging • birthday • demographics • statistics • Sam Greenspan

(Newser) - A landmark study of rhesus monkeys suggests one way to live to a ripe old age in good health: Eat less. A lot less. Monkeys on a strict diet over the past 20 years—as in, a whopping 30% fewer calories than normal—have proven to be a healthier bunch... More »

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health • diet • aging • monkey • calories • old age • rhesus monkeys

OPINION

Live With It:
Retirement
Must Shrink

Longer lifespans, older population mean quitting age has to rise

Jun 26, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - With people living longer and having fewer children in developed countries, the population is aging even as the workforce shrinks. And with retirement ages in the 60s, retirees are living longer on pensions. Those demographic shifts make a policy shift inevitable: we’re all going to have to work longer,... More »

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baby boomer • elderly • Japan • work • retirement • retirees • aging • baby boom • Hitachi • demographic trends

ANALYSIS

 Baby Boomers Will 
 Start Next Biz Craze 


Jun 20, 09 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The baby boomers may be pushing 60, but they're primed to lead another "entrepreneurship boom" in America, Dane Stangler writes in the American. After all, according to one study, it's the close-to-retirement-age crowd—not 20-something whippersnappers—that has led US entrepreneurial activity since it last picked up... More »

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entrepreneurs • aging • recession • population • startup • demographic trends • job tenure

(Newser) - Kobe Bryant has logged a lot of miles on his 30-year-old legs, which might just add a dollop of extra pressure as the NBA finals start tonight, writes Mike Bresnahan in the Los Angeles Times. It's finally legit to ask, how many more chances will he get? Since turning... More »

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Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • Orlando Magic • Michael Jordan • NBA finals • aging

(Newser) - Social Security and Medicare are headed toward disaster, and that’s a good thing, Robert J. Samuelson writes in Newsweek. The programs are expected to run out of money by 2017 and 2037, respectively, and when they do, politicians will have to make painful, necessary reforms. “The counterintuitive lesson:... More »

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health care • bankruptcy • Medicare • retirement • aging • Social Security • retirement benefits • politicians

(Newser) - Porn might be the best way for older men to boost their testosterone levels, but don’t tell that to a drug company that peddles a cure for “low T,” Newsweek reports. Solvay Pharmaceuticals makes a “testosterone foam” that claims to combat such maladies as “lost... More »

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steroids • men • drug companies • pornography • testosterone • aging • prescription drugs • middle age • AndroGel

(Newser) - The Alzheimer’s patient had forgotten nearly everything, including his own name, but the sound of Frank Sinatra moved him to grab his wife and dance. The phenomenon demonstrates how deep-seated music is in the human brain, Sara Davidson writes for the New York Times’ New Old Age blog. “... More »

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elderly • dementia • aging • brain • physical therapy • brain damage • Alzheimer's Disease • music therapy

(Newser) - Gyms offering to exercise the brain instead of the body are attracting thousands of aging Americans seeking to tone their gray matter, the Wall Street Journal reports. The gyms are generally based around brain-fitness software, but some offer courses in brain nutrition as well as mental-fitness assessments with personal trainers... More »

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memory • dementia • aging • brain • brain fitness • Alzheimer's Disease

 Cut Calories for a Sharper Mind 

Study finds that restricted eating leads to better memory in older adults

Mar 4, 09 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - It's been shown in rats and monkeys, and now the first human study looking at the effects of calorie restriction on memory also confirms that eating less can improve your brain. A German research team gave 50 older adults a diet with normal nutrients but 30% fewer calories, and found... More »

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memory • diet • aging • calories • scientific study • brain fitness

 'Benjamin Button' 
 Jellyfish Are 
 Immortal 

Can revert to younger form and reproduce

Feb 3, 09 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - For some aging jellyfish, their best years may still be ahead: Faced with a threat, one species can essentially turn itself younger again, National Geographic reports. Turritopsis dohrnii reverts its cells to a “younger state,” says a researcher, and becomes a blob; from there, it develops into a... More »

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cancer • genetics • reproduction • aging • biology • jellyfish • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button • Turritopsis dohrnii

 Lauer Meets Older Self: Abe 


Jan 23, 09 1:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Matt Lauer took some ribbing this week when Today co-host Meredith Vieira unveiled side-by-side photos of him and Abe Vigoda to demonstrate what he'll look like in old age. Vigoda got the last laugh today in a light-hearted appearance on the show, People reports. Vigoda, 87, says he has... More »

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Matt Lauer • Meredith Vieira • aging • The Godfather • Today show • Abe Vigoda • lookalike

Aging Boomers Want Hipper Label Than 'Grandpa'

Forever Young generation outgrows stereotypical grandparent tags

Jan 23, 09 11:03 AM CST
(Newser) - As baby boomers become grandparents, the generation that never wanted to get old is grappling with maturity. Many new grandparents are dodging the bullets of age by avoiding typical “Grandma,” “Grandpa,” and “Bubbe” labels, the Wall Street Journal reports. Preferring to retain her glamour, one... More »

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baby boomer • aging • grandparents • name

OPINION

Time to Retire the Crotch Shots, Madge

'Trussed chicken'
poses reveal diva's pathetic desperation

Jan 22, 09 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - More than gloves came off for Madonna during her divorce, and it seems no amount of pleading can stop the 50-year-old’s “forced erotica,” Jan Moir writes in the Daily Mail. Madge’s crotch shots for her new Hard Candy album are “the death rattle of a... More »

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music • aging • celebrity • sexuality • musician • Madonna • feminists • sex symbol

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