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May 2008
- May-December Effect Is Real
  
  San Jose Mercury News | May 7, 08 7:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The older men are when they walk down the aisle, the more likely they are to have a younger bride, according to a new study. Famous May-December pairings usually involve the rich and famous—think Donald Trump or Larry King—but the trend holds up at every income level, the San Jose Mercury News reports. More »
- Mike Gravel Woos Obama Girl
  
  AOL News Bloggers | May 7, 08 6:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The quirkiest presidential candidate has found a new platform—a drop-dead funny video spot with Web fave Obama Girl, writes AOL blogger Liza Porteus Viana. Libertarian Mike Gravel does the Soulja Boy dance in an attempt to sway the famous Barack booster. “You should drop your crush on Obama," sings Gravel, 77, who should probably keep his day job. Alas, he fails to win her over. More »
- Ice Cream Guru Robbins Dead
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 6, 08 11:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Irvine Robbins, the co-founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire, has died at 90, the LA Times reports. Robbins grew up scooping ice cream at his family’s Tacoma, Wash., shop and opened his own store in California in 1945. As his chain expanded, he loved inventing and naming new flavors, including cherry chocolate chip “ChaChaCha” and Jamoca Almond Fudge. More »
- Slow Medicine Lets Elderly Go More Gracefully
  
  New York Times | May 5, 08 12:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a medical culture seemingly aimed at reviving and resuscitating, the slow medicine approach instead allows elderly patients to weigh the risks and burdens of treatment against the likelihood that it will significantly extend their lives. For many seniors, the philosophy offers the freedom to choose comfort over cure, dying without the companionship of machines, the New York Times reports. More »
April 2008
- Kerkorian Bets Big on Ford Turnaround
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 28, 08 4:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Investor Kirk Kekorian is gobbling up shares of Ford in move seen as a vote of confidence for the automaker’s turnaround efforts, the Wall Street Journal reports. Kerkorian’s Tracinda has bought about 100 million shares and holds a 4.7% stake in the firm. Tracinda also offered to buy 20 million more for $8.50 apiece, 13% more than their market value Friday. More »
- Drinking Water Myths Tough to Swallow
  
  NPR | Apr 22, 08 3:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With high-end restaurants offering diners tap water and concerns about the health and environmental impact of plastic bottles at an all-time high, NPR sets the record straight about some common myths related to drinking water: Not only is drinking 8 glasses daily not necessary, "nobody really knows" where that advice originated, says one expert. Water doesn't help the kidneys filter toxins . More »
- No Country for Old McCain: Murtha
  
  Associated Press | Apr 16, 08 3:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John Murtha says John McCain, at 71, might be too old to be commander-in-chief. “This one guy running is about as old as me,” the 75-year-old Democratic congressman said in introducing Hillary Clinton. “Let me tell you something, it’s no old man’s job.” Of working with eight presidents, Murtha said, “They all make mistakes. They all get older.” More »
- Revenge of the Geezers?
  
  New York Times | Apr 12, 08 1:52 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Once, Frank Lautenberg was a 58-year-old hopeful who implied that his opponent, at 72, was too old. Now, Lautenberg is running for re-election in New Jersey at the spry age of 84. “Age is not a factor,” he says. “The question is effectiveness.” But as John McCain seeks to become the oldest first-term president ever, age has become an issue, writes Gail Collins in the New York Times . More »
March 2008
- India: Solution to US Health Crisis
  
  Chicago Tribune | Mar 28, 08 2:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - India is a top destination for uninsured Americans needing major surgery, the Chicago Tribune reports, with prices up to 85% lower than US rates. Last year, India welcomed 150,000 medical tourists, the Chicago Tribune reports—and now, HMOs want a piece of those savings. “Employers may soon follow in the footsteps of individuals,” a recent American Medical Association report concluded. More »
- Futurist Ray Kurzweil Pulls Out All the Stops (and Pills) to Live to Witness the Singularity
  
  Wired | Mar 24, 08
  
  Kurzweil does not believe in half measures. He takes 180 to 210 vitamin and mineral supplements a day, so many that he doesn't have time to organize them all himself. So he's hired a pill wrangler, who takes them out of their bottles and sorts them into daily doses, which he carries everywhere in plastic bags. Kurzweil also spends one day a week at a medical clinic, receiving intravenous longevity treatments. The reason for his focus on optimal health should be obvious: If the singularity is going to render humans immortal by the middle of this century, it would be a shame to die in the interim....
- Mental Decline Strikes 1/3 of Seniors
  
  Washington Post | Mar 18, 08 12:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cognitive problems ranging from forgetting what day it is to full-blown dementia are affecting one-third of the nation's seniors, reports a new study by the National Institute on Aging. The report says 22% of those over 71 have mild impairment, added to 16% suffering dementia, the Washington Post reports. An Alzheimer's Association report out today estimates that 1 in 8 baby boomers will have the disease in their lifetime, Bloomberg reports. More »
- Scientists Link Gene Mutation to Longevity
  
  Scientific American | Mar 5, 08 11:42 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A genetic mutation that makes cells less responsive to growth hormone has been linked to human longevity, Scientific American reports. A recent study looked at children of Ashkenazi Jews with a family history of long life and an average age of 98, and compared their genes with the children of other Ashkenazi who died around age 68. The mutation suppressing response to the growth factor IGF1 showed up in the former group. More »
February 2008
- Century Mark Within Reach for Many
  
  Boston Globe | Feb 12, 08 9:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Even people with heart disease or diabetes can hit the century mark if they take care of themselves, two new studies say. The trick for living to 100 is managing illness well enough to stay independent. "It's kind of a threesome: get more years, better years, and better function," the lead author of one study told the Boston Globe. More »
January 2008
- Exercise Slows Aging Process
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jan 29, 08 9:54 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - People who exercise don't just feel younger, they clinically are younger—by up to 10 years, according to a new study. And while exercise slows the aging process, a sedentary lifestyle accelerates it, reports the Daily Telegraph. The findings are "a message that could be used by clinicians to promote the anti-aging effect of regular exercise," said the lead researcher. More »
- Lift Weights, Reap Hefty Benefits
  
  Boston Globe | Jan 21, 08 7:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pumping iron has long been known to improve strength and prevent injury, but evidence increasingly points to a wide range of other benefits, writes Judy Foreman in the Boston Globe . The findings—decreased heart disease and neck pain, improved metabolism and balance—are driving groups such as the American Heart Association to bump weight training to the forefront. More »
- You're Only as Healthy as Your Last Meal
  
  Time | Jan 16, 08 5:41 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - One meal can make you healthy…or quite the opposite, according to a review of recent dietary research. Eating junk food instantly causes inflamed tissue and creates molecules that damage cells. “People don’t understand this, even most physicians,” one researcher tells Time . “Your health and vigor, at a very basic level, are as good as your last meal.” More »
- Gene Tweaking Dramatically Extends Life
  
  LiveScience | Jan 14, 08 5:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In a breakthrough that may have implications for humans, researchers have made the lifespan of yeast 10 times longer, doubling the previous record for life expansion, LiveScience reports. Genetic alteration and a low-calorie diet prolonged the microbe's existence from the typical 1 week to 10 weeks. The scientists involved have turned their attention to Ecuadorians with similar mutations. More »
- Exercise + Alcohol = Good for Heart Health
  
  BBC | Jan 10, 08 1:04 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Moderate drinking may help you live longer, according to a new study by Danish researchers. Scientists followed 12,000 participants for 20 years and found that, regardless of how much they exercised, those who drank in moderation were about 30% less likely to develop heart disease than teetotalers. Physically active drinkers saw 50% less risk than non-active non-drinkers. More »