Decoding keys to a healthy life 74 years young, Harvard study continues to yield a treasure trove of data “We used to think that if you had relatives who lived to a ripe old age, that was the best predictor” of a long life, said Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, […]

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High triglyceride levels found to independently predict stroke risk in older women. A Stronger Link than Cholesterol Levels to Ischemic Stroke. February 2, 2012— (BRONX, NY) — In a surprising finding with significant implications for older women, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and NYU School of Medicine have found that high levels […]

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Facebook application aims to raise awareness, prevent cervical cancer An estimated 11,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, and more than 4,000 women die from the disease annually, according to data from the National Cervical Cancer Coalition. In an effort to reduce these figures, the Cervical Cancer-Free Kentucky Initiative introduced a new Facebook application to raise […]

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Aging research comes of age Eight years ago I wrote an article about particles. More precisely, I wrote about how, when it comes to lipoprotein particles like the notorious LDL and the vaunted HDL, the bigger and fluffier the better from a health standpoint. In the course of researching the article I telephoned Nir Barzilai, MD, of Yeshiva University’s Albert […]

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Heartening developments: Stanford expert discusses innovations in cardiac care February is American Heart Month, and to mark the occasion I sat down with Robert Robbins, MD, chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (and director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute), to ask him about innovations in cardiac care and what the future holds. My Q&A was recently posted on the Stanford Hospital & […]

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Inaugural event for new research center probes how to slow the aging process Once seen as a ticket to obscurity, the field of aging research is coming of age. This can be seen in the convergence of thinking demonstrated at the Jan. 31 Frontiers in Aging symposium at the Clark Center auditorium. Stanford’s Thomas Rando […]

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More evidence that chronic stress may increase children’s risk of obesity The more ongoing stress children are exposed to the greater the odds they will struggle with their weight as adolescents, according to a study recently published in Pediatrics. The findings (subscription required) support past research showing molecules released when a person is stressed may unlock the body’s fat cells, […]

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Should sugar be blamed for all our health woes? We wrote yesterday about a UC San Francisco paper calling for the regulation of sugar. So what does Stanford nutrition consultant Jo Ann Hattner, RD, think about villianizing the sweet stuff? Her thoughts were included in today’s San Francisco Chronicle: …Not all scientists agree that sugar should shoulder the entire burden for the chronic […]

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Gene Regulator in Brain’s Executive Hub Tracked Across Lifespan – NIH study Mental illness suspect genes are among the most environmentally responsive For the first time, scientists have tracked the activity, across the lifespan, of an environmentally responsive regulatory mechanism that turns genes on and off in the brain’s executive hub. Among key findings of […]

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IU Health and Wellness: tips about concussion recovery, politics and intimacy IU Health and Wellness for February discusses the following topics: > New research involving return-to-play decisions after a concussion. New study cautions against over-reliance on computer testing when deciding to put athletes back in play A new study by researchers at Indiana University-Purdue University […]

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