Aging Is Easier with Endurance Exercise
Endurance training such as that done for track competitions may protect against the effects of aging in older individuals, a study of telomeres suggested.
Elizabeth Blackburn hopes to collaborate with Taiwan
Elizabeth Blackburn is visiting Taiwan for the first time to speak about her Nobel winning research into how telomeres are connected to mortality risks and aging-related disease, expressing the hope that her visit will “prompt interest” in future collaboration.
Large telomere study shows aging association, but doesn’t prove cause-and-effect
Beyond the association between shortened telomeres and the aging body, it is still unclear whether telomere length (TL) affects health, or is simply a by-product of aging.
Severe Diet Doesn’t Prolong Life, at Least in Monkeys
The results of a long-awaited study of calorie restricted diets in rhesus monkeys which began in 1987, are finally in. But it did not bring the vindication calorie restriction enthusiasts had anticipated.
How an aging population can be engaged
The signal public health achievement of the 20th century was the increase of the average human life span. Now, as that achievement helps raise the proportion of the aged around the world, what once seemed an unalloyed blessing is too often regarded as a burden — a financial burden, a health care burden, even a social burden.
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