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Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 6th 2018
In this study, we analyzed FGF21 levels and alterations in the expression of genes encoding components of the FGF21-responsive molecular machinery in adipose tissue from aged individuals so as to ascertain whether altered FGF21 responsiveness that develops with aging jeopardizes human health and/or accelerates metabolic disturbances associated with aging.
We studied a cohort of 28 healthy elderly individuals (≥70 years) with no overt signs of metabolic or other pathologies and compared them with a cohort of 35 young healthy controls (≤40 years). Serum FGF21 levels were significantly increased in elderly individ...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 5, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Are You an Effective Communicator?
When specialists fail to accurately communicate important patient information,it can have enormous repercussions on that patient ’s health along with lasting legal consequences. According to the non-profit healthcare accreditation organization, Joint Commission, 70 percentof “adverse health outcomes” derive from failed physician communication. In an opinion piece published in theJournal of the American College of Radiology,radiologist Leonard Berlin examined how lack of specialist communication plays out in malpractice lawsuits and physician relationships.Dr. Berlin describes a lawsuit in which a 53-year-old male pa...
Source: radRounds - August 3, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 30th 2018
Fight Aging! provides a weekly digest of news and commentary for thousands of subscribers interested in the latest longevity science: progress towards the medical control of aging in order to prevent age-related frailty, suffering, and disease, as well as improvements in the present understanding of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to extending healthy life. Expect to see summaries of recent advances in medical research, news from the scientific community, advocacy and fundraising initiatives to help speed work on the repair and reversal of aging, links to online resources, and much more.
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Source: Fight Aging! - July 29, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 23rd 2018
Fight Aging! provides a weekly digest of news and commentary for thousands of subscribers interested in the latest longevity science: progress towards the medical control of aging in order to prevent age-related frailty, suffering, and disease, as well as improvements in the present understanding of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to extending healthy life. Expect to see summaries of recent advances in medical research, news from the scientific community, advocacy and fundraising initiatives to help speed work on the repair and reversal of aging, links to online resources, and much more.
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Source: Fight Aging! - July 22, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Physical Activity Correlates with a Reduced Impact of Aging in Later Life
The open access study noted here is one of many to show that greater levels of physical activity correlate well with a reduced risk of age-related disease. It isn't possibly to reliably live to extreme old age on the back of a good exercise program, but that physical activity does reliably improve the odds of experiencing better rather than worse health in later life. Even small benefits can be worth chasing when they cost little and are reliably obtained, so long as that pursuit doesn't distract from far more important initiatives. Exercise is beneficial, but it is no substitute for the rejuvenation therapies presently un...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 19, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
The Healing Qualities of Music Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment
Various types of therapies have proven to be useful in alcohol and drug rehab programs, but music therapy is a tool that many individuals seeking treatment may not understand fully.
Studies have shown that music therapy provides significant healing, emotionally, physically, and mentally, and it may end up being an important aspect of your own substance abuse treatment.
What Is Music Therapy?
Music therapy is very different from music in the form of entertainment. It is a clinical and evidence-based therapeutic practice that utilizes music to accomplish goals within an individual’s therapy program.1 Each client’s music...
Source: World of Psychology - July 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kelsey Brown Tags: Addiction Alcoholism Creativity Habits LifeHelper Psychology Psychotherapy Recovery Substance Abuse Treatment Drug rehabilitation Music Therapy Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 9th 2018
In this study, senescent cell distribution and quantity in vastus lateralis muscle were examined in young human adults after a single bout of resistance exercise. To determine the effects of dietary protein availability around exercise on senescent cell quantity and macrophage infiltration of skeletal muscle, two isocaloric protein supplements (14% and 44% in calorie) were ingested before and immediately after an acute bout of resistance exercise, in a counter-balanced crossover fashion. An additional parallel trial was conducted to compare the outcome of muscle mass increment under the same dietary conditions after 12 wee...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 8, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
The Humble Axolotl and the Quest for Human Organ Regeneration
The popular science article I'll point out today takes a look at research into axolotl biochemistry. The scientists involved are searching for ways in which they might be able to improve upon mammalian regeneration; the axolotl is one of the few higher species capable of perfect, repeated regeneration of lost limbs and severe damage to other organs. There are limits, of course, and the axolotl is just as mortal as any mammal, but mammals, ourselves included, have in comparison a very poor capacity for regeneration. We can barely grow back a fingertip, and even that only when very young, and not at all reliably. There are t...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 6, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Healthy lifestyle: 5 keys to a longer life
How is it that the United States spends the most money on healthcare, and yet still has the one of the lowest life expectancies of all developed nations? (To be specific: $9,400 per capita, 79 years, and 31st.)
Maybe those of us in healthcare have been looking at it all wrong, for too long.
Healthy lifestyle and longevity
Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health conducted a massive study of the impact of health habits on life expectancy, using data from the well-known Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS). This means that they had data on a huge number of peo...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Health Prevention Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 2nd 2018
Fight Aging! provides a weekly digest of news and commentary for thousands of subscribers interested in the latest longevity science: progress towards the medical control of aging in order to prevent age-related frailty, suffering, and disease, as well as improvements in the present understanding of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to extending healthy life. Expect to see summaries of recent advances in medical research, news from the scientific community, advocacy and fundraising initiatives to help speed work on the repair and reversal of aging, links to online resources, and much more.
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Source: Fight Aging! - July 1, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Defenses of Separating Children from Parents —And Why They’re Wrong
President Trumpordered the end of his child separation policy, and a courthas ordered the reunification of parents who were separated from their children. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)has said it will stop referring parents, but many conservatives felt that the family separation was a positive development in the fight against illegal immigration and even required by law, so here is a review of nine of their most common defenses of the policy. 1. “It’s the law, and that’s what the law states.” -White House Press SecretarySarah Huckabee SandersNo, it doesn ’t, and in many cases, the law prohibits crim...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 28, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: David Bier Source Type: blogs
No, Babies Are NOT Born Addicted to Opioids
“A crisis is a terrible thing to waste,” is a phrase coined by Stanford economist Paul Romer. Politicians are always in search of new crises to address—new fires to put out—with rapid and decisive action. In their passion to appear heroic to their constituents they often act in haste, not ta king the time to develop a deep and nuanced understanding of the issue at hand, insensitive to the notion that their actions might actually exacerbate the crisis.An example of that lack of understanding was made apparent in a press release by the office of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) on June 22 supporting legisl...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 25, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 25th 2018
In this study, we investigate mitochondrial energetics and mtDNA methylation in senescent cells, and evaluate the potential of humanin and MOTS-c as novel senolytics or SASP modulators that can alleviate symptoms of frailty and extend health span by targeting mitochondrial bioenergetics.
Exercise versus the Hallmarks of Aging
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2018/06/exercise-versus-the-hallmarks-of-aging/
The paper I'll point out today walks through the ways in which exercise is known to beneficially affect the Hallmarks of Aging. The Hallmarks are a list of the significant causes of aging that I dis...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 24, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Tropical Travel Trouble 008 Total TB Extravaganza
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Peer Reviewer Dr McBride ID physician, Wisconsin
TB affects 1/3rd of the population and one patient dies every 20 seconds from TB. Without treatment 50% of pulmonary TB patients will be dead in 5 years. In low to middle income countries both TB and HIV can be ubiquitous, poor compliance can lead to drug resistance and malnourished infants are highly susceptible. TB can be very complex and this post will hopefully give you the backbone to TB m...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - June 16, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Clinical Cases Tropical Medicine Genexpert meningitis TB TB meningitis Tuberculosis Source Type: blogs
The Unknown Part of Anthony Bourdain
“Last time I saw all this, I think it’s fair to say, I was at a turning point in my life,” Anthony Bourdain says before embarking into the Borneo jungle. He was not afraid to discuss his long battle with substance use, an issue that millions of Americans struggle with.
In fact, recent data shows that annual deaths from opioid misuse have surpassed deaths by car accidents, guns, or breast cancer, highlighting an astoundingly dramatic increase in nationwide substance use disorders. 1, 2
“I have been hardened by the last 10 years. I don’t know what that says about me… but, there it is.” A crooked and nostalg...
Source: World of Psychology - June 9, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Amanda Marie Cardinale Tags: Celebrities Depression General Stigma Suicide anthony bourdain bourdain suicide suicide of anthony bourdain Source Type: blogs
