Monday, May 21, 2012
The time may have come to scrub the idea that brain plaque — deposits of protein that clog passages between brain cells — might not be all that bad.
University of Florida researchers have discovered that people with no signs of dementia during their lives, even though their brains contained the debris typical of Alzheimer’s disease, probably would have experienced health problems had they lived longer, according to a study to appear this week in the open access journal Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy. ..
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Wednesday, May 09, 2012
In a paper published in the journal Advances in Life Course Research, Florida State University researcher Anne Barrett examines how people view the start and end of middle age. ..
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
A University of Florida review of
research finds the polyphenol compound known as resveratrol found in red
wine, grapes and other fruits may not prevent old age, but it might
make it more tolerable. ..
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Stroke patients regain walking ability through at-home strength and
balance exercise provided by a physical therapist just as well as when
they participate in programs that practice the actual task of walking
using a treadmill and partial body weight support, according to a study published in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine. ..
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Monday, March 14, 2011
Free to the general public, the ILR/UF Student Research-on-Aging
Symposium will feature students and emerging professionals presenting
their research on a variety of issues related to aging and adult
development. ..
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Monday, February 07, 2011
For his 90th birthday, Chester Crowell took a Hula Hoop out for a spin. ..
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
A new target for the prevention of adverse immune
responses identified as factors in the development of Alzheimer’s
disease (AD) has been discovered by researchers at the University of
South Florida’s Department of Psychiatry and the Center of Excellence
for Aging and Brain Repair. ..
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Misaligned research, medical challenges and harsh
economics are thwarting efforts to slow the destructive course of
Alzheimer’s disease in the United States, according to a trio of
nationally regarded Alzheimer’s researchers writing a “Perspective” in
Thursday’s (Jan. 27) issue of the journal Neuron. ..
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Restricting calories extends life and slows a
range of age-related disorders in mice, rats and other organisms. But
even after eight decades of research on the subject, scientists are
still unclear just how caloric restriction exerts its age-battling
influence. ..
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
University of South Florida researchers from the Department of
Neurosurgery and Brain Repair have published several articles in a
special issue of the journal Aging and Disease, a
peer-reviewed, open access journal focused on issues relating to the
biology of aging and innovative therapies. The journal’s December 2010
issue is dedicated to research on the aging brain, the role of
inflammation, and potential therapies for brain repair, including stem
cell transplantation and other methods to therapeutically “tinker” with,
or “modulate,” the inflammatory response. ..
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