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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Rapamycin, an immunosuppressant typically used to prevent rejection in organ transplants, could help prevent diminishing cognitive skills, including memory retention, associated with aging or Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have discovered. In a June 29 press release, the researchers said that they added the drug, which was first discovered in an Easter Island soil...

Reports have announced that the US life expectancy is stagnating and falling behind that of many other countries across the world as people try to discover the keys to a longer, healthier life. Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 26, 2012 A new report that was released by Rice University and the University of Colorado, at the same time as a new report on life expectancy supplement coral calcium, announces that the life expectancy in the United States was found to be stagnating and falling behind...

Milner invited to participate in World Economic Forum in Dubai; will also present video address to European Union health officials in July Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) June 26, 2012 Colin Milner, founder and CEO of the International Council on Active Aging® (ICAA) will take part in the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Summit of the Global Agenda , to be held November 12-14 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the WEF, the summit “is the world’s largest brainstorming meeting, aimed...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” Emerson advocated for experimentation throughout life. In particular, there is one experimental study that should be observed as it relates to life expectancy. Researchers from Rice University and the University of Colorado, Boulder recently discovered that, even though the U.S. has progressed in the number of people who live with a longer lifespan, it...

Has your memory failed you today, such as struggling to recall a word that's "on the tip of your tongue?" If so, you're not alone. New University of Michigan research indicates that "tip-of-the-tongue" errors happen often to adults ages 65-92. In a study of 105 healthy, highly-educated older adults, 61 percent reported this memory mishap. The study's participants completed a checklist of the memory errors made in the last 24 hours, as well as several other tests. About half of them...

KC Craichy, Author of The Super Health Diet and Founder & CEO of Living Fuel, Applauds The Work of Dr. Luigi Fontana and His Research Team Orlando, FL (PRWEB) June 15, 2012 Luigi Fontana, MD, PhD and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been studying the effects of caloric restriction on aging and longevity for many years. In an article published recently in the journal Aging Cell, Dr. Fontana reported that the team’s study evaluated heart rate...

Aging Matters President Dr. Jane Mahakian joins Silverado for an interactive presentation on the process of aging. Redondo Beach, CA (PRWEB) June 14, 2012 Alzheimer’s, dementia and other memory-impairing diseases are on the rise in America but, for many, the signs and symptoms of abnormal memory loss are hard to distinguish from those of ‘normal aging.’ To shed light on what is considered normal aging and what is not, Silverado Senior Living has partnered with Dr. Jane Mahakian for...

Gov. Corbett Proclaims June 15 as Elder Abuse Awareness Day in Pennsylvania HARRISBURG, Pa., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To mark the June 15 observance of Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the Pennsylvania Department of Aging is reminding the public of the many forms that abuse can take and the ways in which concerned residents can report suspected abuse and neglect. "Elder abuse is a growing problem throughout the state, country and world," said Secretary of Aging Brian...

IRVINE, Calif., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Elder abuse awareness advocates from the University of California, Irvine will launch a national campaign highlighting the crisis of abuse, neglect and exploitation June 14 at a special White House event. Ageless Alliance: United Against Elder Abuse is a social justice movement connecting all generations to identify, prevent and eliminate abuse and neglect of the most vulnerable adults in society, said Mary Twomey,...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com With food items like cheese and wine, it’s thought that a longer time of preparation will give it a better taste. This idea of age affecting quality was highlighted in a new study by Northwestern University scientists. A recent study by researchers at Northwestern University found that people whose fathers and grandfathers waited until they were older to have children tended to have a higher amount of resources for the body to repair cells and tissues....