Latest Gerontology Stories

Today’s seniors and those of tomorrow want to live in their own homes as long as possible. Many, however, plan to live in homes that are not designed or furnished to meet the needs of aging bodies. Senior Care Corner has several do-it-yourself projects and tasks family members can do to make their elder loved ones’ homes safer and more comfortable as they’re aging in place. Greenville, SC (PRWEB) June 06, 2012 Today’s seniors and those of tomorrow want to live in their own homes...

SAN DIEGO, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Suneva Medical, a privately-held aesthetics company, has launched ReGenica Skincare, a three-product breakthrough anti-aging rejuvenation system, developed by the inventor of the key ingredient in TNS. ReGenica contains a highly potent, unique variety of proteins and growth factors in a serum-free solution. It is clinically proven to help reverse the signs of aging and aid in scarless wound healing. The product is available only through...

A new website from the Stuart law firm of Philip DeBerard, Injury Attorney, sheds light on nursing home abuse and neglect and the legal options available to elderly victims. Stuart, FL (PRWEB) June 02, 2012 The Florida nursing home neglect and abuse lawyers of Philip DeBerard, Injury Attorney, have launched a website to serve victims and their families. “Nursing home neglect and abuse is a particularly important issue in Florida because of our large elderly population,” said Stuart...

Women in their seventies who exercise and eat healthy amounts of fruits and vegetables have a longer life expectancy, according to research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Researchers at the University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins University studied 713 women aged 70 to 79 years who took part in the Women's Health and Aging Studies. This study was designed to evaluate the causes and course of physical disability in older women living in the community. "A...

NEW YORK, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A balanced and healthy diet is crucial to good health and overcoming stress. In his forthcoming book called entitled Stress Pandemic, lifestyle and stress expert Paul Huljich shares a simple and holistic approach to nutrition, paying added attention to the effects of what we eat on our neurochemistry. "Ensuring that we are supporting a healthy neurochemical balance is a vital and proactive step toward managing our stress," Mr. Hulijch...

Mouse lifespan extended up to 24 percent with a single treatment A number of studies have shown that it is possible to lengthen the average life of individuals of many species, including mammals, by acting on specific genes. To date, however, this has meant altering the animals' genes permanently from the embryonic stage – an approach impracticable in humans. Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), led by its director María Blasco, have proved that mouse...

HAYWARD, Calif., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Finding ways to end elder abuse is the theme of a free seminar sponsored by the Congress of California Seniors Region 3. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the St. Regis Retirement Center, 23950 Mission Blvd., in Hayward. "Our senior community is growing and elder abuse is on the rise," said Karen Anderson, Chairperson. "It is critical that we discuss, learn about and create solutions to identify...

Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have gained important new insights into how our sense of hearing works. Their findings promise new avenues for scientists to understand what goes wrong when people experience deafness. The team was led by Prof John Wood of UCL (University College London). Professor Wood explains: "As many people will already know, our ears are filled with tiny hair cells that move in response to the pressure of a sound...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Turning back the clock on aging! Could it be possible? Scientists say with the help of stem cells, we could be closer than we think. Scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the Ulm University Medicine in Germany bring new perspective to what has been a life science controversy – countering what used to be broad consensus that the aging of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) was locked in by nature and not reversible by therapeutic intervention....

Undertaking regular jogging increases the life expectancy of men by 6.2 years and women by 5.6 years, reveals the latest data from the Copenhagen City Heart study presented at the EuroPRevent2012 meeting. Reviewing the evidence of whether jogging is healthy or hazardous, Peter Schnohr told delegates that the study's most recent analysis (unpublished) shows that between one and two-and-a-half hours of jogging per week at a "slow or average" pace delivers optimum benefits for longevity. The...