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TINGLEV, Denmark, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Maersk Container Industry has joined the United Nations' SAVE FOOD Initiative to help make international food logistics more efficient. "Food should not be wasted, but too often it is, and we believe our technologies can help improve the food logistics chain," says Peter K. Nymand, CEO of Maersk Container Industry, MCI. Robert van Otterdijk, team leader in SAVE FOOD, says: "Using appropriate refrigeration technology...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Memories - we spend our whole lives making them, but imagine your brain being wiped of all your precious moments. For 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer's, memory loss is a part of life. Researchers now link the condition to your walking pattern. Problems walking, including slow gait and a short stride, are associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline. Researchers measured the stride length, cadence and velocity of more than 1,341 participants...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) causes slight difficulty in the areas of memory and thinking skills. Individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are at a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease, and according to new research even death. According to the Alzheimer's Association, long-term studies suggest that 10 to 20 percent of people aged 65 and older may have MCI. Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In April 2011, the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Alzheimer's Association published new criteria and guidelines for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. These guidelines separate the progression of Alzheimer's into three phases: (1) pre-clinical (or pre-symptomatic) Alzheimer's disease, (2) mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer's disease, and (3) Alzheimer's disease dementia. Phases (1)...

Findings from the Einstein Aging Study Presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference This Week BRONX, N.Y., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center have found that people with a form of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease, have twice the risk of dying compared with cognitively normal people. Those with dementia have...

Evidence Supports Benefits of Physician Attention and Social Engagement VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two studies presented today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference® 2012 (AAIC® 2012) in Vancouver provide evidence of connections between mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and negative health outcomes - increased isolation and death. These studies suggest that MCI, which is too often thought of as "only a little memory...

Resistance Training Emerging as Particularly Valuable for Older Adults VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four studies reported today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference® 2012 (AAIC® 2012) describe the ability of targeted exercise training to promote improved mental functioning and reduced risk for cognitive impairment and dementia in cognitively healthy older adults and those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tetra Discovery Partners LLC, a leader in the design of new treatments for major neurological conditions based on PDE4 modulation in the brain, today announced it has been awarded a five-year cooperative agreement by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award will support Tetra's efforts to develop a new drug to treat mild cognitive impairment, which is typically associated with aging and often precedes and accompanies...

Those cups of coffee that you drink every day to keep alert appear to have an extra perk – especially if you're an older adult. A recent study monitoring the memory and thinking processes of people older than 65 found that all those with higher blood caffeine levels avoided the onset of Alzheimer's disease in the two-to-four years of study follow-up. Moreover, coffee appeared to be the major or only source of caffeine for these individuals. Researchers from the University of South...

TINGLEV, Denmark, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Milestone reefer rolls off Maersk production line after almost exponential sales growth. Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has produced its Star Cool refrigeration container number 100,000, reflecting unabated demand for frozen and chilled foods and an acute need for energy savings in global transportation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120531/537201 ) Star Cool number 50,000 came off the...