Gerontology
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Fasting Plus Chemo May Help in Cancer Fight: Study
… chemotherapy was either more or much more effective than chemo alone," senior study author Valter Longo, a professor of gerontology and biological sciences at the University of Southern California, said in a university news release. Researchers said that …
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Dementia May Lead to Avoidable Hospitalizations
… significantly higher for those with dementia," said the study's lead author, Dr. Elizabeth Phelan, an associate professor in gerontology and geriatric medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and an affiliate investigator at the Group Health …
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Most Weight Regained by Older Women Is Fat, Study Finds
… researchers found a change in body composition. "A third of the weight lost was muscle," said Dr. Barbara Nicklas, a gerontologist at the J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging and Rehabilitation at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N …
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Higher Hospital Admissions Equal Higher Readmissions: Study
… endorsed by Sherman and Dr. Cynthia Boyd, an associate professor of medicine in the division of geriatric medicine and gerontology at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health in Baltimore. "Incentives aren't [currently] aligned," Sherman …
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Don't Blame Memory for Trouble Switching Tasks
… psychology professor Susan Kemper, a senior scientist at the Gerontology Center at the university's Life Span Institute, said in ..... study findings were published recently in both the Journal of Gerontology : Psychological Sciences and Psychology and Aging . Language …
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Certain Antidepressants Linked to Falls in Nursing Homes
… antidepressants could help prevent falls, the researchers said. In conducting the study, recently published online in the Journal of Gerontology : Medical Sciences , researchers examined information on 1,181 nursing home residents who had fallen. Specifically, they …
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Driving Skills Do Ebb With Age: Study
… tests. "The results fit well with about 30 years of previous research," said Harvey L. Sterns, a research professor of gerontology at Northeastern Ohio Medical University. Driving ability, in general, declines with age, he said. But Sterns cautioned …
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Emotional Abuse in Childhood May Disrupt Sleep Decades Later
… swearing, silent treatment, intimidation, or threats of violence or physical abuse. The study, published in the Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological and Social Sciences , pointed out that emotional abuse during childhood also took a toll on adult …
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Drug Memantine Ineffective for Mild Alzheimer's, Study Finds
… lack of evidence that it works," said lead researcher Dr. Lon S. Schneider, a professor of psychiatry, neurology and gerontology at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. Memantine is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration …
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Nearly 20% of Lung Cancer Patients Keep Smoking
… the oncology setting, said Weaver. Janine Cataldo, an assistant professor and researcher in physiological nursing and gerontology at the University of California San Francisco, is developing tools that measure the quality of life and impact of social …
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