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The saying “You’re only as old as you feel” really seems to resonate with older adults, according to research from Purdue University.
“How old you are matters, but beyond that it’s your interpretation that has far-reaching implications for the process of aging,” said Markus H.
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Comments OffResearchers Fishing for Cancer Cure Discover Active DHA Derivatives
ScienceDaily (Mar. 2, 2010) — The next treatment for cancer might come from fish says a new research report published in the March 2010 print edition of the FASEB Journal.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: 3 Fatty Acids, Byproducts, Cancer Cells, Cancer Cure, Cancer Drugs, Cancer Research Unit, Childhood Cancer Research, Co Author, Deeper Understanding, Dha, Faseb Journal, Gerald Weissmann, Karolinska Institutet, Neuroblastoma Cells, Omega 3 Fatty Acid, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Prostate Cancers, Report Scientists, Stockholm Sweden, Toxic Derivatives Comments OffTaking both calcium and vitamin D supplements on a daily basis reduces the risk of bone fractures, regardless of whether a person is young or old, male or female, or has had fractures in the past, a large study of nearly 70,000 patients from throughout the United States and Europe has found.
The study included data published in 2006 from clinical trials conducted at UC Davis in Sacramento as part of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI).
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Bone Fractures, Bone Health, British Medical Journal, Calcium Supplements, Causes Of Death, Clinical Trial Results, Co Author, Copenhagen University, Daily Basis, Health Initiative, Hip Fractures, Internal Medicine, John Robbins, Journal Article, Poor Quality, Postmenopausal Women, Secondary Objective, Uc Davis, University In Denmark, Vitamin D Comments OffScientists discover influenza’s Achilles heel: Antioxidants
New research in the FASEB Journal opens the door for new drugs that could prevent severe flu-related lung damage
As the nation copes with a shortage of vaccines for H1N1 influenza, a team of Alabama researchers have raised hopes that they have found an Achilles’ heel for all strains of the flu—antioxidants.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Achilles Heel, Antioxidants, Co Author, Damages, Faseb Journal, Fasebj, Flu, Flu Virus, Gerald Weissmann, Influenza, Lungs, New Drugs, Outbreak, Preventing The Flu, Red Wine, Strains, Thanksgiving, Vaccines, Wine Health, Wreaking Havoc Comments OffNew research in the FASEB Journal suggests that vitamin A has essential functions in the regulation of energy production in all cells of the body
If a little vitamin A is good, more must be better, right?
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