Stomach-reduction surgery is excellent treatment for severe diabetes, but doctors at Duke University Medical Center caution that it is not a magic bullet. Their research, presented today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, shows weight loss is a major reason why severely obese type 2 diabetics experience disease improvement or remission following [...]
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that the unfolded protein response, which is an adaptive response to stress induced by sleep deprivation, is impaired in the brains of old mice. The findings suggest that inadequate sleep in the elderly, who normally experience sleep disturbances, could exacerbate an already-impaired protective response [...]
A new assistive technology developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology could help individuals with severe disabilities lead more independent lives, particularly of the elderly that can’t operate wheelchairs, now they can operate their wheelchairs with tongue. The novel system allows individuals with disabilities to operate a computer, control a powered wheelchair and [...]
Using sucrose to reduce pain in newborns undergoing painful procedures should be limited to babies having blood taken (venipuncture) for the newborn screening test but not for intramuscular injections, write Dr. Anna Taddio and co-authors. In this double-blind, randomized controlled trial of 240 newborns at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital, researchers found that “sucrose reduced overall [...]
As more adults age into the high-risk period for cognitive impairment, clinicians need simple and reliable methods to identify where they may have problems in everyday life that reveal underlying changes in the brain. A new, carefully validated questionnaire called Everyday Cognition (ECog), when filled out by someone who knows an older adult well, can [...]
Diabetes strikes harder at those who were poor as children, according to a new study that spans more than three decades. Participants who were disadvantaged in youth were more likely to develop diabetes than better-off peers were during the 34-year study timeframe. “Our study, among others, shows a strong, persistent effect of childhood socioeconomic position [...]
Want to slow the signs of aging and live longer? New Saint Louis University research suggests cutting back on calories could be a promising strategy. Calorie restriction has long been shown to slow the aging process in rats and mice. While scientists do not know how calorie restriction affects the aging process in rodents, one [...]
