Biomarkers and Aging in the News

• 'Wrong bras' can damage breasts
Women who wear the wrong kind of bra could be damaging their breasts, researchers warn.
24 Jul 2008 at 6:15pm

• Middle-aged 'fitter' than young
Middle-aged men and women in England are more likely to play sport than younger people, research suggests.
24 Jul 2008 at 5:57am

• US cancer boss in mobiles warning
The director of a top US cancer research institute warns thousands of staff of possible risks from mobile phone use.
24 Jul 2008 at 11:56am

• Gene may help ID statin side effect risk
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23 Jul 2008 at 5:24pm

• Bullies, victims more likely to consider suicide
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Victims of bullying -- and the bullies themselves - are at increased risk of suicidal thinking and are also more likely to attempt suicide than their peers who aren't involved in bullying, according to a systematic review of 37 studies conducted in 16 different countries.

24 Jul 2008 at 2:20pm

• Vital Signs: Risks: High PCB Levels, Fewer Births of Boys
Women exposed to high levels of polychlorinated biphenyl are significantly less likely to give birth to boys, according to a new study.

22 Jul 2008 at 2:29am

• Cancer institute warns of cellphone risks
The head of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff: Limit cellphone ...

23 Jul 2008 at 8:32pm

• Cancer Docs Warn Staff Of Cell Phone Risks
The director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and UPMC Cancer Centers plans to warn about 3,000 faculty and staff about the possible health risks associated with cell phone use.
24 Jul 2008 at 11:00am

• Heart Imaging Tool Under The Microscope
There is not enough evidence to prove that computed tomography angioplasty is a safe and effective screening tool for coronary artery disease in low-risk people, new research shows.
22 Jul 2008 at 4:00pm

• Walking Helps Seniors Take Aging In Stride
A news study by researchers at the University of Georgia finds that older folks who kept up with a walking program for four months had "significant" health improvements over a group that didn't walk.
21 Jul 2008 at 12:30pm

• Cancer center director warns of cell phone risks

The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.

24 Jul 2008 at 5:21pm

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• In the U.S., a rise in medical efforts to treat the very old
Some doctors are hailing surgery for centenarians, but others say such procedures can be wasteful and barbaric.
24 Jul 2008 at 7:05pm

• Calm down or else
Unable to handle behavior disorders, many schools use forcible restraint. Is it abuse?
24 Jul 2008 at 7:05pm

• Ads can be good for your health
Social scientists have learned that there is power in tying certain behaviors to habitual cues through relentless advertising, and those cues can help public health campaigns in developing countries.
24 Jul 2008 at 7:05pm

• The Wormy Truth About Aging
Wear, tear, and DNA damage can age you. But aging may also be written into your genes, as it is in worms, scientists report.
23 Jul 2008 at 12:00am

• Family Poor Predictor of Breast Cancer
Family history is a much poorer predictor of early breast cancer risk than most women realize, say researchers whose latest study argues against using family history alone to determine a young woman's risk for the disease.
22 Jul 2008 at 12:00am

• Heart Imaging Tool Under the Microscope
There is not enough evidence to prove that computed tomography angioplasty is a safe and effective screening tool for coronary artery disease in low-risk people, new research shows.
21 Jul 2008 at 12:00am

• Older People May Need Less Sleep, Study Finds
Along with all the other changes that come with age, healthy older people also lose some capacity for sleep. When asked to stay in bed for 16 hours in the dark each day for several days, younger people get an average of 9 hours of shuteye compared to 7.5 for older people, the researchers report.
25 Jul 2008 at 4:00pm

• Freedom?s Just Another Word For Less Sexually Active Teens
Rigid parenting appears to be linked to increased sexual activity in older teens. More than two of every three American teens has sexual intercourse before age 19. Although it is difficult to confirm that controlling mothers and fathers cause kids to have more sex, the findings suggest it is wise to give children freedom.
25 Jul 2008 at 1:00pm

• Prevailing Theory Of Aging Challenged: Genetic Instructions Found To Drive Ag...
Age may not be rust after all. Specific genetic instructions drive aging in worms. This discovery contradicts the prevailing theory that aging is a buildup of tissue damage akin to rust, and implies science might eventually halt or even reverse the ravages of age.
25 Jul 2008 at 10:00am

• Populations Of Foreign-born Persons Living In US At Higher Risk Of TB Identified
The relative yield of finding and treating latent tuberculosis is particularly high among higher-risk groups of foreign-born persons living in the US, such as individuals from most countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
25 Jul 2008 at 1:00am

• Chinese Earthquake Provides Lessons For Future
The May 12 Sichuan earthquake in China was unexpectedly large. Analysis of the area, however, now shows that topographic characteristics of the highly mountainous area identified the mountain range as active and could have pointed to the earthquake hazard. Topographic analysis can help evaluate other, similar fault areas for seismic risk, according to geologists from Penn State and Arizona State University.
24 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm

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