Aging

BASEL, Switzerland, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- - First Study to Show Diovan/HCT Improves Artery Elasticity in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease(1) - Diovan/HCT Demonstrated Superior Benefits on Artery Elasticity, a Strong Predictor of Increased Risk of Stroke and Heart Attack(2), Compared to Amlodipine - Diovan/HCT Lowered Albumin excretion rate, a key marker of kidney disease, by 35% compared to a rise of 24% with amlodipine(1) - Diovan is the world's number one branded high blood pressure medicine3 A study published in the latest issue of Hypertension…

A black iceberg & melting snow http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=impure-as-the-driven-snow Up to 90 percent of the centennial Arctic thaw appears to be due to soot, with the Arctic ice loss constituting nearly 19 PERCENT of ALL global warming since the 19th Century (Zender, Hansen, Ramanathan). Woods Hole published photos of ice lakes in Greenland and I could see that the snow & ice were as dirty as the shoveled mounds of snow in NYC after a good snow. http://a.abcnews.com/images/Technology/ht_greenland3_080417_ssh.jpg http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/…

When people hear about elder abuse in nursing homes, they usually think of staff members victimizing residents. However, research by Cornell University faculty members suggests that a more prevalent and serious problem may be aggression and violence that occurs between residents themselves. Although such aggression can have serious consequences for both aggressors and victims, the issue has received little attention from researchers, and few proven solutions exist to prevent resident altercations, says Karl Pillemer, director of the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging at the…

Researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden say golf is good for your health. People of the same sex, age and socioeconomic status who golf can expect a 5 year increase in life expectancy compared to those who do not, they say. And great golfers live even longer, so work on your handicap. Why so? People who are good at something tend to enjoy it and do it more and also practiced more to attain their skill, so they end up with better health. The study does not rule out that other factors than the actual playing, such as a generally healthy lifestyle, are also behind the lower death rate…

Dozens of studies show collagen repair is possible and demonstrate why three types of available skin treatments, topical retinoic acid, carbon dioxide laser resurfacing and injections of cross-linked hyaluronic acid, are effective. University of Michigan scientists draw on dozens of studies since the early 1990s to explain why these treatments all improve the skin’s appearance – and its ability to resist bruises and tears – by stimulating new collagen. Collagen is a key supporting substance, plentiful in young skin, that’s produced in the sub-surface layer of skin known as the dermis. The…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC), the press conference entitled "New Perspectives in Atrial Fibrillation Management" chaired by John Camm, Professor of Clinical Cardiology, St George's University of London, highlighted the importance of the newly announced ATHENA clinical trial results, as the way forward in the future management of Atrial fibrillation, the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/sanofiaventis/33333/ "ATHENA is truly a landmark trial…

NEW YORK, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- - Empowering Next Generation Smart Grid - Bayard Group Pty Ltd. today announced it is creating the new leader in energy management by uniting its family of green technology companies under one global brand, Landis+Gyr, a name synonymous with technological innovation in energy measurement for more than a century. The new Landis+Gyr -- with over 5,000 employees and operations in 30 countries across five continents -- reinforces the Company's commitment to provide utilities with end-to-end, advanced metering solutions that are empowering the next generation of…

Researchers at the University of Illinois report this week that a plant compound found in abundance in celery and green peppers can disrupt a key component of the inflammatory response in the brain. The findings have implications for research on aging and diseases such as Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis. Inflammation can be a blessing or a blight. It is a critical part of the body’s immune response that in normal circumstances reduces injury and promotes healing. When it goes awry, however, the inflammatory response can lead to serious physical and mental problems. Inflammation plays a…

NAPA, California, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- - Agreement in Principle Reached to Terminate Marketing Agreement with Triax Aesthetics, LLC for Pyratine-6(TM) on Most Favorable Terms Senetek PLC (OTC Bulletin Board: SNKTY), a Life Sciences company engaged in the development of technologies that target the science of healthy aging, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and an agreement in principle to terminate its marketing agreement with Triax Aesthetics, LLC ("Triax") for Pyratine-6(TM) on most favorable terms. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 was US$…

PARIS, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that findings from the landmark ATHENA study showed that Multaq(R) (dronedarone), a potential therapy for the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, decreased the risk of cardiovascular hospitalisations or death from any cause by a statistically significant 24% (p=0.00000002), meeting the study's primary endpoint. The ATHENA results will be presented at the late breaking clinical trial session of Heart Rhythm 2008, the Heart Rhythm Society's 29th Annual Scientific Sessions in…