Aging

Numerous studies have shown the the benefits of coffee. Science studies go back and forth on foods so use some judgment but generally today it is considered one of the best sources of the antioxidants that protect us against pesky free radicals that can cause premature aging and certain diseases. Coffee has an antioxidant capacity which is ten times higher than other drinks(1) known for their antioxidant properties, such as tea or red wine. But if you truly want to optimize your coffee intake (you know, for your health) Torrefacto-roasted coffee has higher antioxidant properties than other…

DROITWICH, England, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- - Jaeger modernises Terminal Server infrastructure - improves performance at a lower cost while empowering users with secure application access from its Wyse thin clients Ericom has confirmed that leading British fashion house Jaeger has replaced its aging Citrix infrastructure with Ericom's PowerTerm WebConnect gaining the double benefit of improved performance at a lower cost. For the same investment as updating their existing Citrix licenses, Jaeger was able to completely refresh its Terminal Server infrastructure with 64-bit servers and…

Taking the supplement ginkgo biloba had no clear-cut benefit on the risk of developing memory problems, according to a study published in Neurology®. The three-year study involved 118 people age 85 and older with no memory problems. Half of the participants took ginkgo biloba extract three times a day and half took a placebo. During the study, 21 people developed mild memory problems, or questionable dementia: 14 of those took the placebo and seven took the ginkgo extract. Although there was a trend favoring ginkgo, the difference between those who took gingko versus the placebo was not…

In people affected by acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome it may often be observed a rise of cutaneous emergencies, whose impact spans from 25% in asyntomatic subjects to 100% in the case of very evident AIDS. The frequency and the atypic nature of these emergencies gives a highlighted role to the dermatologist, characterizing the early diagnosis of cutaneous pathologies as the qualifying moment in the analysis of AIDS affected patient. As the starting moment in the HIV-positive subject examination, search for injuries referable to Kaposi's sarcoma, especially at the mucous level (pharinx…

University of Michigan scientists and their colleagues at the National Institute on Aging have produced the largest and most detailed worldwide study of human genetic variation, a treasure trove offering new insights into early migrations out of Africa and across the globe. Like astronomers who build ever-larger telescopes to peer deeper into space, population geneticists like Noah Rosenberg are using the latest genetic tools to probe DNA molecules in unprecedented detail, uncovering new clues to humanity's origins. The latest study characterizes more than 500,000 DNA markers in the human…

DALLAS, February 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced an agreement to acquire sds business services GmbH, a Germany-based provider of data center, infrastructure services, and application-related solutions from Waterland Private Equity Investments (Waterland). The acquisition is expected to close in March 2008 following regulatory approval. ACS will pay approximately US$67 million (euro 46 million), including the assumption of liabilities, to purchase sds. The transaction will be funded with a combination of existing cash on hand and borrowings…

A healthy lifestyle during the early elderly years—including weight management, exercising regularly and not smoking—may be associated with a greater probability of living to age 90 in men, as well as good health and physical function, according to a report in the February 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. A second article in the same issue finds that although some individuals survive to 100 years or beyond by avoiding chronic diseases, other centenarians live with such conditions for many years without becoming disabled. Studies of twins have found…

German physician Otto Werner (1879-1936) described the clinical picture of this syndrome in 1904, in four sisters, defining the skin thin, tight, scleroderma-like, that mimics premature aging, with bilateral cataracts associated. Also known by the term "Progeria" - 'prematurely old' Greek derivation, due to the fact that usually presents wrinkling and aging of face. Progeria occurs in two forms: Progeria of childhood, described by Jonathan Hutchinson (1886) and Hastings Gilford (1897), diagnosed in the first or second year of life and Progeria adultorum commonly indicated as Werner Syndrome.…

Jonathan Hutchinson (1828-1913) described “A case of congenital absence of hair with atrophic condition of the skin and its appendages”. Lancet, London, 1: 923, 1886. At the same time wrote “Congenital absence of hair and mammary glands with atrophic condition of the skin and its appendages in a boy whose mother had been almost wholly bald from alopecia areata from the age of six”. Transactions of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh, 69: 473-477, 1886. Subsequently Hastings Gilford (1861-1941) wrote “On a condition of mixed premature and immature development”. Medico-Chirurgical…

YOQNEAM, Israel and SAN RAMON, California, February 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Benjamin Ascher, a French plastic urgeon, will report at the 19th annual International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) meeting in Melbourne, Australia that UltraShape non-invasive "non-thermal" selective focused ultrasound technology works for fat reduction and body contouring. Ascher of the Clinique of Aesthetic Surgery IENA in Paris, France, and Course Director the IMCAS Congresses (International Master Course on Aging Skin and Aesthetic Surgery), will present his two most recent clinical trials. The…