Longevity - Page 136

November 20, 2014

US mortality rates dropped, biggest decline in young children

The risk of dying at any given age has dropped sharply over the last 75 years in the United States, with the most dramatic improvement seen among young children, according to a new government analysis of mortality rates

November 20, 2014

Gene mapping for everyone? Study says not so fast

Gene scans for everyone? Not so fast. New research suggests that for the average person, decoding your own DNA may not turn out to be a really useful crystal ball for future health

November 20, 2014

More evidence ties diabetes to Parkinson's risk

People with diabetes may have a heightened risk of developing Parkinson's disease, especially at a relatively young age

November 20, 2014

Telemonitoring not as effective in keeping older patients out of hospital

Older patients with heart, lung or kidney disease who were monitored with at-home electronic systems were just as likely to be sent to the emergency room or hospitalized as those who weren't monitored

November 20, 2014

9 percent of older adults have osteoporosis, CDC says

Nearly one in 10 older adults in the U.S. have osteoporosis, according to a new government report

November 20, 2014

FDA panel weighs HIV drug as preventative tool

A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel will decide this week whether to recommend for the first time that certain healthy but at-risk people take a drug to help prevent them from contracting the virus that causes AIDS

November 20, 2014

Clinical trial participation might help discover a cure for Parkinson’s

Clinical trials are central to Parkinson's disease (PD) treatment breakthroughs and, ultimately, a cure.

November 20, 2014

Clot drug aids stroke recovery, researchers say

Stroke victims are more likely to make a better recovery if they are given a new clot-busting drug, researchers said

November 20, 2014

Lundbeck says Alzheimer's drug effective in trial

Danish drugmaker Lundbeck said patients who took its Alzheimer's drug candidate Lu AE58054 in a phase 2 clinical trial achieved statistically significant improvement in cognitive performance when the compound was added to donepezil

November 20, 2014

FDA probes safety issues with metal hip implants

Metal hip replacements implanted in a half-million Americans appear to be failing earlier than expected, but it could be years before U.S. health regulators have a clear picture of the scope of the problem