Researchers at Harvard University’s Stem Cell Institute have
converted skin cells of patients with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
into neurons that are typically affected by the disease. This is the
first time researchers have been able to study the disease in human,
rather than animal, cells, and this ability enhances the possibilities
for earlier treatments for the disease.
Whether you get hot flashes from menopause, nervousness, embarrassment,
exercise, medication, or stress, or you just tend to sweat a lot, don’t
sweat it any more. A new product called Exert Smart Body Coolant® addresses all of that just by spraying it on your body once daily in the morning. Then, you’re good to go.
A new study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University’s
Feinberg School of Medicine indicates that sitting too much not only
leads to heart disease, but is a risk for disability among men and women
over 60, regardless of how much exercise they get at other times.
Feces Scale
I have a friend who tries to calm my food fears by reassuring me that something that doesn’t weigh a pound cannot make me gain a pound. Fine! But what about the bag of chocolate covered nuts (they’re filled with protein) I ate this morning? The one I forgot to weigh on my food scale? How much of that have I got sitting inside of me, threatening the needle of my bathroom scale? read more »
Never fear, you can achieve perfectly sculpted thighs, especially now
that the Omnidirectional Thigh Trainer exercises your thighs every which
way and then some….
I have mixed feelings about taking tests to see if I have the beginnings
of Alzheimer’s disease or some other age-related cognitive problem. The
thought scares me to death – like most of you, probably. But
rationally, I know it’s best to learn about it early if you have it.
This particular test, the Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam (SAGE),
was so readily available I couldn’t not take it, especially if I wanted to share it with you….
Most of us loved to spend time on the swings when we were kids, whether on the playground or in the backyard. It was a little piece of magic in our lives as we could pretend to fly. People in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, have had the chance to return to those joyous moments with the 21 Swings project. These swings are actually giant instruments and we tiny humans are the means to create the music by returning to out childhoods.
Many of us have a hard time getting out of bed in the morning, but that
may be more a reflection of our mental state than physical. For those
with conditions that physically limit their ability to get out
of bed without assistance, whether due to arthritic conditions, balance
issues, or injury, the new UpBed™ Ajustable Lift Bed can really make a big difference in their independence.
When the rock group, The Eagles first penned their iconic top-forty hit, "New Kid in Town,"
with lyrics that spoke to: "talk on the street. . . everybody’s
watching you," the year was 1976, predating the Internet by almost two
decades. While spot-on prescient as to what was to come, surely Don
Henley, Glenn Frey or Joe Walsh couldn’t have known the level of
surveillance that’s blanketed the world we NOW live in…
It’s not just the elderly that experience the loss of hearing. We
boomers spent a good deal of our youths blasting our auditory hair cells
to bits with the Rolling Stones et als. Hearing aids are not cheap and
may not even be suitable for everyone, having their own drawbacks, but
there are plenty of gadgets available that can help hard-of-hearing
folks in specific situations like watching TV, conversation, hearing
signals in your home or car, or talking on the phone, and they’re
helpful even if you do use hearing aids.
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