News articles tagged with 'atrophy'
Pivotal discoveries in age-related macular degeneration
— 7 Feb 2011 15:19 | HealthA team of researchers, led by University of Kentucky ophthalmologist Dr Jayakrishna Ambati, has discovered a molecular mechanism implicated in geographic atrophy, the major cause of…
Moderate aerobic exercise in older adults shown to improve memory
— 1 Feb 2011 20:27 | HealthA new study shows that one year of moderate physical exercise can increase the size of the brain's hippocampus in older adults, leading to an improvement in spatial memory…
New biological find gives consequences for doping offence
— 19 Aug 2010 16:23 | HealthExercise induces the incorporation of nuclei in muscle fibres that may help the fibres regain size upon retraining after a period of atrophy brought on by muscle disuse, according to…
Brain atrophy responsible for depression in people battling multiple sclerosis
— 2 Jul 2010 11:50 | HealthAdding to all that ails people managing their multiple sclerosis is depression - for which MS sufferers have a lifetime risk as high as 50 percent…
Scientists find new, inexpensive way to predict Alzheimer's disease
— 6 Apr 2010 10:18 | HealthYour brain's capacity for information is a reliable predictor of Alzheimer's disease and can be cheaply and easily tested, according to scientists…
Muscle loss finding may one day save physiques
— 13 Feb 2010 19:58 | HealthHey guys, remember the muscle shirts we wore in our teens and 20s? After the age of 40 that meagre part of our wardrobes usually is obsolete. Yes, at the big 4-0 we begin to lose muscle,…
UCLA researchers image earliest signs of Alzheimer's, before symptoms appear
— 29 Jan 2010 17:01 | HealthEstimates are that some 10 percent of people over the age of 65 will develop Alzheimer's disease, the scourge that robs people of their memories and, ultimately, their lives…
New finding may help baby boomers get buff
— 5 Jan 2010 12:19 | HealthIf you're an ageing baby boomer hoping for a buffer physique, there's hope. A team of American scientists from Texas and Michigan have made a significant discovery about the cause of…
To keep muscles strong, the 'garbage' has to go
— 2 Dec 2009 08:14 | HealthIn order to maintain muscle strength with age, cells must rid themselves of the garbage that accumulates in them over time, just as it does in any household, according to a new study…
Mutation responsible for cystic fibrosis also involved in muscle atrophy
— 31 Jul 2009 08:00 | HealthPatients with cystic fibrosis (CF) usually experience significant muscle loss, a symptom traditionally considered to be a secondary complication of the devastating genetic disease.…