A widely-available anti-inflammatory prescription drug can reduce the risk of a common skin cancer in humans, according to a researcher at Stanford’s School of Medicine. Although oral administration of the drug, celecoxib, is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke in some people, it’s possible that topical application could have a safer, [...]

A new study in the January issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery(®), published by the Society for Vascular Surgery®, reveals robust epidemiological evidence that hereditary factors contribute to aneurysm formation in twins.

A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that erectile dysfunction was more common in older men with restless leg syndrome (RLS) than in those without RLS, and the magnitude of this association increased with a higher frequency of RLS symptoms.

The premiere issue of an aging-focused newsletter deals with two pressing societal concerns – the economic downturn and health care reform – from the perspective of older minority adults.
WHAT’S HOT is the newest publication from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the country’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging. Support for this [...]

The early stages of Alzheimer’s disease are thought to occur at the synapse, since synapse loss is associated with memory dysfunction. Evidence suggests that amyloid beta (A?) plays an important role in early synaptic failure, but little has been understood about A?’s effect on the plasticity of dendritic spines.