Posts Tagged ‘osteoarthritis’
Osteoarthritis Cure And Treatment Coming Closer To Reality
A cure for osteoarthritis, a painful degenerative joint disease — affecting mostly seniors, may be very near. Currently, 30 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis. Duke University researchers looked at three molecules, called microRNAs, shared by three animals with regenerative capabilities. They found them in human cartilage as well, with the highest amounts in the…
Read MoreDegenerative Disc Disease and Spinal Osteoarthritis are Already Present at Age 40
One Third of People Ages 40-59 had Degenerative Disc Disease and more than Half had Spinal Osteoarthritis A study published in the Spine Journal by the Hebrew Senior Life Institute for Aging Research and Boston Medical Center reveals that a third of people ages 40-59 were found to have moderate to severe imaging evidence of…
Read MorePhysical Exercise can Delay Dementia by 9.5 Years
Women who Tested High for Cardiovascular Fitness in Middle Age Were able to Delay the Onset of Dementia by 9.5 Years A study published in the Neurology Journal, April 10, 2018 entitled “Midlife Cardiovascular Fitness and Dementia, A 44-year Longitudinal Population Study in Women” shows that physical exercise in women can delay the onset of…
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