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The rehospitalization of senior patients within 30 days of discharge from a skilled nursing facility (SNF) has risen dramatically in recent years, at an estimated annual cost of more than $17 billion...

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Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 13th 2011 (Fightaging.org)

Feedzilla: Aging News June 12th, 2011

FIGHT AGING! NEWSLETTER June 13th 2011 The Fight Aging! Newsletter is a weekly email containing news, opinions, and happenings for people interested in aging science and engineered longevity: making use of diet, lifestyle choices, technology, and proven medical advances to live healthy, longer lives. This newsletter is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. In short, this means that you are encouraged to republish and rewrite it in any way you see fit, the only requirements being that you provide attribution and a link to Fight Aging! ______________________________ CONTENT - Open Cures: a Protocol Outline for Protofection - A...

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Economist Warns Of Age Discrimination, Quality Loss In "Healthcare Reform" (Medical News Today)

Feedzilla: Aging News June 11th, 2011

The incentives that are an essential part of recently passed healthcare reform have been tried many times before, always with the same result, warns economist Yuri Maltsev, Ph.D., in the summer 2011 issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons...

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Heat Hits Elderly Harder; Extra Precautions Are Needed (Medical News Today)

Feedzilla: Aging News June 10th, 2011

The hot weather prompts many people to flock indoors and crank up the air conditioner. It is especially necessary during these times to not overlook one population - the elderly. Richard Allman, M.D., director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Aging, says there are age-related changes in body temperature control that put the elderly at risk when the temperatures rise...

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A Conversation with Aubrey de Grey on Aging and AI (Fightaging.org)

Feedzilla: Aging News June 9th, 2011

A good interview can be found at h+ Magazine, in which Aubrey de Grey and Ben Goertzel discuss a range of topics. Goertzel is an artificial intelligence researcher who strongly supports the goal of achieving radical life extension, so the interaction between the two fields is one of his interests: Ben: On a different note - I wonder how much do you think progress toward ending aging would be accelerated if we had an AGI system that was, let's say, roughly as generally intelligent as a great human scientist, but also had the capability to ingest the totality of biological...

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Thoughts on Aging, Timelines for Medical Development, and Patient Advocacy (Fightaging.org)

Feedzilla: Aging News June 7th, 2011

A long piece from Chronosphere covers a fair amount of ground, and holds up the AIDS patient advocacy of the 80s and 90s as a model of success that could be and should be emulated for longevity science advocacy: "[It is plausible that] maturation of the technologies required to extend lifespan indefinitely for most people now living who are aged 30 or older will not be developed with sufficient rapidity to prevent their being cryopreserved. ... [For example], mature, clinically available, and FDA-approved therapies to slow or halt brain cell loss are a decade, and likely closer to two decades,...

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Helping Seniors Stay Independent Is Satisfying Life's Work for New Georgia Acti-Kare Owners (newsblaze.com)

Feedzilla: Health - Senior News June 7th, 2011

What to do for a senior loved one just beginning to need a little extra help, but determined to remain in their own home? This can be a tough dilemma for family and close friends, especially for those living farther away or shouldering an already-...

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Forgetfulness About Paperwork, Medicines Might Herald Cognitive Decline (MedicineNet)

Feedzilla: Health - Senior News June 7th, 2011

Title: Forgetfulness About Paperwork, Medicines Might Herald Cognitive Decline Category: Health News Created: 6/6/2011 6:07:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 6/7/2011

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Molecular imaging for Alzheimer's disease may be available in hospitals within a year, studies suggest (Science Daily)

Feedzilla: Aging News June 6th, 2011

Researchers the world over are advancing positron emission tomography as an effective method of early detection for Alzheimer's disease, a currently incurable and deadly neurological disorder. Three studies are providing new insights into the development of Alzheimer's disease while opening the door to future clinical screening and treatments.

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Elderly may be more likely to die if they have subclinical hyperthyroidism (Science Daily)

Feedzilla: Aging News June 6th, 2011

A common hormone abnormality in older adults -- a mild form of overactive thyroid called subclinical hyperthyroidism -- is linked to a much higher risk of dying, a new study finds.

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Assisted Living Best Practices Revealed in 5-Star Ratings & Reviews (newsblaze.com)

Feedzilla: Health - Senior News June 6th, 2011

Searching for and selecting the right assisted living facility for aging loved ones can be both time-consuming and overwhelming. There are more than 36,000 assisted living communities nationwide, according to the Assisted Living Federation of ...

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Glancing at the Comparative Study of Aging (Fightaging.org)

Feedzilla: Aging News June 3rd, 2011

The BBC here looks briefly at the study of aging in varying animal species - it mangles the scientific details in the usual fashion, but covers much of the territory: "From the moment they are born into the dense jungle of Central Africa, the biological clock is ticking for baby bonobos. A recent study, published in the journal Science, revealed that all primates - from men to monkeys - roughly age in the same way, with a high risk of dying in infancy, a low risk of dying as juveniles and then an increasing risk of dying as they aged....

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Good News, and Bad, About Community Services (New York Times - The New Old Age)

Feedzilla: Aging News June 3rd, 2011

A new government report finds that local governments are barely maintaining community services for the elderly.

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