Coronary artery disease, hypertension, congestive heart failure, type 2 diabetes mellitus,
osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and cognitive disorders become more prevalent as people age …

Aging is an essential aspect of the life of all organisms including humans. The populations of
developed countries have a higher chance of prolonged life span than their grandparents …

The Bush Administration has proposed an increase of 13.4% in funding to the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) to a total of $23.112 billion in Fiscal Year 2002, which was also …

Healthy older individuals can take several measures to preserve and improve their health.
Even if past nutritional and lifestyle practices were not optimal, much can be done to reduce …

The United Nations World Assembly on Aging has made advancing health and well-being
into old age a worldwide call for action. And this text at hand shows us what researchers …

The purpose of this article is to describe the Longevity Study: Learning From Our Elders, a
research program on healthy aging that began in 2007 at the Center for Healthy Aging at …

Imagine an intervention, such as a pill, that could significantly reduce your risk of cancer.
Imagine an intervention that could reduce your risk of stroke, or dementia, or arthritis. Now …

The primary objective of the Iowa Centenarian Study is to further our understanding of
determinants of exceptional longevity above and beyond health outcomes, particularly in …