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Entries from October 2008

Review in Cell Metabolism: Diet and Aging

October 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

In their recently published review article, Matthew Piper and Andrzej Bartke from University College London review dietary (calorie) restriction as studied in rodents, Drosophila and C. elegans and “discuss examples of diet/genotype interactions that show a more complex mechanistic view is required and that mild dietary modifications can dramatically change the interpretation of model organism [...]

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Cognitive Impairment – Patient Page from JAMA

October 8th, 2008 · No Comments

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) publishes Patient Pages to provide consumers with free, high quality medical information. A recent topic is Mild Cognitive Impairment. This article differentiates mild cognitive impairment with dementia, lists conditions associated with the condition, tells how it is diagnosed, and gives recommendations for prevention.
Other pages of interest:

Fitness for [...]

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