Source: Kronos Longevity Research Institute website (www.KronosInstitute.org) Sep 9, 2010

Longevity E-Kronicle The Longevity E-Kronicle, KLRI's quarterly e-newsletter, is a compilation of the most recent research findings in longevity, hormones, nutrition, diabetes, exercise, and other relevant research on age-related diseases. Each issue contains a shortened version of the full abstract and links to the full article. Click on the links below to view past issues of our e-newsletter. Volume 3-2009 Click here for Word version Click here for HTML version Headlines Family Testing of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Does Not Mean Family Member May Have CHD High Blood Pressure Creates Greater Risk of Cognition in Men and Women 65 to 74 Years of Age Men with Low to Normal Testosterone Levels Have Increased Risk of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Six Out of 10 Deaths From Cardiovascular Disease Can be Prevented Vitamin D, Calcium and Physical Activity are Critical for Double-Diseased Burdened Individuals Popular Choices Mandates To Make Food Content Healthier Calorie Restriction Increases Overall Physical Activity Fish Oil May Alter the Immune Response to Influenza Infection High-dose Oral Vitamin D3 Supplementation in the Elderly Rapidly and Safely Increases 250 Hydroxyvitamin D Level Telomere Length-An Informative Biomarker of Healthy Aging Women Are Biologically Stronger Than Men Type 2 Diabetes and Other Cardiovascular Disease Risk Were Not Increased Due to Menopause Frequency of Serious Complications in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Decrease Due to Treatment Potential Interventions in Type 2 Diabetes for Significant Public Health Impact Lifestyle Intervention May Be Cost-Effective for Diabetes Patients Higher Noncalcified Plaque in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes vs. Type 1 Diabetes Reduction of Blood Glucose and Insulin are Independent to Anti-Inflammatory Effect in Type 2 Diabetes Short-term Aerobics Positively Impacts Arterial Thickness Caused by Type 2 Diabetes and/or Hypertension Adult Offspring of Women with Diet-Treated Type 1 Diabetes are at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome Tai Chi Improves Motor Ability in the Elderly A 30-day Period of Interruption of Physical Activity Did Not Alter the Values of Physical Capacity of Active Women Swim Training in Mice Retarded the Development of Ehrlich Tumors Exercise in a Warm Environment Mitigates the Post-Exercise Fall in Cardiac Output A Year Long Exercise Intervention Decreases C-Reactive Protein Among Obese Post Menopausal Women The Expenditure of Physical Activity Energy Increased During Extended Exercise Effects of Lean and Fat Mass on Bone Mineral Density and Arterial Stiffness in Elderly Men Gabapentin Appears to be Favorable For Hot Flushes Testosterone Enhances Cognition Effect in Rats Postmenopausal Women With No Bleeding Do Not Require Automatic Testing Lower Dosages and Non-Oral Routes Used For HT Since 2002 Low Risk Postmenopausal Diabetic Women Should Be Offered Appropriate Hormone Therapy Salivary Testing Does Not Reduce the Same Results As Serum in Post Menopausal Women Low Dose Conjugated Estrogens Cream Used Daily or Twice a Week Relieves Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women Synthetic Conjugated Estrogens Vaginal Cream Effects in Treating Vaginal Atrophy Age and Depression Have an Effect on Cognitive Function Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction in Men Screened for Prostate Cancer 90% of Women over 60 and Men over 50 May Need Statin Treatment Heightening Level of Lipid Peroxidation and High Level of Copper Could Increase Cardiovascular Risk Volume 2-2009 Click here for Word version Click here for HTML version Headlines Older Adults Have the Highest Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome HDL Increases In American Women But Not In Chinese Women Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference May Be a Mischaracterization for Patterns of Abs Fat Underweight Older Adults May Be Susceptible to Cardiac Events Post Op After Hip Fracture Failure to Recognize the Immune System's Role in Chronic Heart Failure Abdominal Fats Is Not Impacted By Menopause Dried Plums May Restore Bone Mineral Density Vitamin D Recommendations Too Low To Address Vitamin D Insufficiencies Men And Women Needs And Wants Differ During Home Health Care Services The Aging Population--Is There A Role For Endocrine Interventions? Oxidative And Nitrosative Are Associative Factors Of Neurodegenerative Diseases Long-term Endurance Positively Effective In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Peak Exercise Oxygen Consumption and Heart Failure Survival Score Predict Survival in Heart Failure Patients Volume Of Exercise And Fitness Nonresponse In Sedentary, Postmenopausal Women Unusual Pedometers Worked Better For Step Count Physical Activity, Menopause, And Quality of Life: The Role of Affect and Self-Worth Across Time Fracture Risk Increases After Diagnosis of Breast or Other Cancers In Postmenopausal Women: Results From the Women's Health Initiative Lactate Accumulation During Exercise And Increased Fatigued Resistance Caused By Aging Topical Estrogen Therapy Relieves Vaginal Atrophy Symptoms Decline in Hormone Use Over 17 Years Using A Balance Strategy Training Program Low Testosterone And Anaemia In Men with Type 2 Diabetes Androgen Deprivation Therapy Growth Hormone Deficient Adults Estrogen and Glucose Intolerance Psychological Symptoms in Surgically Induced Menopausal Women Hot Flashes Impacts Women's Quality of Life Sexual Experience and Estrogen Nonhormonal Therapies Used For Menopausal Symptoms Some Herbal Formulas Did Not Impact Menopausal Symptoms Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer Did Not Increase Older Women's Chance of Getting Dementia Study Suggests Caution When Diagnosing Metabolic Syndrome The Value of Family History As A Risk Indicator For Venous Thrombosis Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity Potential Predictors of Depressive Symptoms Hysterectomy Is More Likely To Be Performed In Heavier Women Moderate Alcoholic Beverage Consumption Had Minimal Impact on Insulin Sensitivity Telomerase Insufficiency In Rheumatoid Arthritis Volume 1-2009 Click here for Word version Click here for HTML version Headlines Chronic Inflammation is a Major Risk of Aging Telomere Shortening May Be Caused by Oxidative Stress Decreased Heart Rate in Mammals Reduced Risk of Deaths The Effectiveness of Beta-Blockers was Similar to Survival Rate Elevated BMI Linked to Heart Failure Exercise Increase GH Secretion Whether Continuous or Intermittent Anxiety Reduced by Physical Activities in Older Adults Growth Hormones-Differences in Stress Resilience Is Taller Healthier? Changes That Contribute to Age-Related Muscle Dysfunction Some Dosages of Vitamin C and Vitamin E Are Not Sufficient to Decrease LDL Level Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Long-term Low Dose Aspirin Does Not Prevent Development of Clinical Type 2 Diabetes Raisins and Walking May Reduce LDL Green Tea Polyphenols Affects the Total HDL Cholesterol Mediterranean Diet and Nuts - A Useful Tool for Metabolic Syndrome Omega-3 May Affect Weight and Appetite in Alzheimer's Patients Estrogen Effect on IGF-I is Subject to Method of Administration Women's Well-Being Is Not Always Affected By Menopausal Transition and Postmenopause Higher Levels of Endogenous Sex Hormones Preserve Brain Function in Older Men Primary and Secondary Hand Smoke May Cause Early Onset of Menopause The Effects of Various Aspects of Smoking and Menopause Endogenous Estradiol Level Effects on Bone Mineral Density May Be More Effective in Older Women The Relationship Between Life-space and Cognitive Function Omega-3 May Delay Cognitive Decline Is There a Benefit of Cholesterol Lowering in Cognitive Function? Caloric Restriction May Be Beneficial In Bone Mass and Bone Quality Omega-3 and Caloric Restriction May Prevent Age-Dependent Loss of LDLr Membrane Sample Recruitment Methods Can Seriously Affect the Outcome of Studies in Older Adults Improved Communication Needed Between Primary Care Physicians and Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients Volume 3 - 2008 Click here for Word version Click here for HTML version Headlines Multiple Food Groups Influence Diabetes High Intake of Vitamin C is Associated with Lower Bone Loss Dark Chocolate and C-Reaction Protein Calorie Restriction Minimizes Activation of Insulin Signals Resveratrol-containing Nutraceutical Mixture Mimics Gene Expression of Caloric Restriction Subclinical Atherosclerosis Evaluated Effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy and Coffee Transdermal Estradiol May Reduce Oxidative Stress In Postmenopausal Women Effects of Physical Exercises and Estrogen Therapy on Health-Related Quality of Life Older Men with Low Serum Estradiol Have an Increased Risk of Fractures Risk Factors For the Onset of Menopausal Symptoms The Hot Flush Beliefs Scale Bone Mineral Density at Menopause Does not Predict Breast Cancer Incidence Bone Turnover Marker Profile in Relation to the Menstrual Cycle of Premenopausal Healthy Women Identifying Meaningful Differences in Vasomotor Symptoms Among Menopausal Women Type 2 Diabetes and Glycemic Control in African Americans The Relationship of Reduced Nerve Function and Diabetes with Physical Performance The Decline in Early Mortality in Men and Women with Type 2 Diabetes Differences in Treadmill Exercise Tolerance Self-reported Distress After Cognitive Testing in Patients The Developmental Origins of Sarcopenia Moderate Impact Exercise on Skeletal Integrity in Master Athletes Screening for Osteoporosis in Men: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians Cognitive Decline During Aging The Importance of Daytime Movement Impact of Genetics on Low Bone Mass in Adults Patient Ethnicity and the Identification of Anxiety in Elderly Frailty in Older Mexican-American and European-American Adults The Importance of Daytime Movement Volume 2 - 2008 Click here for Word version Click here for HTML version Headlines Low-Fat or Mediterranean-Style Diet Reduces Cardiovascular Events Dietary Calcium and Dairy Products Suppress Oxidative and Inflammatory Stress Fish Oil Supplementation Enhances Memory Performance Biomarkers of Inflammation and Malnutrition Predict Early Death Growth Hormones Can Enhance Vascular Health in Older Adults Lipid Levels Predict Risk of Coronary Heart Disease While on Hormone Therapy Testosterone Therapy Improves Sexual Function in Postmenopausal Women Prolactin and Cortisol Increase During Nighttime in Postmenopausal Women The Effects of Different Hormone Replacement Therapies Declining Estrogen Levels During Menopause Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Poor Quality of Life Does Not Affect Likelihood of Starting Hormone Therapy High Intensity Exercise Enhances Capacity to Oxidate Carbohydrates Physical Fitness Does Not Affect C-Reactive Protein Levels The Management of Myocardial Infarction Is The Same for Men and Women Exercise Blood Pressure Predicts Incident Cardiovascular Disease Obesity Is Prevalent In Most Racial Groups Testosterone Deficiency Common in Men with Diabetes Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 Are Involved in Insulin-like Activity Diabetic Patients with a Diabetic Foot are at a Higher Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Statin Use Has No Effect On Frailty Osteoporosis is Prevalent in Turkey Volume 1 - 2008 Click here for Word version Click here for HTML version Headlines Oxidative Stress Leads to Tissue Deterioration and Aging Women Who Are Healthy and of Normal Weight Have a Life Expectancy of Another 22.1 Years Long-Term Physical Activity In Older Adults Preserves Antioxidant Capacity Exercise Training Improves Glycemic Control and Oxidative Stress Fat Increases in Trunk and Arms of Postmenopausal Women Fatty Fish Influences Muscle Function in Older Men and Women More Studies Need to Assess the Effect of Obesity on Physical Activity Low Vitamin D Levels Are Common in the Elderly Growth Hormone Improved Maximal Oxygen in Growth Hormone Deficient Adults Testosterone Increases Total Fat Free Mass and Total Body and Thigh Muscle Transdermal Patch Believe to Relieve Symptoms of Vulvovaginal Atrophy OB/GYN Should Work to Identify At-Risk Perimenopausal Women The Role of Inflammation in Coronary Artery Calcification Physicians Have Been Sensitized To the Potential of a Missed Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome Advanced Coronary Artery Calcium Identified a Set of Lower-Risk Women as High Risk for Cardiovascular Diseases Insulin Resistance of Protein Metabolism Differs in Men and Women Volume 3 - 2007 Click here for Word version Click here for HTML version Headlines The Effects of Aging and Physical Activity on Doppler Measures of Diastolic Function Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training on Serum Levels of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol: A Meta-analysis Enhancement of Fat Metabolism by Repeated Bouts of Moderate Endurance Exercise Genealogy of Centenarians and Their Relatives: A Study of 12 Families Extended Longevity of Queen Honey Bees Compared to Workers is Associated with Peroxidation-Resistant Membranes Low Vitamin D Status Despite Abundant Sun Exposure Dietary Phytoestrogen Intake and Cognitive Function in Older Women Body Size and Shape Changes and the Risk of Diabetes in the Diabetes Prevention Program Accelerated Loss of Skeletal Muscle Strength in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study What Is the Best Predictor of Future Type 2 Diabetes? Effect of Estradiol-Drospirenone Hormone Treatment on Myocardial Perfusion Reserve in Postmenopausal Women with Angina Pectoris Night Sweats, Sleep Disturbance, and Depression Associated with Diminished Libido in Late Menopausal Transition and Early Postmenopause: Baseline Data From the Herbal Alternatives for Menopause Trial (HALT) Growth Hormone Regulation of p85alpha Expression and Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Activity in Adipose Tissue: Mechanism for Growth Hormone — Mediated Insulin Resistance Estrogen Effects on Arteries Vary With Stage of Reproductive Life and Extent of Subclinical Atherosclerosis Progression Residual Lifetime Risk of Fractures in Women and Men Volume 2 - 2007 Click here for HTML version Headline Arterial Plaque Significantly Reduced In Women Age 50-59 Taking Hormones, Says New Analysis Of Women's Health Initiative Data Volume 1 - 2007 Click here for Word version Click here for HTML version Headlines Gray Is the New Gold: Longevity Science and the Flourishing Aging Society Types of Stents Used Shows No Differences By Gender Use of Dietary Supplement is Common by Americans for Coronary Artery Disease Garlic Has Not Been Shown to Lower LDL Cholesterol Sex Hormones with C-Reaction Protein Increases Total Bioavailable Hormones in Men Progesterone Does Not Cause Oedema, Study Shows No Cardiac Affects Shown With the Use of DHEA Growth Hormone Mediated Increase of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 to Benefit the Interior Walls of the Heart Low Body Mass, An Independent Risk Factor For Lower Testosterone Health and Lifestyle May Affect Age-Related Hormones High Levels of Adiponectin Equals Lower Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Soy Isoflavones Do Not Affect Bone Resorption Type 1 Diabetes, New Intervention May Open Door to Prediction and Prevention DHEA Does Not Improve Insulin Secretion Growth Hormones May Play a Role in Cognitive Performance Vitamin D Reduces the Number of Falls in Nursing Homes Risks of Hip Fracture Relative to Menopause

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