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American Journal of Medicine explores how lifestyle affects heart disease

New journal starts publication by looking at controlling the No. 1 cause of death

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Japan Celebrates Coming of Age Day

Monday is a national holiday in Japan. It's "Coming of Age Day," a day of recognition for those who turn 20 years old this year.

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A new jump start for aging blood vessels

Recent studies show promise for significantly reducing vascular aging by inactivating TNFa, which has been linked to blood vessel dysfunction and cell death. The related report by Csiszar et al., "Vasculoprotective effects of anti-TNFa treatment in aging," appears in the January issue of The American Journal of Pathology.

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Longevity gene also protects memory, cognitive function

A gene variation that helps people live into their 90s and beyond also protects their memories and ability to think and learn new information, according to a study published in the December 26, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Seniors more at risk for complications, death from large scale weight-loss surgery

The first large-scale review of weight-loss surgeries performed on older adults suggests bariatric procedures should generally be limited to people younger than age 65, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

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Study Suggests New Health Benefits of Red Wine

Researchers say mice on a high fat diet that were also fed a compound derived from red wine lived 20 percent longer than overweight mice that did not get the compound.  The research suggests that a pill may some day be available to help people who cannot lose weight.