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Aging

1 year ago

Gerontological Design: How We Can Shape Environments for Optimal Aging

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Aging

1 year ago

Why Do We Age? The Science Behind the Aging Process

One moment, you’re scouring your phone’s camera roll for the infamous cake-in-the-hair photo of your kiddo on their first birthday. The next thing you know, you’ve spent an hour absorbed in eight years’ worth of photos, and you’re left wondering where those eight years went. As you watch time fly via photo slideshow, you may also notice a few extra fine lines or gray hairs where there were none a few years ago, which begs the question: Why do we age? Today, we’re exploring five factors that contribute to the aging process.

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Physiology

2 years ago

How Do Organs Communicate With Each Other?

Picture this: You’re reaching into the oven to take out a tray of freshly baked cookies. As you’re pulling it out, the kitchen towel you’re using shifts, causing you to burn one of your fingers. Your initial reaction is to acknowledge the pain of the burn, but soon after, your body kicks into gear to repair the damaged skin.

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Aging

2 years ago

How Helping Older Adults Benefits All of Us

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Physiology

2 years ago

What Happens When You Stop Antidepressants Cold Turkey

Antidepressant medications can be extremely effective in helping people cope with potentially debilitating conditions. Often, these medications don’t make a person feel “good” so much as level out their emotions to make them feel normal or stable. Without such medications, many people experience something akin to a frightening roller coaster ride that fluctuates uncontrollably between differing levels of depression.

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Aging

2 years ago

The Biology of Aging: Understanding the Cellular Mechanisms of Senescence

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Aging

2 years ago

5 Surprising Cognitive Benefits of Working Later in Life

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Aging

2 years ago

3 Age-Related Conditions That Can Occur at Any Age

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Physiology

2 years ago

What Is Medical Physiology? A Complete Timeline

Did you know that the total length of blood vessels in the human body amounts to approximately 60,000 miles? To put that into perspective, it’s like traveling from New York City to Los Angeles — and back — approximately 24 times. That’s an extensive network of vessels in one person! Yet, just a few hundred years ago, estimating this number would have been purely speculative (and likely vastly underestimated). So how did we uncover this and many other fascinating insights about our internal workings? It all began with the study of physiology, which has evolved into several specialized subfields over time. Today, we’re delving into the history of medical physiology, tracing its journey from its origins within general physiology to its emergence as a distinct field within the healthcare industry.

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Aging

2 years ago

Chronic Inflammation and Its Impact on Aging

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