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By exercising regularly and not smoking, older women improve their odds of aging with less disability. A number of aging-related conditions may originate with modifiable lifestyle choices and health behaviors. Lois G. Kim, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (United Kingdom), and colleagues studied data collected from over 2500 British women, ages …
A study on mice suggests that the hypothalamus may control aging throughout the body. The hypothalamus, a small almond-sized structure located deep within the brain, has been found to control aging in mice. Dongsheng Cai, M.D., Ph.D., professor of molecular pharmacology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, and colleagues studied hypothalamic inflammation …