Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 19th 2020
In conclusion, we found that regardless of the presence of multimorbidity, engaging in a healthier lifestyle was associated with up to 6.3 years longer life for men and 7.6 years for women; however, not all lifestyle risk factors equally correlated with life expectancy, with smoking being significantly worse than others.
A Hydrogel Scaffold to Encourage Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2020/10/a-hydrogel-scaffold-to-encourage-peripheral-nerve-regeneration/
The nervous system of mammals is poorly regenerative at best. The use of implantable scaffold materials is one of th...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 18, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Young Adult Cancer Survivor and LIVESTRONG Leader: Valerie
LIVESTRONG Leaders are individuals that make a yearly significant commitment to those in their community affected by cancer by spreading the message of LIVESTRONG. They do this by fundraising, hosting events, bringing LIVESTRONG resources to their local hospitals and more. One of our amazing leaders from France, Valérie Sanja, talks about why she is involved with LIVESTRONG and what she is doing in her community to help spread the LIVESTRONG message.
What is your name, where are you from?
My Name is Valérie Sanja, a french national currently living in Germany following my recent surgery and medical follow up treatment.
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Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - April 21, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
Another young woman with cancer, lured into quackery by Ty Bollinger
It sucks to be diagnosed with cancer at any age, but it especially sucks to be young and diagnosed with cancer. The prompt application of science-based cancer treatment is important for anyone with cancer, but it’s especially important for young people with cancer, because they have the most life-years to lose if they dawdle or… (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - April 19, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Popular culture Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking Carissa Gleeson chemotherapy infrared sauna ozone therapy surgery synovial cell sarcoma Ty Bollinger Source Type: blogs
