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Gerontology 2015
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Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place

BACKGROUND: Most older adults prefer to age in place, and supporting older adults to remain in their own homes and communities is also favored by policy makers. Technology can play a role in staying independent, active and healthy. However,...

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Science 1987
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Human Aging: Usual and Successful

Research in aging has emphasized average age-related losses and neglected the substantial heterogeneity of older persons. The effects of the aging process itself have been exaggerated, and the modifying effects of diet, exercise, personal h...

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New England Journal of Medicine 1986
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Physical Activity, All-Cause Mortality, and Longevity of College Alumni

We examined the physical activity and other life-style characteristics of 16,936 Harvard alumni, aged 35 to 74, for relations to rates of mortality from all causes and for influences on length of life. A total of 1413 alumni died during 12...

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Annual Review of Psychology 2008
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The Adaptive Brain: Aging and Neurocognitive Scaffolding

There are declines with age in speed of processing, working memory, inhibitory function, and long-term memory, as well as decreases in brain structure size and white matter integrity. In the face of these decreases, functional imaging studi...

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Pharmaceutical Research 2008
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Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes

This year, more than 1 million Americans and more than 10 million people worldwide are expected to be diagnosed with cancer, a disease commonly believed to be preventable. Only 5-10% of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects,...

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1975
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Lectu re Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems

Recent studies have identified phosphoglucomutase 1 (PGM1) deficiency as an inherited metabolic disorder in humans. Affected patients show multiple disease phenotypes, including dilated cardiomyopathy, exercise intolerance, and hepatopathy,...

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Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering 2012
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Bone Tissue Engineering: Recent Advances and Challenges

The worldwide incidence of bone disorders and conditions has trended steeply upward and is expected to double by 2020, especially in populations where aging is coupled with increased obesity and poor physical activity. Engineered bone tissu...

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