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Center for Aging presents 24th Annual Friedman Lecture & Awards, April 4

Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for

During the past two decades, research on Blue Zones TM has helped to identify how the worlds longest living populations achieve better health and vitality. Friedman Center for Aging presents its 24 th annual Friedman Lecture and Awards event. A panel of experts discussing timely topics in aging culminates in an audience Q&A.

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NC Senate budget plan filled with health care policy initiatives

NC Health News

By Grace Vitaglione and Rose Hoban The North Carolina Senates proposed budget for the next two fiscal years is packed with policy around new health care initiatives, including repealing North Carolinas hospital capacity regulation laws, trimming vacant state job openings and increasing rates for child care subsidies. billion in the next.

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Mechanical aortic valves showed improved long-term survival in patients aged 60 and younger

News Medical Health Sciences

A late-breaking study presented today at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival benefits for patients aged 60 and younger compared to bioprosthetic valves.

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Bill to reduce young drivers’ practice time stalls in NC House committee

NC Health News

Credit: Courtesy of Jordan Driving School Level 1 Limited learners permit for teens who are at least 15 years old but under age 18. Level 2 Limited provisional license for teens who are at least 16 years old but under age 18. Level 3 Full provisional license for teens who are at least 16 years old but under age 18. Loftis asked.

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Premature aging and cognitive decline could be detected by ECG tests and AI

News Medical Health Sciences

Electrocardiogram tests may someday be used with an artificial intelligence (AI) model to detect premature aging and cognitive decline, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2025.

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History of the Self: Smell and Memory

NPR Health

Over the next few episodes, we're exploring the personal and how it's changed history: from the story of romantic love, to the man who tried to cure aging, to the contents of our dreams. Today on the show, the science and politics of smell, and how it links our past and our present. First up, memory and our sense of smell.

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Shorter telomeres linked to higher risk of age-related brain diseases

News Medical Health Sciences

People with shorter protective caps at the end of their chromosomes (called telomeres) may be more likely to develop age-related brain diseases such as stroke, dementia and late-life depression (usually diagnosed at age 60 or older), according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference (..)

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