Preterm Birth and Adult Illness Leaving the womb too early accounts for more than 1 million infant deaths each year, the latest data reveals, almost half of all newborn mortality worldwide. But it’s not just the toll on newborns that increasingly concerns health experts. Paralleling the rise in early births are advances in medicine that allow more preterm babies to survive. Scientists are finding the complexities of perinatal health and prematurity have implications for physical and neurological problems that shadow the survivors into adulthood. Read more >>> |
California’s Aging Population, Not Forever Young California is projected to age faster than the nation. According to the State’s recently released Interim Population Projections, the population of older people will double over the next twenty years, increasing to 19% of total population. Adele Hayutin, Senior Research Scholar and Director of the Global Aging Program at the Stanford Center on Longevity, analyzes the projected changes in California’s age structure. Read more >>> |
Faculty Affiliates in the News: Study Finds Soy Supplements Don't Boost Thinking Skills Soy supplements taken daily don't improve the overall thinking abilities of older women, according to a new study. "There are no substantial cognitive effects, positive or negative, from soy protein consumption in women past menopause," said researcher Victor Henderson, professor of health research and policy and neurology and neurological sciences and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate. Read more >>> |
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