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The gradual loss of epidermis and dermis - skin atrophy - is clinically important because aging skin is more fragile and heals slower than young skin and is also prone to ulceration. No-one knows why skin atrophy occurs, but it is becoming more common as people live longer, and there is no effective treatment for it. [click link for full article]

Neurobiologists have discovered why the aging brain produces progressively fewer new nerve cells in its learning and memory center. The scientists said the finding, made in rodents, refutes current ideas on how long crucial "progenitor" stem cells persist in the aging brain. [click link for full article]

Researchers at NTNU and St. Olav’s Hospital in Norway have found the first evidence in history that proves that a sense of humour reduces mortality.Now, the first evidence in history is published proving that a sense of humour increases the probability of survival when people are hit by severe diseases. The research report is published in the scientific journal The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine no. 3/2006. [click link for full article]

Researchers at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent, have conducted the most detailed analysis of adult protection referrals ever carried out in the UK. They used information from Kent and Medway Councils’ records, which are among the most detailed of any local authorities in England.Their study found that:-- Older people dominate the abuse landscape. [click link for full article]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule revising requirements in the hospital conditions of participation (CoPs) for completion of history and physical examinations, authentication of verbal orders, securing medications, and completion of post anesthesia evaluations. The new rule addresses concerns of the health care community that the old regulations were outdated and unduly burdensome. [click link for full article]

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government declared Thursday that food from cloned animals is safe to eat. After more than five years of study, the Food and Drug Administration concluded that cloned livestock is "virtually indistinguishable" from conventional livestock.