CCBAR
Newsletter - July, 2006
Editors: Natalia
Gavrilova and Stacy Tessler Lindau
CCBAR
News
• CCBAR is featured
in the recent Science
article:
Butz, W.P. and Torrey, B.B. (2006). Some
Frontiers in Social Science. Science. 30 June 2006:
vol. 312 no. 5782, pp. 1898-1900.
News
From the Nature Journals, Science, BMJ and PNAS
Personality
traits may affect risk of chronic disease
The
Value of the Stick: Punishment Was a Driver of Altruism
Altruism has long been an evolutionary mystery. On page 1767 of this
issue of Science, anthropologists conclude that such helpful
behavior may have arisen as a result of punishment. (Read more.)
Economic,
neurobiological, and behavioral perspectives on build...
A growing proportion of the U.S. workforce will have been raised
in
disadvantaged environments that are associated with relatively high...
Death-Bed
Prophecy
On the eve of its termination, SAGE KE takes a look at the future of
research on aging.
Aging
On the Job
As the population ages, will the workforce decline along with it?
Biomarkers
and Aging in the News Media
• Coffee
may reduce liver disease
Drinking coffee
could reduce the risk of liver disease in heavy drinkers, a US study
has found.
• Half of
Americans risk diabetic condition
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - Poor control of blood sugar may be a much bigger health
risk factor than most people realize, experts told a meeting on Monday.
• The
Male Biological Clock Ticks, Too
Older Men Show
Greater Risk of Producing Flawed Sperm
• Key to
long life may be mom's age at birth
The age at which
a mother gives birth has a major impact on how long
her child will live, two researchers from the University of Chicago's
Center on Aging told the Chicago Actuarial Association meeting this
spring.
• Condom
use reduces women's HPV risk
Consistent condom use by their male partners appears to reduce the risk
of human papillomavirus, or HPV, infection in newly sexually ...
• Less
Stress May Up Pregnancy Odds
A new study shows that stress-reduction techniques seem to help some
women conceive. Dr. Emily Senay explores the possible link between
lifestyle and infertility.
• Babies
Learn to Predict Behavior When About a Year Old
Before the 12th month, the World Still Looks Mysterious
• Death
risk rises in women as obesity worsens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obesity is known to increase a person's
risk of death and now, new findings from a study of more than 90,000
women indicate that the risk continues to increase as the severity of
obesity worsens.
• Cancer,
premature menopause linked
Women who survived cancer during childhood are at risk of premature
menopause, researchers report Tuesday.
• Study
Links Gay Men To Older Brothers
A study has shown a connection between the number of older brothers a
man has and his likeliness of being gay. This supports some scientists'
beliefs that being gay is a "prenatal effect," although the study shows
95 percent of men are heterosexual.
• Senior
Moments: Signs Of Alzheimer's?
Many have accepted that episodes of forgetfulness are a part of growing
older. But a new study has found that some "senior moments" may be
signs of Alzheimer's. The study also contends that mental stimulation
can limit the effects of the disease.
• Low
Testosterone Tied to Poor Health
Older men with
common health problems such as obesity, diabetes, and
high blood pressure may be twice as likely as other men their age to
have low testosterone levels, according to a new study.
NIH
Press Releases
Youth
Overweight Increases Risk of Bone Fractures, Muscle and Joint Pain
6 Jun 2006 at 8:48am
National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) News
Release "Youth Overweight Increases Risk of Bone Fractures, Muscle and
Joint Pain", Tuesday, June 6, 2006
New
Online Course Offers Insight into the Importance of Sex and Gender
Differ...
5 Jun 2006 at 9:32am
NIH Office of
the Director (OD) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
News Release "New Online Course Offers Insight into the Importance of
Sex and Gender Differences in Human Health", Monday, June 5, 2006
NIH,
University of Michigan Renew Major Survey on Older Adults’ Health,
Retir...
20 Jun 2006 at
9:18am
National
Institute on Aging (NIA) News Release "NIH, University of
Michigan Renew Major Survey on Older Adults’ Health, Retirement",
Monday, June 19, 2006
NIH Celebrates a
Decade of Discovery in Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
15 Jun 2006 at
1:30pm
NIH Office of
the Director (OD) and Office of Behavioral and Social
Sciences Research (OBSSR) News Release "NIH Celebrates a Decade of
Discovery in Behavioral and Social Sciences Research", Thursday, June
15, 2006
NIH
Announcements
Specialized
Centers Of Interdisciplinary Research (SCOR) On Sex And Gender Fa...
12 Jun 2006 at
1:00pm
Request for
Applications from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
Using
Metabolomics to Investigate Biological Pathways and Networks (R01)
20 Jun 2006 at
1:00pm
Request for
Applications from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
Design,
Measurement, And Statistics In Community Mental Health Research (R01)
23 Jun 2006 at
1:00pm
Program
Announcement from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
Events
2007
NICHD-NCES Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
First Release Conference to be held May 8th-10th in Bethesda, MD. Application
deadline: September 1st
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