Key Players: Syapse, Allscripts, Qiagen, Roper Technologies, Fabric Genomics, Foundation Medicine, Sophia Genetics, PierianDx, Human Longevity, Translational Software, Gene42, Inc, Lifeomic Health.

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The report pinpoints on the leading market competitors with explaining Precision Medicine Software company profile depends on SWOT analysis to illustrate the competitive nature of the Precision Medicine Software market globally. Even more, the report consists of company recent Precision Medicine Software market evolution, market shares, associations and level of investments with other Precision Medicine Software leading companies, monetary settlements impacting the Precision Medicine Software market in recent years are analyzed.

Development policiesand plans are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and cost structures are also analyzed. This report also states import/export consumption, supply and demand Figures, cost, price, revenue and gross margins.

The report focuses on global major leading Precision Medicine Software Industry players providing information such as company profiles, product picture and specification, capacity, production, price, cost, revenue and contact information. Upstream raw materials and equipment and downstream demand analysis is also carried out.

The Precision Medicine Software industry development trends and marketing channels are analyzed. Finally the feasibility of new investment projects are assessed and overall research conclusions offered.

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Geographically, this report is categorized into various main regions, including sales, proceeds, market share and expansion Rate (percent) of Precision Medicine Software in the following areas, North America, Asia-Pacific, South America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, The Middle East and Africa.

Market segment by Type, the product can be split into- Cloud-based- On-premise

Market segment by Application, split into- Healthcare Providers- Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies- Research Centers and Government Institutes- Others

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Table 1. Precision Medicine Software Key Market SegmentsTable 2. Key Players Covered: Ranking by Precision Medicine Software RevenueTable 3. Ranking of Global Top Precision Medicine Software Manufacturers by Revenue (US$ Million) in 2019Table 4. Global Precision Medicine Software Market Size Growth Rate by Type (US$ Million): 2020 VS 2026Table 5. Key Players of Cloud-basedTable 6. Key Players of On-premiseTable 7. Global Precision Medicine Software Market Size Growth by Application (US$ Million): 2020 VS 2026Table 8. Global Precision Medicine Software Market Size by Regions (US$ Million): 2020 VS 2026Table 9. Global Precision Medicine Software Market Size by Regions (2015-2020) (US$ Million)Table 10. Global Precision Medicine Software Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)Table 11. Global Precision Medicine Software Forecasted Market Size by Regions (2021-2026) (US$ Million)Table 12. Global Precision Medicine Software Market Share by Regions (2021-2026)Table 13. Market Top TrendsTable 14. Key Drivers: Impact AnalysisTable 15. Key ChallengesTable 16. Precision Medicine Software Market Growth StrategyTable 17. Main Points Interviewed from Key Precision Medicine Software PlayersTable 18. Global Precision Medicine Software Revenue by Players (2015-2020) (Million US$)

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When embryonic Stem Cell therapy was first discovered in 1998, it changed the face of medicine. The idea of being able to regenerate and replace damaged cells seemed futuristic at the time, yet today such treatments are commonplace. Now, science has taken another quantum leap this time into the nano-sized world of exosomes, tiny bubbles that grow out of cell walls and contain much of the information contained within the cell including Growth factors, microRNA and messenger RNA. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) exosome therapy is currently one of the hottest trends in regenerative medicine, one that patients at AM Medical in Yelm can now experience.

Everyone has heard of stem cell therapy, but it turns out that its not the stem cells that are doing the work, says Dr. Ana Mihalcea, President of AM Medical. Its the exosomes that carry the information of regeneration. Infused stem cells, attach to blood vessel walls, and then give off exosomes.

Exosomes have several key differences from stem cells; they do not get removed from the circulation like stem cells, which are in the body for less than 72 hours before they get destroyed by the immune system; they do not produce a rejection reaction because they are not a cell and contain no DNA, and they pass the blood brain barrier, Mihalcea notes. In a study on stroke scientists fluorescently tagged exosomes, and the infused exosomes went exactly to the region where the stroke had occurred, she adds. The same was not true of stem cells as they do not cross the blood brain barrier.

As a result of their powerful cargo, exosomes can be used to address a multitude of conditions, including arthritis, autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular and neurogenerative diseases like Parkinsons and Alzheimers. Old cells can be reprogrammed by MSC exosomes as the target cells can transcribe the microRNA into functional proteins. Just like a virus, the exosome information of the young stem cells can infect the old cells with Youth, explains Mihalcea.

Spinal cord injuries are an area in which exosomes have produced dramatic results. Mihalcea cites the example of Dr. Douglas J. Spiels Interventional Pain Specialty Practice in NJ. Dr. Spiel has been able to rehabilitate spinal cord injuries with Exosome infusions into the spine and intravenously, she says. After several weeks, hes had patients regain muscle strength and sensation. These are prolonged, ongoing regenerative effects that continued to improve for months after the infusion.

When it comes to autoimmune diseases, inflammation plays a key role. Again, exosomes are able to reduce the problem by downregulating inflammation. TGF Beta 3 [Transforming growth factor beta-3] is the most important anti-inflammatory protein in the body and is abundant in MSC exosomes says Mihalcea. Many more Growth factors for blood vessel growth, neuronal and other tissue growth are present, allowing regenerative effects in all organ systems including skin wounds and burns.

The exosomes at AM Medical come from a laboratory in Florida that conducted pioneering research in the field. They come from perinatal mesenchymal stem cells and are scanned for any possible viruses to ensure their safety. Once harvested, the exosomes are concentrated so they can be infused in large doses.

For patients who qualify, the infusion process takes 10 to 15 minutes. Already, its been producing results for AM Medical patients. Weve had people with arthritis and chronic pain who had great responses, Mihalcea notes. There is an overall increase in wellbeing and sense of rejuvenation that is definitely noticeable.

Perhaps one of the largest sources of excitement over exosomes has to do with their anti-aging effects. Recently, ideas about the root causes of aging have been evolving, according to Mihalcea. Its been thought that aging occurs due to multiple different reasons like stem cell exhaustion, epigenetic changes, telomere shortening and others, she explains. It turns out that exosomes can modify almost all the hallmarks of aging. Theyre changing epigenetic expression to youthful function, and there are many potential applications. This is a new frontier in regenerative medicine that can help many people.

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Lets start with what to eat and the foods to avoid eating. What follows will likely sound familiar to aficionados of a Mediterranean-style diet: a plant-based diet focused on fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and cold-water fish and plants like soybeans and flax seeds that contain omega-3 fatty acids.

A Mediterranean-style diet is rich in micronutrients like magnesium, vitamin E and selenium that have anti-inflammatory effects, and its high-fiber content fosters lower levels of two potent inflammatory substances, IL-6 and TNF-alpha.

Dr. Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, strongly recommends limiting or eliminating consumption of foods known to have a pro-inflammatory effect. These include all refined carbohydrates like white bread, white rice and pastries; sugar-sweetened beverages; deep-fried foods; and red meat and processed meats. They are the very same foods with well-established links to obesity (itself a risk factor for inflammation), heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.

In their stead, Dr. Hu recommends frequent consumption of foods known to have an anti-inflammatory effect. They include green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale and collards; fatty fish like salmon, mackerel, tuna and sardines; fruits like strawberries, blueberries, apples, grapes, oranges and cherries; nuts like almonds and walnuts; and olive oil. The recommended plant foods contain natural antioxidants and polyphenols, and the fish are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, all of which counter inflammation.

Coffee and tea also contain protective polyphenols, among other anti-inflammatory compounds.

The bottom line: the less processed your diet, the better.

At the same time, dont neglect regular exercise, which Dr. James Gray, cardiologist at the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, calls an excellent way to prevent inflammation. He recommends 30 to 45 minutes of aerobic exercise and 10 to 25 minutes of weight or resistance training at least four to five times a week.

Although exercise is pro-inflammatory while youre doing it, during the rest of the time it leaves you better off by reducing inflammation, and after all you live most of your life not exercising, Stephen Kritchevsky, professor of gerontology and geriatric medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine, told me. Independent of any effect on weight, exercise has been shown to lower multiple pro-inflammatory molecules and cytokines.

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Eating more plant-based protein may help you live longer, a new study suggests.

The study included 70,000 Japanese men and women ages 45 to 74 with no history of cancer, heart disease, or stroke. They filled out detailed diet questionnaires at the start of the study and again every five years.

After an average of 18 years, researchers found no clear association between animal protein intake and longevity. (Of note, most of the animal protein in the typical Japanese diet comes from fish, not red meat.) But participants who ate the most plant-based protein mainly from grains, soy products, and vegetables had a lower rate of death compared with those who ate the lowest amounts. In addition, substituting plant protein for animal protein (mainly red or processed meat) was linked to a lower risk of dying from heart disease or cancer. The study was published online Aug. 26, 2019, by JAMA Internal Medicine.

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For the lucky ones, weight gain is limited to a few extra pounds put on over the holidays and lost in the weeks thereafter. But for those with a predisposition for overweight, the battle of the bulge is a lifelong struggle punctuated by physical and emotional challenges.

Given the range of serious medical issues associated with overweight, from diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and cancer to infertility, sleep apnea and skeletal pain it comes as no surprise that the medical community considers obesity as a disease unto itself.

Shocking statistics indicate that 90% to 95% of people with obesity who diet and lose weight will gain it back within the first year, often with interest. The urgent need for an innovative approach to treat and cure this disease has led to the establishment of the Israeli Center for Obesity Management, a division of the Department of Endocrinology at Sheba Medical Center. In the words of Dr. Gabriella Lieberman, Senior Specialist at Shebas Endocrine Institute and director of the Center: Theres no one obesity, but obesities. People who suffer from overweight have different problems. Thats why the one-size-fits-all approach often fails.

When seeking the main culprit responsible for the obesity epidemic, a phenomenon identified only in the last 50 years, its impossible to ignore the advent of processed foods and the accompanying plastic packaging and preservatives. Were exposed to hundreds of chemical additives, categorized by the FDA as GRAS (generally recognized as safe) but whose long-term effects have not been thoroughly examined, explains Professor Amir Tirosh, director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Sheba Medical Center. We can assume that most are indeed safe, but we dont need more than a couple dozen that are not so safe to suffer the consequences.

In a ground-breaking study conducted together with colleagues from Harvard University, Prof. Tirosh observed the effects of propionate, a common preservative found in bread and baked goods. The findings indicated that the chemical can cause elevated glucose levels, impacting insulin sensitivity and metabolism. While the findings are not yet thoroughly validated in humans to warrant a recommendation to ban propionate, they do point to the need to more closely assess the potential long-term effects of this chemical, and perhaps others.

Personalized Medicine

At the Obesity Center in Sheba, patients undergo a thorough assessment by a team of experts, including an endocrinologist, dietitian, psychologist, and sports medicine expert. After measuring the patients metabolic rate as well as body composition, the experts will consult and evaluate all this information to build a tailor-made plan that will suit the individuals distinctive needs and parameters.

After receiving their individualized plan, patients come periodically to the clinic to meet with the professionals and track their weight loss. Depending on the circumstances, patients might be candidates for GI procedures such as intra-gastric balloons and duodenal devices, endoscopic gastroplasty or bariatric surgery. Additionally, there are relatively new weight loss drugs available today that have taken the medical community by storm.

Saxenda and Belviq work by suppressing appetite and have relatively few side effects, which usually disappear with time. Naturally, the first question that people ask is, How much weight will I lose with this drug? Dr. Lieberman is quick to explain that there is no way she can predict weight loss. There is an average weight loss, but each individual will experience different results. Some people may lose more than the average; for others, the drug may be less effective. Although shes seen patients make tremendous progress with the help of meds, Dr. Lieberman makes it clear that the drug can never replace lifestyle modification.

The good news is that it doesnt take much to achieve a drastic improvement in health. According to Prof. Tirosh, in order to treat metabolic disorder, prevent diabetes, and improve high blood pressure, the goal is to lose 7% of body weight. If a patient can maintain that long term, Im very pleased.

In the Pipeline

According to Prof. Tirosh, one of the most exciting breakthroughs in obesity research is in the field of genetic screening. Were performing clinical studies here at Sheba, and can now screen for mutations to determine if patients have a genetic propensity to obesity. Its extremely validating for patients who have been struggling all their lives with obesity to know that theyre not to blame; its not because theyre lazy, or because they lack willpower.

In a departure from conventional methods, Dr. Ruth Percik, senior specialist at the Endocrinology Institute at Sheba Medical Center, is researching weight loss solutions to obesity employing neurofeedback training the brain and harnessing its power to gain greater self-awareness and increase self-control, willpower, and mindfulness. The notion that obesity could be treated via the brain occurred to her during her stint at the Max Plank Institute for Brain Research in Leipzig, where she learned that the behavior patterns linked to obesity were clearly evident in brain scans.

Scientists at Max Plank observed that the people who had lost their excess weight and kept it off for a decade, so-called Sustained Weight Losers, all had something in common: a high level of self-discipline, which is clearly discernible in brain imaging, Dr. Percik explains. To illustrate, when obese people were shown an image of their favorite food, all the pleasure centers in their brain lit up, light those of an addict. By contrast, when SWLs were shown their favorite food, only part of their brains were stimulated; the rest was quiet. This indicates an internal restraint mechanism, which translates as their ability to adhere to their menu plan.

A year and a half after the study, 70 percent of participants have managed to keep the weight off, corroborating Dr. Perciks hypothesis.In clinical studies at Max Plank, neurofeedback is measured via fMRI, which is not economically feasible for widespread use. Dr. Percik and her team are currently exploring a device that is compact, portable and user-friendly, to be incorporated at hebas Obesity Center.

Nutritional Blues

After all is said and done, it comes down to food intake. Dana Weiner, director of the Department of Nutrition at Sheba Medical Center, debunks the myths of traditional dieting.

When people come to me, they expect me to hand them a diet. But I dont believe in one diet that suits everyone. Even the Mediterranean diet, which I agree is an excellent food plan, is not suited to everyone.

Dana believes that like all areas in medicine, nutritional science is moving in the direction of a more personalized diet, based on a persons genetic makeup and where they live. She brings evidence from study of the Blue Zones, five areas in the world whose inhabitants exhibited greatest longevity and quality of life, yet each have distinctively different diets. What they all do have in common in terms of regimen is a plant-based diet, strategies to prevent overeating, limited alcohol consumption, and physical activity as a way of life.My dream as a dietician at Sheba is to establish nationwide programs to educate families about healthy lifestyle and proper eating habits along with food security for everyone, Dana shares.

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Longer life expectancy is found among those who do a certain activity. Scientists say it not only boosts life expectancy but reduces the risk of obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, disability, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer. It also improves aerobic endurance, heart function, balance and metabolism. Best of all it requires no equipment, free of charge and promises some stunning scenery along the way.

Numerous studies have proven that running has a lot of health benefits. In fact, running once a week could help a person live longer, according to a November 2019 study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

The study examined and analysed available data about the health benefits of running and found that running, even just 50 minutes per week, was associated with a 27 percent lower risk of death from all causes, a 30 percent reduced risk of death from heart disease and a 23 percent lower risk of death from cancer.

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Researchers of the study noted: Increased rates of participation in running, regardless of its dose, would probably lead to substantial improvements in population health and longevity.

Fourteen studies were analysed with more than 232,000 people whose health was tracked between 5.5 and 35 years.

The collective data showed that any amount of running was associated with a reduce risk of death from heart disease or cancer.

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The reason behind how running helps reduce risk of deadly diseases and premature death is unclear and the study doesnt establish cause and effect.

Even so, the study proves that any amount of running has major benefits to the body and overall health.

Previous studies have found that fast walking also has a myriad of physical and cognitive health benefits.

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To the editor: I concur with Melissa Brown who wrote the Inside Business Column, Theres is a lot in the world to be hopeful about (Daily News-Miner, Oct. 20). However, her column does not accurately depict the ever-widening disparity between the rich and poor that includes a disparity in life expectancy.

According to a 2016 article in The New York Times, experts have long known that rich people generally live longer than poor people. But a growing body of data shows a more disturbing pattern: Despite big advances in medicine, technology and education, the longevity gap between high-income and low-income Americans has been widening sharply. Consequently, the poor are losing ground not only in income but also in years of life, the most basic measure of well-being.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation publishes life expectancy data byZIP code. According to the foundation, the U.S. national average life expectancy is 78.60 years. The Alaska average is 78.10 years. However, I just recently moved from Goldstream ValleyZIP code of 99709 to Turner Street, 99701, in South Fairbanks, and based on my address change, my life expectancy has been drastically reduced by over10 years from (above national average) 81.20 years in Goldstream Valley to (well below national average) 71.00 years in South Fairbanks.

TheNew York Times article points out that smoking, obesity, access to health care, and the prescription drug epidemic have helped drive the disparity.

With the recent budget cuts to the Fairbanks Rescue Mission, The Door, and the Pioneers Home, that chasm of economic and social inequality is only going to widen in Fairbanks communities.

The message of the budget cuts is that this administration does not care that much about certain Alaskanswho just happen to reside inZIP code 99701, which include our homeless neighbors, runaway teens, and senior citizens.

Not all Alaskans are enjoying the same prosperity and progress as those residing in the capital, and it would serve us better if our governor looked out for the health and well-being of all Alaskans, including the elderly, those living in homeless shelters,and those out on the streets.

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Kieran Mercer and Miriam Spencer, representing our Sports Injury team, attended the flagship Kings Chambers Future of Sports Law and Business Conference at Manchester Citys Etihad Stadium on 1 November 2019.

The conference brought together sports lawyers, athletes, regulators and academics to discuss the most prescient legal issues facing the world of sport. The conference included panels covering topics from the regulation of football agents to bullying and sexual abuse in sport.

Of particular interest to the growth of the sports injury practice were the reflections of keynote speaker David Casement QC, who discussed the toxic environment that many professional footballers currently inhabit as a result of widespread racism and discrimination within the game. The links between discrimination and mental health issues in football have been exacerbated by the modern-day camera culture and demands of social media.

A 2017 study published in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine found that 37% of professional footballers in Europe recorded symptoms of anxiety or depression within a 12-month period. The duty of care owed by a club to its players is demonstrable and clubs should be conscious of their inclusion and equality responsibilities. In the wider context, where clubs fail to adequately protect and support their players during periods of poor mental health, they could be opening themselves up to litigation in cases where foreseeable psychiatric injury results.

Concussion

A growing area of concern in sports injury is the treatment of concussions and the long-term impact on cognitive function when such injuries are not effectively managed. Sport-related concussion is defined somewhat vaguely as a traumatic brain injury induced by biomechanical forces. The extent and longevity of the injury varies.

Sports regulators have divergent approaches to procedure for assessing athletes for suspected concussions during play. Notably, where there is suspicion of concussion in rugby, players are removed from play and should undergo the SCAT5 recognition test if they are to be considered for a return to action. During the assessment, a substitute takes their place; the substitution is made permanent if the player cannot return to the field. In contrast, in football, FIFA currently only requires players to undergo a three-minute assessment, which takes place on the pitch or side of the field. Although the clinical understanding of concussion and its links with degenerative brain injury is still in its infancy, it is thought that the procedure in football is insufficient and is putting players at risk.

Daniel Parslow, a former professional footballer and concussion awareness campaigner, reflected on his experience when suffering a concussion during a game in February 2019. Daniel passed the basic test initiated by his clubs medical staff before returning to the game and suffering worsening symptoms soon after; he lost his vision and felt nauseous. Fortunately, half-time arrived without Daniel making any further meaningful contributions to the match, which could have risked further injury. Daniel remained symptomatic for six months, suffering from headaches and exhaustion, and retiring from football in the process.

Unlike rugby, there is no provision for concussion substitutions in football and the sports law-making body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), has decided not to consider rule changes until its annual general meeting, which will be held in Belfast on 29 February 2020. In the interim, with footballers at risk of potential injury from ineffective concussion recognition practices, clubs and individual practitioners could face liability where medical staff fail to protect their players and injury results. Under the Bolam test, to show a breach of duty, a claimant must demonstrate that in conducting a short, on-field concussion test the clinician followed a course of action which is not supported by a reasonable body of medical opinion. The clinician and clubs exposure is compounded by the pressure sports clinicians can face from players and managers to allow an injured player to return to action as was seen in the infamous incident involving Dr Eva Carneiro and Jose Mourinho during Chelseas Premier League match in August 2015. Currently, if medical teams at professional football clubs followed the FIFA head injury guidelines, they could be deemed negligent under Bolam, increasing litigation risks. Additionally, FIFA and IFAB could be deemed responsible for delaying rule changes when evidence shows their procedures are out of step with clinical opinion and best practice in other sports.

Growth of womens sport

A further highlight was the Growth and Opportunities in Womens Sport panel which included Sue Smith, former England footballer and Carrie Dunn, author of Pride of the Lionesses. Carrie Dunn gave a brief history of womens football, revealing that following the First World War the womens sport was more popular than the mens until it was banned in 1921 for being quite unsuitable for females.

Today, there has been significant growth in womens football, demonstrated by the success of the recent Womens World Cup and Barclays groundbreaking sponsorship of the Womens Super League earlier this year. Despite this unprecedented growth, the panel highlighted the various inequities in the womens game, most pertinently in relation to the treatment of injuries. Sue Smith revealed that when she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, her contract with England was immediately terminated.

Similarly, the panel noted that female players at one Championship club had no option but to fundraise via JustGiving to pay for their rehabilitation and surgeries or resort to waiting for treatment as regular NHS patients. Additionally, despite the advances in the commercialisation of womens football, the rewards are not evenly distributed, with high-profile clubs such as Liverpool FC still not paying their womens team enough for their players to be full-time professionals.

Overall, the conference was an excellent opportunity for Stewarts to remain abreast of the key areas of growth in the sports injury and disputes market, and to learn how best we can assist our clients with the biggest challenges facing the sporting world.

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The age-old secret to a longer life really comes down to a healthy lifestyle including regular exercise, limiting alcohol intake, not smoking and eating a healthy balanced diet. Good nutrition is key to leading a healthy lifestyle. The foods a person eats gives the body information and materials they need to function properly. If a person eats too much food, or food that gives the body the wrong instructions, their risk of potentially life-threatening diseases increases and lifespan shortens. What is the best diet to help a person live a long, healthy life and reduce their risk of deadly diseases?

A study has been published in the JAMA Internal Medicine Journal and reignites debate around increasingly popular vegan diets amid conflicting medical advice and evidence over the impact of ones health.

The study found every three percent in calories form plant protein was found to reduce risk of death by 10 percent.

The figure rises to 12 percent for risk of dying from heart disease. By contrast, raising the share of animal protein in ones diet by 10 percent led to a two percent higher risk of death from all causes.

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Experts recommend eating more plant-based foods, such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Lean protein and low-fat dairy products are also recommended.

Numerous research suggests eating at least seven portions of fresh fruits and vegetables per day may lower the risk of dying from cancer by up to 15 percent.

Dr Mingyang Song said: Overall, studies have supported the importance of the sources of dietary protein for long-term health outcomes.

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Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara died last month in Tokyo at the age of 105. Over more than a century of life, Hinohara did many things, including laying the groundwork for modern medicine in Japan and the country's reputation for longevity. He published over 150 books after turning 75 and continued to see patients until just a few months before his death.

But one thing he never did, or likely ever even considered, was to retire.

"There is no need to ever retire, but if one must, it should be a lot later than 65," Hinohara said in the Japan Times in 2009.

But don't take the advice of just one centenarian. Science also backs up the notion that we may start to die the moment we give up work or pursuing whatever our purpose or passions may be.

Studies have shown an increase in health problems following retirement and retiring can also be a detriment to your cognitive abilities.

As author Marshall Goldsmith puts it, we all want time to travel and relax, but is that really the key to fulfillment?

"I'm gonna warn you, it gets old," he says. "You need to do something that is gonna make you happy and you need to do something that is meaningful for you and you need to make sure that you do both."

If you're looking forward to retiring, it might be time to consider why. Is it because you're burned out on your current career? Maybe it's time for a change now. Why wait for some arbitrary date in the future to start getting more out of life?

Don't think you can make a living doing whatever it is you're truly passionate about? Have you really tried? Maybe it's time to get that side hustle going now. Again, why wait?

The thing is that life doesn't start when you retire. It's happening all the time, and if you're just looking forward to days of leisure in the future, you're missing it all in the present, which is where we actually live.

What's worse, you may be missing your true calling.

"Until one is 60 years old, it is easy to work for one's family and to achieve one's goals," Hinohara said. "But in our later years, we should strive to contribute to society. Since the age of 65, I have worked as a volunteer. I still put in 18 hours seven days a week and love every minute of it."

Dr. Hinohara's life story suggests that removing the r-word from your vocabulary could help extend your life. There's no guarantee that his approach will mean as long a life for you, but it certainly gives you better odds of a life well-lived.

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"That women are somehow the reason why things dont work when its the healthcare system itself that is overburdened and underfunded."

In emails between councillors of the Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation, Professor Dietz wrote: "Our workforce is increasingly vulnerable - because it's increasingly female and not exactly prepared for adversity because school and uni are safe spaces'."

Dr Rhea Liang, a surgeon and researcher whose work has interrogated the experiences of women in surgery, said the statement was wrong on every level.

Gender discrimination and harassment at universities has been well-documented, she said, so the idea that women have somehow been molly-coddled is false."

Asking if women have an 'inability to cope with nastiness' is the wrong question, Dr Liang said. Why does anyone have to put up with nastiness in medicine? All the evidence suggests that a respectful workforce enhances performance.

In some ways the feminisation of the workforce - if you want to call it that - is driving change in the workplace because we are more likely to experience discrimination and harassment and are more likely to call it out.

If Professor Dietz considers this a bad effect then he and I are never going to see eye to eye.

Breast and general surgeon Dr Rhea Liang.Credit:Gold Coast Health

Dr Liang said the professor's assertion women were more expensive to train because they had a shorter work life was also incorrect.

Women have a longer lifespan in medicine we retire at an older age, so we have more longevity in the game, she said.

But do we really want to measure contribution by literally counting the dollars and number of years worked ... or do we want to look at quality of care?

Dr Khot said women were also more likely to take on the less sexy jobs and attract less money.

Dr Liang cautioned against escalating the public attacks.

His comments have been appropriately censured by the president of his college and the public rebuke has been significant, she said.

Professor Dietz is highly regarded for research and strong advocacy for women who have experience of birth trauma, co-founding the Australasian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA).

Several colleagues said they disagreed with the way he conveyed his arguments, but rejected the notion he is sexist, praising his passion and work ethic.

ABTA executive director Amy Dawes said she was deeply disappointed by his statements, recognising the incredible contribution that women make in the medical workforce as well as acknowledging Professor Dietz' own work has likely helped thousands of women.

A University of Sydney spokeswoman said the university did not condone the unacceptable comments of Professor Dietz, but its academics were entitled to express their opinions.

Kate Aubusson is Health Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald.

Rachel Clun is a journalist at The Sydney Morning Herald.

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There are 14 numbered posts on Black Canyons Warner Point Nature Trail. They are keyed to pages in a booklet that visitors pick up at the trailhead which describes the trees of the woodland along the trail. Rotted with age, we gradually replaced them this fall with new ones; anchoring them in the rocky, shallow soil.

The work takes time, except for post number 13 at one of the aged pinyon pines near the end of the trail. The marker was fairly worn, but we pulled it out with little trouble. It was the last one for that day, so we could sit under the shade of the trees spreading branches for a short break.

We dont exactly know the age of this tree, but studies in the 1940s and 1950s of tree rings from some nearby specimens, revealed ages that today approach 900 years. It started me to wonder about longevity in pinyon pines compared to that of people.

Modern medicine, in the human world, suggests that longevity might be realized by genetics, as DNA is gathered to study age-related diseases. Research related to the sequence of genes in the DNA could unlock the secrets of Illnesses like Alzheimers or Lou Gehrigs Disease (ALS).

Species, perhaps all species, have DNA (a sequence of traits) that could mean healthier or less healthy individuals. In the drought of 2002 2004, large stands of pinyon pines in New Mexico and Arizona succumbed to lack of moisture. Their weakened condition opened the door to ips beetle attack. Beetles took advantage of weakened trees, and large quantities of the trees kicked the bucket.

Back in the shade of our old pinyon, I wonder if there are traits in pinyon trees that better equip them to tolerate temperatures as they warm and conditions as they dry out. Might the gene make-up of some individual trees help them to fend off a beetle attack? Its a grand specimen; sometimes called by colleagues as the grandparent tree or the grand-pinyon tree. Over the years we have bonded with this denizen of time.

Studies have uncovered various conditions which can affect an individual pinyons chances when conditions go downhill. Soil, nutrients, rain and snow, competition from other trees, and temperature all play a part in survival success. Location is also critical. Pinyons on south facing slopes, like many on this ridge, face greater challenges than on north facing sides of hills and canyons.

A recent study of tree rings on pinyons showed that trees which have lived through wetter and drier periods, meaning they have abided through good and bad years, are more successful in getting through a warming period. On top of that, those which have survived to age 70 are more likely to live to a ripe old age than others.

An increase in heat has set the stage to a great deal of beetle kill for Douglas fir and mortality among aspen groves on the south side of Black Canyon. Overlooks and trails expose the die-off that has come about in only the past few years. Yet, after 26 years of hiking the Warner Trail, its hard not to have a concern for this grandparent pinyon that I have come to know.

I have sat with the tree as it helped me with the loss of my dad in 2006. Its fun greeting the tree at the end of an arduous hike back from Warner Point to the river. Touching its bark, smelling the piney aroma on a hot summer day, knowing that the tree is part of a community of living things similar to our own human community, and sharing the glory of old age with visitors have all been part of my relationship.

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The tree sits on the north facing slope of the canyon. It appears to have the usual advantages to survive. Its hard not knowing if it might have a genetic advantage to live through increasing heat and lower moisture in the years ahead.

People who look to the future with promise often find additional years added to their life, whether its in their genes or not. It seems that other factors can contribute to longevity in both humans and plants.

Still, pinyon trees, like the grand pinyon inspire hope. Not an uninformed, ingenuous hope. This is a hope that gives flight to love of trees and woodlands. And in that regard the longevity question is less important than the pull given by that great old tree to have a heart open to the land.

Paul Zaenger has been a supervisory park ranger at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park since 1993. Other park assignments include Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

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Fruit-flavoured shisha could be more damaging to smokers health than unflavoured pipe tobacco, new research suggests.

Scientists at UAE University found that mice exposed to apple or strawberry-flavoured shisha underwent harmful biochemical changes not seen in those that breathed unflavoured shisha smoke.

Shisha cafes have been shut-down this week across much of the UAE due to fears over coronavirus, with sharing pipes more likely to pass on the virus.

The research findings are the latest piece of evidence revealing the more general health risks associated with smoking shisha, a common pastime in the UAE.

Thousands of people across the country indulge in the habit on a daily basis, often opting for popular flavours including mint, orange, cherry or grape.

Overall, the toxicity of flavoured tobacco WPS (waterpipe) smoking, in particular strawberry-flavoured WPS, was found to be greater than that of unflavoured WPS, the researchers wrote in their paper in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity.

The smoke contains not just burned tobacco smoke, but particles from charcoal, which if anything is going to worsen the impact of tobacco smoke

Professor Kamran Siddiqi

The current experimental findings provide biological plausibility for the harmfulness of flavoured tobacco used in WPS and support calls for interventions to counteract the increase of attractiveness and use of WPS, particularly among young people.

Mice used in the new study were exposed to shisha smoke for 30 minutes per day, five days a week for one month.

Tissue samples were analysed biochemically to look for inflammation and oxidative stress the presence of certain highly reactive chemical substances.

Oxidative stress and inflammation can result in DNA damage and are associated with an increased cancer risk in smokers.

The researchers found that mice exposed to apple and strawberry-flavoured shisha had higher levels of certain chemicals linked to inflammation than mice exposed to unflavoured shisha.

Similarly, flavoured shishas were associated with higher levels of some chemicals linked to oxidative stress.

The same team of scientists, led by Professor Abderrahim Nemmar at UAE University, also recently published a study using mice in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences indicating that apple-flavoured shisha produced greater harmful effects on the heart than unflavoured shisha.

The finding that flavourings could be harmful is not particularly surprising, said Professor Gordon Ferns, a professor of metabolic medicine and medical education at Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the United Kingdom who has researched shishas health effects.

The flavourings will likely be due to their content of aromatic compounds and these may be prone to modification and lead to chemical chain reactions that lead to reactive chemical species that may in themselves be injurious, said Professor Ferns, who was not connected with the study.

Because the research involved mice and was undertaken in carefully controlled conditions, he said it was difficult to draw conclusions about health effects on humans, but that the impact on inflammation appears to be consistent with other studies.

The inflammation caused by shisha smoking may, he said, affect several chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

It is possible that flavoured shisha may have a greater impact on these clinical outcomes, and perhaps increase the likelihood of shisha smoking in young adults and perhaps children, he said.

Dr Mohanad Diab, a consultant oncologist at two NMC hospitals in Abu Dhabi, said that for sure better regulation over what substances were used to flavour shisha was needed.

Earlier studies, he said, found that companies producing shisha flavours did so under poorly regulated conditions using cheap and harmful materials.

Smoking shisha for one-and-a-half to two hours can be equivalent to smoking 10 packets of cigarettes, according to Dr Diab.

We in the medical field have started to request [that] our patients, if they cant stop shisha, replace it by normal smoking, he said.

Many other risks associated with smoking shisha have previously been highlighted, according to Hazel Cheeseman, director of policy for the UK-based anti-smoking organisation Action on Smoking and Health (ASH).

Evidence indicated that it more than doubled the risk of lung cancer, respiratory illness, low birthweight and gum disease.

Although shisha smoking has not yet been as extensively researched as cigarette smoking, the existing research suggests that it is associated with many of the same risks as cigarette smoking and may incur some unique health risks too, she said.

As well as the tobacco and it now appears the flavourings, additional risks are known to come from the charcoal used.

The smoke contains not just burned tobacco smoke, but particles from charcoal, which if anything is going to worsen the impact of tobacco smoke, said Professor Kamran Siddiqi, a professor in public health at the University of York in the UK, who has also researched shisha.

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The outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic poses a serious threat to human life and socioeconomic order in the world today.

In South Africa, the virus has also exposed the continuing marginalisation of indigenous healers as key social partners as the democratic state responds to the crisis.

Nevertheless, one must commend the swift response to the deepening health calamity shown by the government, as well as other key facets of civic society, organised business, labour and faith-based organisations.

The position taken by the Ghanaian government in working closely with the countrys indigenous healers should be exemplary to South Africa.

Recognition from our own government both in practice and attitude the value of our indigenous knowledge systems of spirituality, medicine and healing by the government would be an affirmation of our African identity. Matters of holistic health cannot be the sole domain of Western medicine.

Our role, for instance, in educating fellow practitioners and broader society in dealing with of this deadly pandemic is vital. It must be incorporated into the public awareness value chain, and be properly defined by government through a consultative and mutually respectful process.

As we seek balance in these difficult times, let us ask our living-dead to provide sanctuary and ammunition in the fight against a devastating disease of both the body and spirit.

Over the years, our sector has done its best to comply with various pieces of legislation in health, human rights, education and ethical business conduct. We also continue to devise plans for rooting out fraudulent practitioners from our ranks. We always urge people to be vigilant and to report abuse to law enforcement agencies.

Governments reluctance to consult widely with African indigenous spiritualists, medicine specialists and healers (and the condescension of Western healthcare practitioners towards our sector) during the fight against the pandemic is regretful, since there is a great deal of research to support our relevance to millions of people.

The main point is not to attack either Western, Eastern, African or other indigenous medical practices, but create a more inclusive approach towards holistic health and healing. As citizens, it is our democratic right to openly raise issues of concern and suggest a negotiated way forward.

It is a serious violation of our rights and dignities to be cast out, as if our spheres of medicine were inferior and unlikely to contribute positively to the fight against the immense and complex burdens brought on our nation by Covid-19.

The socioeconomic devastation that is anticipated in the wake of the pandemic is a big indicator that, unless traditional health practitioners are given their due recognition, they could easily fall into the category of affected groups who are simply not covered by current social rescue initiatives government has introduced.

The case can be illustrated further by revealing that, in the current climate of socioeconomic uncertainty, practitioners of indigenous African medicine and spirituality are affected in varied ways.

The sector include two broad lines of specialists: qualified healers and apprentice healers. The latter group often comprises people whose professions and careers may be in abeyance, because their ancestral calling has been disrupted or their regular sources of income have stopped.

Raising these issues openly is also an attempt to broaden understanding of our value in the overall holistic health and well-being of our society, especially given so many misunderstandings and outright distortions of who we are and what we do.

Our ancestors are first and foremost working through us and our internal cleansing so that we, in turn, become eligible vessels for the actualisation of healing powers through our minds and bodies.

Mkhize

Even in trying times such as these, we must fully embrace our ancestors and do whatever is possible and legally permissible to call for their appeasement and abiding wisdom, as we have done in times of famine, drought and other life-threatening disasters. The Covid-19 pandemic is another opportunity for all of us to become more grounded Africans and work harder at establishing a deeper connection with our beloved living-dead.

Those in our ancestral universe who love us must be central pillars in our prayers for wisdom and protection. This is the time to meditate deeply, as individuals and families, on the key life-giving values and lived experiences we know our ancestors regarded as sacred for blessings and longevity. As we seek balance in these difficult times, let us ask our living-dead to provide sanctuary and ammunition in the fight against a devastating disease of both the body and spirit.

Undoubtedly, our initiates at this time are facing insurmountable challenges, especially since the current lockdown regulations compel them to return home, whether their initiation programmes are complete or not. Some initiates, upon their return home, face ostracism, various forms of abuse and mistrust.

There is also a common misunderstanding in communities that tends to negatively pathologise a persons ancestral calling. What is often misread is the fact that what may symptomatically present itself as an illness (in the ordinary way Western medicine defines illness) is in essence an uncomfortable, yet transitional phase towards self-healing mandated by the ancestors.

Our ancestors are first and foremost working through us and our internal cleansing so that we, in turn, become eligible vessels for the actualisation of healing powers through our minds and bodies.

The burdened and contested, but respected, life of the great Sanusi Credo Muthwa embodies these aspects of initial and to some degree perennial illness as a precondition for serving others as a healer.

Although his life was not one of wealth, many people in South Africa and across the world derived healing from the immeasurable gifts bestowed on him by God through his ancestors.

In 2018, certain aspects of the Traditional Health Practitioners (THP) Act came into force. Although the process was long and arduous, the progress is welcome, as it recognises that there are diverse healing practices in the country, not just Western medicine.

The act defines four categories of THPs: diviners (sangomas), herbalists (inyanga), traditional birth attendants (ababelethisi) and traditional surgeons (ingcibi).

There is no doubt that a more inclusive and mutually respectful working relationship between traditional health practitioners and the peoples government would benefit everyone. We, too, are ready to serve and play our part in the fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

Akwande!

*Mkhize is president and founder of Umsamo Institute/Isigodlo Sase Mlambomunye

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The Global Stem Cells Group (GSCG) is set to sponsor the XI Congreso Mundial de Medicina Antienvejecimiento y Longevidad (World Conference of Anti-Aging and Longevity Medicine) to be held in Mexico City, Mexico on February 16-18, 2020.

The medical congress is expected to attract over 450 physicians and researchers from across the world interested in anti-aging and longevity practices and medical innovations. Over 30 speakers are slated to share information with attendees on a wide range of topics on how to lead a long, healthy life and improve longevity.

The GSCG is set to share a number of its latest innovations with congress attendees, including its newly released GCell technology device. This cutting-edge tool utilizes micrograft technology to harness the natural and powerful restorative capabilities of adipose tissues. Because it is FDA compliant, the device allows physicians across the globe to continue practicing adult stem cells-based procedures.

Additional benefits of GCell technology include shorter treatment times, delivering in-office treatments in around 30 minutes with local anesthesia, as well as less fat collection compared to existing treatments (15 mL versus 50 mL). GCell technology holds exciting implications across a range of medical specialties, including orthopedics, dermatology, cosmetic gynecology, aesthetics, and hair loss.

In addition to its GCell technology, the GSCG will also feature its newest line of stem cells products derived from first-tissue exosomes. Cellgenic Flow Exosomes utilizes the latest science and research available in cellular therapies to deliver a non-surgical approach to creating regenerative responses in a broad range of treatments. The product utilizes exosomes, which replicate the signals given out by stem cells, versus actual stem cells. Exosomes play a pivotal role in cell-to-cell communication and are involved in a wide range of physiological processes. These particles transfer critical bioactive molecules such as proteins, mRNA, and miRNA between cells and regulate gene expression in recipient cells.

The XI Congreso Mundial de Medicina Antienvejecimiento y Longevidad is one of the worlds premier events connecting physicians and researchers with todays most innovative treatments and technologies utilizing regenerative medicine, said Benito Novas, CEO of the GSCG. As a worldwide leader in training, education, and innovative products in the field of regenerative medicine, the GSCG is pleased to sponsor this congress and share its exciting new portfolio of products with physicians from across the world.

To learn more about the Global Stem Cells Group and all of the groups latest news and innovations, visit http://www.stemcellsgroup.com/

About Global Stem Cells Group

Global Stem Cells Group (GSCG) is a worldwide network that combines seven major medical corporations, each focused on furthering scientific and technological advancements to lead cutting-edge stem cell development, treatments, and training. The united efforts of GSCGs affiliate companies provide medical practitioners with a one-stop hub for stem cell solutions that adhere to the highest medical standards.

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Picture this: Youre waiting in the checkout line at the grocery store when suddenly you open your ears to the music playing overhead. Its You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift. You know, that song you pretend to hate but secretly love? Anyway, in the middle of trying not to sing along too loudly, you notice Taylor does this thing with the melody. You cant quite put your tongue on what it is, but youve heard it before. You shrug and move on because its your turn to check out.

That is, unless youre musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding, whose podcast, Switched on Pop, is devoted to diving into pop music. They seek to answer questions like these: What rhythms make us dance? Why is Max Martin so good at making pop jams? Whats that underwater sound so many songs have been featuring lately? And, of course, what is that THING Taylor Swift does in so many of her songs?

If you ask Sloan and Harding, its a trio of descending notes called a T Drop, and its just one of the many pop-music moments they use to explain different musical concepts in their new book, Switched on Pop: How Popular Music Works, and Why It Matters.

The duo started the podcast in October 2014 and are at 146 episodes and counting. About two years ago, they decided to take their shared interest in music composition and pop music one step further with a book.

Harding said its not that there was a real need for a text, but their listeners kept writing them saying they wished there was a book to help understand core musical concepts.

The book is the most fun music theory class you could ever take, Sloan said.

They wanted to give people an essential guide with pop songs as examples, Harding said, but as one can imagine, choosing which songs to include was not exactly an easy task. They tried to narrow their list down by only choosing songs from the last 20 years ones readers have likely heard before. Hey Ya! by Outkast, Despacito by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee and Oops! I Did It Again by Britney Spears are just a few of the megahits that made the book.

Sloan said the selection process was long, but fun. They wanted to choose songs that had a sense of longevity, which can be hard to predict, he said.

We had such a long conversation about whether Justin Bieber should be in the book, Sloan said.

In addition to educating readers and listeners on musical concepts, the authors started the podcast to share their passion for music composition. They wanted to connect with people around musical conversations, which isnt as easy as you would think for pop. In the books introduction, Sloan and Harding admit to once being music snobs who let their feelings toward the genre prevent them from enjoying it.

Theres so much (pop) has to teach us about our own internal biases, Harding said.

The podcast may be called Switched on Pop, but their purpose is also to help people become switched-on listeners, Harding explained.

Its OK to embrace your taste, he said. Be into what youre into.

Through the podcast, theyve also provided music education to people who may not be able to access it easily. Sloan said theyve gotten emails from educators who have used the show as a learning tool. He said, in a way, pop music was the spoonful of sugar that helped the music-theory medicine go down but then it became the medicine itself.

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Although most people are aware that the College of Medicine graduates 55 physicians each year, many of whom eventually practice in Winnebago County, the research enterprise of the campus is less well known. In particular, a remarkable breakthrough in the prevention of shingles occurred two years ago which should make every Rockfordian proud. Shingles is a painful skin rash that can cause itching and excruciating pain, and occasionally blindness.

Without a preventive vaccine it will impact 1 out of every 3 people and can be particularly serious for those who are elderly or have impaired immune systems. The exciting news is that a vaccine developed right here in Rockford is providing protection to millions of people around the world.

Two years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new vaccine to prevent herpes zoster or shingles, a painful condition caused by the chickenpox virus. After childhood chickenpox, the virus becomes dormant in neurons and may reactivate in adults to cause shingles. The vaccine, marketed by GSK under the brand name ShingrixTM, is now the recommended vaccine for adults over age 50. It is not only safer, but is more effective than the existing live vaccine.

Abbas Vafai, Ph.D., the scientist who developed the Shingrix vaccine, worked on its development when he was an associate professor of microbiology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford from 1990 to 1997 and also had worked on the vaccine at the University of Colorado. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved the vaccine for use in October 2017. Since then, the Centers for Disease Control has recommended Shingrix for all adults over age 50.

Because of this, its use for all adults 50 years and older is warranted the only problem has been getting enough of it made to meet the worldwide demand. Vaccine shortage have been felt in Rockford and throughout the country.

We are incredibly excited about Dr. Vafais success with vaccine development and are extremely proud that a vaccine developed on the Rockford campus of the University of Illinois College of Medicine is now impacting the health of people worldwide.

Because some of the work on the vaccine was conducted on the Rockford campus, a portion of the profits will go to the College of Medicine Rockford. The total of what the College of Medicine Rockford and its Department of Biomedical Sciences may receive in royalties over the course of the seven years is predicted to be over $10 million. These are dollars that allow us to continue to educate tomorrows scientists and physicians and support cutting-edge research.

As the UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford on Parkview Avenue continues to thrive and grow, so does the Rockford community. In fact, an economic impact study conducted in 2016 indicated the campus had an impact of over $58.2 million to the Rockford Metro Area the equivalent of 898 jobs.

For those whose doctor recommends the Shingrix vaccine, they can expect the vaccine, given in two doses, will prevent what could be a serious and painful condition. The vaccine is also extremely effective in preventing a consequence of shingles called postherpetic neuralgia. Postherpetic neuralgia occurs in 10% to 18% of individuals who have shingles and is characterized by a severe chronic pain condition that can last for years.

Biomedical research at the College of Medicine continues to explore new ways to improve health and prevent disease. State-of-the-art research in the areas of prostate cancer, lung cancer, eradication of parasitic infections, improving the longevity of joint replacements and stem cell treatment of severe debilitating neurologic diseases, occurs daily on campus. With the support of our community, the next major medical breakthrough could again come from the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford and its team of researchers in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and other academic departments.

Dr. Alex Stagnaro-Green is the regional dean of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.

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As life expectancies are growing and the 100-year-life is becoming more common, how can Americans, the U.S. government and employers best prepare for the challenges and opportunities of longevity? Meet the Longevity Project, the new initiative designed to come up with some answers.

The Longevity Project, developed in collaboration with the Stanford Center on Longevity (its lead content creator), is generating research and engaging in public conversation on the many impacts of longer lives. It just released a poll of 2,200 adults, conducted by Morning Consult, to see what Americans think needs to change to support increasing longevity.

Longevity is, in many ways, one of the greatest achievements of the last century and a half lifespan has almost doubled in that time in the U.S., says Ken Stern, chair of the Longevity Project and the former CEO of National Public Radio. But in many ways, we still organize our institutions as if this great advance in longevity had never occurred.

Based on the Longevity Projects poll, the public agrees, especially regarding both the nations retirement financing system and Americas employers. A full 54% of respondents supported personal retirement savings plans offered by the government. And 76% called age diversity an important consideration for employers, but only 12% of employed respondents said their employers are actively recruiting older workers.

Only 13% of employed Longevity Project poll respondents said their companies are implementing multi-generational work groups.

The poll also found that 53% of respondents view longer life as a net positive for the U.S. economy.

When announcing the Longevity Project, Stanford Center on Longevity founder Laura Carstensen (a Next Avenue 2015 Influencer in Aging), said: With Americans living longer and healthier, we have a unique opportunity to reimagine healthy, successful century long lives, but we cant achieve what we cant imagine, and we are pleased to help launch this initiative to foster public understanding and engagement on longevity.

The Longevity Project, Stern said, flows from my conversations with Stanford Center on Longevity about a shared interest in engaging the public businesses, government, media and others on these important topics.

The Longevity Projects coalition also includes the Urban Institute think tank, the National Academy of Medicine, and companies such as Principal Financial Group, Wells Fargo and Instructure. The initiative dovetails with Stanford Center on Longevitys five-year project, New Map of Life, which is a rethink of how we organize civil society in light of greater longevity, said Stern.

The Longevity Projects websiteserves as the hub for the public to stay informed and become engaged in the initiative. Americans will weigh in through a series of Longevity Project polls and social media.

Stern said two findings jumped out at him from the recent Longevity Project poll.

The first was how much Americans value older workers. Stern noted that age diversity in the workplace outpolled race, gender and LGBTQ as an important consideration for employers.Yet only 13% of employed respondents said their companies are implementing multi-generational work groups; just 17% said theyre providing physical accommodations for older workers and a mere 24% said the employers provided training to stay current on new technologies.

The public seems to understand the importance of older workers to the economy, but companies are trailing, said Stern.

The second poll finding that intrigued Stern: how millennials and Gen Z view family support.

Generation Z is skeptical about the adequacy of Social Security and corporate pension plans to financing their longer life. Rather, among Generation Z adults, one in five are counting on financial support from family if, or when, they decide to retire,ahead of other options like pension plans from an employer, traditional or Roth IRAs and annuities, said Stern.

But, he added, young Americans polled also talked about their own shared responsibility for family members. Younger cohorts are nearly twice as likely [as older ones] to believe that at sixty-five they will be raising a family or helping their children raise their families, Stern said.

In the next series of Longevity Project polls, he noted, Were going to look more deeply at financing longer life, lifelong learning and the future of work. I think the topic of financing longer life is particularly important. We are in a time of transition on how we fund retirement in this country and people feel very uncertain about this transition.

Two Longevity Project conferences at Stanford in June may offer revealing and insightful ideas about the implications of longevity.

One conference will be The Century Summit, on June 24, bringing together business, media, policy and research leaders. The other will be The Longevity Next Conference, on June 25, convening young leaders to discuss the implications of the longer life for their generations.

Im particularly excited about Longevity Next, which is the first conference to look at the topic of longevity specifically for younger generations, said Stern. How will millennials and Generation Z engage with a longer life? How will they finance a longer life? How do you work over a sixty-year career? What are issues surrounding inequality and longevity? And how do we think about the intersection of sustainability and longevity?

This fall, the Longevity Project will launch a podcast called Life At.

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(Book: The Future Is Faster Than You Think)

When it comes to exponential technologies there are few people in the world more informed than Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, earning degrees in molecular genetics and aerospace engineering from MIT and a Harvard-trained medical doctor who co-founded, XPRIZE, BOLD Capital Partners, and more than two-dozen companies operating at the leading edge of technology & longevity. He also runs Abundance 360 (A360), a tightly-curated, by-application-only community of 360 technology executives where he teaches exponential entrepreneurship and invites the most outstanding leading technology executives to share the latest advances in the fields of AI, computing, energy, transportation, retail, gaming, healthcare, and longevity. The Abundance 360 members & the high profile XPRIZE board that Diamandis has cultivated take an active part in this community, tackle new challenges with XPRIZE, go on trips to the most tightly-controlled labs, centers for disease & aging as well as obtain courtside access to the latest technologies that most arent even aware of yet. Why does Diamandis spend so much time with those in his community? Diamandis is here to inspire, guide and transform the way these executives think in order to get the motivation, energy to create their massively transformative purpose in life and become moonshot thinkers. In fact, I was invited to give a talk at Abundance 360 and present the work to a group of about 360 people who you usually see on the covers of technology magazines. I had a chance to hear about the employee longevity programs at the Beijing Genomics Institute, new approaches to developing blockbuster promotional videos at Riot Games and got KDA Popstars on my playlist (since then they got over 300 million views on Youtube), and even learned a few new things in artificial intelligence.

To make this knowledge available to a broader audience, approximately every five years Diamandis publishes a book. These books quickly make it to the bookshelves of technology luminaries and business leaders and become New York Times bestsellers. And if you liked his two other New York Times bestsellers, Abundance and Bold, you will certainly be wowd by The Future is Faster Than You Think. But for those who hear about these books for the first time, I recommend getting the entire trilogy and starting from Abundance. Every one of these books starts with a very simple but non-obvious realization - the world is substantially better than you think. Every one of us living in developed countries has a higher standard of living and more entertainment options than the Queen of England twenty years ago thanks to technology. The world is more peaceful, more connected, never been more at the ready to take on new challenges, and fix the problems that we complain about today. And it is getting better every year. The global poverty rate is on the decline, alternative and sustainable sources now supply a substantial amount of our energy, there are major advances in oncology as well as medicine, and more and more bright minds are joining the productive longevity revolution.

However, humans have evolved to perceive the negative bias much stronger than the positive happening around us and tend to focus on short-term goals. For millennia, humans needed to quickly react to immediate threats, and our bodies and minds evolved accordingly. The modern media is using this evolutionary trait at large feeding us a constant stream of dramatic current events in the battle for our attention. If there are 100 pieces of news and only 1 of them is negative, the news-driven society that we live in tends to pay most attention to and focus on the negative. And since almost every news agency has access to almost the same information at the exact same millisecond, they compete for the most dramatic interpretation of the negative at hand. Like Abundance and Bold, The Future Is Faster Than You Think explains how to go around this short-term reactionary behavior and focus on the positive.

Similar to Abundance and Bold, The Future Is Faster Than You Think covers a very large number of advances in major areas of our lives that cannot and should not be ignored; however, the central topic of the book is artificial intelligence, which glues all of these sections together. It also covers the limitations and dangers of AI and other technologies but still keeps a positive outlook on the entire field.

Another unique feature of The Future Is Faster Than You Think is the way the information is presented. The presentation of a technology trend or discovery usually starts with some background and problem definition, a brief description of how the technology works, provides one or two examples of the real-world application of this technology and then follows with a thought experiment on how and where this technology can be used in the future. Some of these thought experiments become thought-provoking asking the reader to imagine the convergence of several of these technologies and the implications on the different industries and our daily lives. In other words, this book teaches you to imagine, invent, and disrupt.

In my opinion, whether you work for a cutting-edge AI, automotive, or coal mining company, this is one book every CEO, CIO, CTO, and head of innovation, investor, or entrepreneur needs to read and have on their bookshelf. I am buying a few copies to give out to the employees, friends, and partners.

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Research has already shown that running is an activity that can help our overall health, but how much do we have to run to gain the benefits?

Researchers from Australia, Austria, Finland, and Thailand performed a comprehensive analysis of available evidence and found that any amount of running is linked to a significantly lower risk of death from any cause. Their results were published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

The systematic review included 14 studies that involved a total of 232,149 participants. The studies followed up the health outcomes of the participants for periods that ranged between 5.5 years and 35 years. Over the study periods, 25,951 participants died.

When the study data were pooled, any amount of running was associated with a 27 percent lower risk of death from all causes for both sexes, compared with no running. Furthermore, running was associated with a 30 percent lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, and a 23 percent lower risk of death from cancer.

Even small stints of running, which was defined as going out for a jog just once every one to two weeks for less than 50 minutes at a slow average speed of less than 6 miles per hour, was found to increase health and offer longevity. The research team says their findings point to some light running as a great fitness option for people who may not have enough time most days to get in a full workout.

The researchers caution that their investigation was observational and did not aim to establish cause. Moreover, they note that the studies that they looked at all varied in their methodology and cohort size, which may have affected the final results. They remained confident though that generally speaking, running seems to help health.

If more people all over the world incorporated just a little bit of running into their day-to-day lives, the studys authors believe the global population would see great improvements in both overall health and longevity.

The researchers say they were motivated to perform the study because of a number of unknowns that still remained in reference to runnings health benefits. For example, it was never clear just how effective running is at preventing cardiovascular disease or cancer, or for that matter, exactly how much running an individual must participate in to reap such benefits.

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Any Amount of Running Will Reduce Your Risk of Death - Daily Cup of Wellness - Beliefnet