Blood levels of proteins reflect the starting, stopping, and changing of biological processes linked to aging. We make significant changes at three ages. — “The wiser mind mourns less for what age takes away than what it leaves behind.” This is the insightful observation of William Wordsworth (1770–1850), the English romantic who (along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge) helped initiate the Romantic Age in English literature. Together, they published Lyrical Ballads in 1798.

“I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.” ― Mark Twain PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES OFTEN RECOMMEND a minimum of 150 to 300 minutes per week of moderate physical activity, 75…

THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF LONG COVID, with each form having its particular symptoms, according to research from Kings College, London (UK). Today we explore this prospective study of over 335,000 subjects with regular health reports through the Covid Symptom Study (CSS) smartphone application. What is long COVID? Have you been infected with the…

DID THE NATIONAL PREVALENCE OF COLORECTAL, BREAST, and cervix cancer screening change during the COVID-19 pandemic? I am sad to report that it did, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society. Americans had had health care disruptions beginning with the first quarter of 2020 when the novel…

I PLEAD GUILTY TO BEATING THE DRUM for a minimum of 150 to 300 minutes per week of moderate exercise or 75 to 159 minutes of vigorous exercise (or an equivalent combination of both). These are the United States Department of Health and Human Services Physical Activity Guidelines. But have…

LOW LEVELS OF SEROTONIN IN THE BRAIN cause depression, at least according to a hypothesis first proposed in the 1960s. While researchers offered competing views, the serotonin idea caught on and has influenced the use of anti-depressants for decades. Chemical imbalances cause depression, right? But is the serotonin hypothesis right…

COLLABORATION IS ESSENTIAL TO MY WORK with individuals with cancer. I am a radiation oncologist and routinely interact with medical oncologists, surgeons, plastic surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, social workers, dieticians, and more. With the rise of the COVID19 pandemic, many of us have an increasing volume of work interactions mediated through…

IS GETTING ADEQUATE SLEEP BECOMING INCREASINGLY challenging as you age? I know for me, each passing decade has been marked by a bit more restlessness and taking a bit longer to fall asleep. But why? Let’s look at sleep science and why the aging clock is conspiring against us. Until…