Tag Archives: aging

Brain “Pacemakers” For Alzheimer’s

Fascinating study.

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday, as an older couple situated themselves poolside at the Island House in Key West, I overheard a young, muscular handsome boy say something quite disparaging regarding their arrival.  Those ugly words had hardly left his lips when the apparent leader of his coterie of five equally beautiful men chastised him angrily, poking a finger in the subject’s chest: “Darling, …

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Grey Below The Belt

Source.

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Premature Aging Hits Longtime HIV+

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that some longtime HIV patients are experiencing symptoms of aging long before those ailments normally appear.  Such reports have been appearing for several years. Patients are coming down with diseases and conditions most associated with aging even when their HIV is well controlled – even when the antiretroviral drugs used to treat it make the …

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Madonna’s Anti-Aging Machine

Madge’s stalkers have noted that when she leaves hotels her handlers follow with the above machine which is called the Intraceuticals Rejuvenate Oxygen Infuser. Product description: Hyaluronic Acid is an ingredient found naturally in the skin. The lightweight version of Hyaluronic Acid in the Rejuvenate Serum is absorbed quickly by the skin for maximum dispersion of nutrients. Follow with Rejuvenate …

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SURVEY: 33 Is The Happiest Age

A British survey of people over 40 revealed that more people named 33 as their happiest age than any other time in their lives. 70% of people over 40 picked that age as their happiest. Just 6% said they were content during their college years, the site reported. And only 16% pined for their childhood years. One in three surveyed …

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Previously Vaccinated

Cafe Figo, First Avenue, 8AM A group of boisterous old ladies is seated next to me… Old Lady 1: Are all these old biddies making too much noise for ya? Me: No, I used to live in South Florida, I’m used to it. Old Lady 2: Hah! He’s immune!

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Daily Grumble

The selling point for a new gay club night in DC is that they play “nostalgia” dance oldies. OOH! Oh, wait. To them, nostalgia means music from 1997-2003. Sigh.

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Rock Stars Then And Now

Click over for a side-by-side comparison of how the last few decades have treated the world’s most famous rock stars. Overall, the women, especially Debbie Harry and Pat Benatar, seem to have fared much better than the men. Sting, Bono, Springsteen, and Bowie all look pretty good too. Most of the others, not so much.

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f(x) = ½x + 7

Via the Awl comes this graph which charts the age range of “socially acceptable” dating partners. According to this, I won’t be shunned if I date a 32 year-old, nor would an 86 year-old be mocked for dating me. It’s nice to know that I have a 54 year range to work with. I guess.

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The Equality Tsunami Approaches

Today’s headline at Washington City Paper: “Gay Marriage Opponents Inch Closer To Death.” Hello, Lady Bluntness! The below graph vividly demonstrates how seniors remain the group most strongly opposed to marriage equality. Think of the chart as color-coded waves of acceptance. Still far offshore is the red wave, but it will arrive. (Via – Dan Savage)

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Sir Ian McKellen On Aging

From a British campaign to battle loneliness among seniors.

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In The Life On Safe Spaces For America’s Gay Seniors

In The Life looks into the state of being old and gay in modern America. Where do you see yourself spending your golden years? According to The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, over 3 million LBGT people are over age 65. While seniors are protected against age-based discrimination by The Older Americans Act, the lack of LGBT specific protections …

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Word Of The Gay

“Mantique” – An attractive gay man over the age of 50. From the Queers United “word of the gay” series.

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It’s Tough To Be Old And Gay

Aging is tough on everybody, but particularly for senior LGBT people, who face unique financial and social challenges. Via CNN: According to the report, Improving the Lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Older Adults, issues that disproportionately affect LGBT older adults include stigma, isolation and unequal treatment. Together, they translate into their being poorer and sicker and having fewer …

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Slowing Down Aging With Semen

Austrian scientists claim that a compound found in human semen may be useful for slowing the aging process. Biochemists Frank Madeo and Tobias Eisenberg at the University of Graz led a team to test the effects of a substance known as spermidine. In yeast, spermidine was shown to increase life span by as much as a factor of four; in …

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Daily Grumble

On Saturday I met somebody who had never heard of the cassingle. That’s all I got.

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Aging And Mental Problems Mount For Longtime Pozzers

David France has published a sobering and heartbreaking feature at NY Magazine that looks into the accelerated aging and mental problems that longtime HIV patients can suffer. An excerpt: Some fifteen years into the era of protease inhibitors and drug cocktails, doctors are realizing that the miracles the drugs promised are not necessarily a lasting solution to the disease. Most …

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Remember The Party 2009

Today I was finally able to sit down and sort through a few hundred photos and put together a slideshow and upload a couple of videos from Sunday’s epic Remember The Party event in San Francisco, where as you can see above, the event’s promoters even tipped my birthday on a banner over the dance floor. What an incredible night! …

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She Fights Her Own Battles

Post Office, East 70th Street, 2PM An elderly woman is taking a very long time at the automated postage computer and a lengthy line has formed behind her. Young Man (very loudly): There should be a muthafuckin’ age limit for these machines!Middle-Aged Man: Sir! That language is uncalled for around ladies! Unacceptable!Elderly Woman: Thank you, but I can fight my …

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