Word: nadel
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...article on gene hunter Craig Venter [THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE, Jan. 11] incorrectly referred to Venter's mentor; he is Ronald Nadel, not Nadal...
That sort of spirit also guides the efforts researchers are making to identify the types of degeneration that can be forestalled through preventive--and often remarkably simple--measures. Since 1993, physiologist Ethan Nadel and epidemiologist Loretta DiPietro, both of Yale University, have been pioneering a five-year study on the effects of exercise. The question at the heart of the effort is whether exercise can slow the effects of aging--and if so, which ones. "It is no secret that exercise is beneficial, but people age differently," says DiPietro. "The question we are asking is whether we can truly separate...
...systems. With their face masks and unique watches that measure and record heart and pulse rates, they look like astronauts in training--an apt resemblance as it turns out. "If you go up in space for three weeks, stay in bed for three weeks or age 30 years," says Nadel, "the wasting that goes on in the muscles, bones and water volume is remarkably similar." The seniors in the program are so pleased by the immediate benefits of the assorted aerobic and muscle-stretching exercises that they seem undaunted by any discomfort. "I was an exercise agnostic...