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That may change with BOLD, the Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database, the first repository of patient information and outcomes related to bariatric surgery - procedures that include gastric bypass, in which the bulk of the stomach is tied off and food is rerouted directly to the bottom half of the intestine, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weight-Loss Surgery: Safe, but Does It Work? | 6/25/2009 | See Source »

BOLD would allow doctors to study patients electing to have surgery from the outset, giving researchers the opportunity to measure and analyze any factors that could affect health at all points before and after bariatric procedures. "The database collection is powered to address both the short- and long-term issues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weight-Loss Surgery: Safe, but Does It Work? | 6/25/2009 | See Source »

An increasing body of evidence has suggested that participating in mentally stimulating activity, socializing frequently and exercising may help protect against age-related decline - at least cognitive decline. As early as 1995, neuroscientist Carl Cotman, who studies aging and dementia at the University of California at Irvine, published a paper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Old Age, Friends Can Keep You Young. Really | 6/24/2009 | See Source »

While further research needs to be done to establish the exact impact of social activity and exercise on specific age-related declines - it's likely that a reduction in social activity may simply be a symptom of physical decline, since people may naturally withdraw from social engagement as they lose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Old Age, Friends Can Keep You Young. Really | 6/24/2009 | See Source »

The danger does not only come from drug lords and the Taliban. Afghan journalists say their government is not making reporting any easier. Islamic hard liners, former warlords and corrupt officials, they explain, are behind an increasingly harsh assault on press freedom - one of the country's key post-Taliban...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghan Kidnappings: Local Journalists Face Risks | 6/24/2009 | See Source »

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