Life expectancy News
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Researchers have been keenly studying the populace of isolated Greek village, called Mylopotamos, in order to understand the ‘genetic secrets’ that appear to confer protection against heart disease.
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Many people struggle to meet health recommendations for daily exercise. Some, instead, manage intensive weekend bursts. This may also have benefits, according to a new study.
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The association between a lower calorie intake and a longer life expectancy has been the subject of research for several years, with data supporting and disproving the link. A new study reports in favor, based on an animal model.
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Studies have shown that Americans are living longer, but the extended life expectancy comes with an increase in disability rates as we age, showing us that long life does not insure that we will also have good health.
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With the potential advances in biomedicine, by how far could human life expectancy be extended? 150 years according to a Nobel Prize winning scientist.
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A protein that can transport fats around the body can affect protective processes in cells and affect life span, according to a new study.
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A study suggests how fast a person's heart beats, when resting, can help to predict whether they are going to die early.
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A number of councils in the U.K. are attempting to force fast food outlets to use more healthy ingredients in their cooking processes.
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An international study on the global burden of disease has found that since 1990, life expectancy worldwide has risen by six years. But even with the increase in longevity comes a number of challenges for staying healthy.
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Mexico -
Which is the sickliest sex? Males or females? Across the animal kingdom is seems that males are more troubled with ill-health than females.
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London -
Statistics from the U.K. show a drop in life expectancy for elderly females. This could be connected to cutbacks in care and changes to the lifestyle habits of baby boomers.
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Edinburgh -
A new study has discovered a link between patterns of methylation in the human genome and people’s life span. If such technology is possible, would you want to know?
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Montreal -
A new study, based on modeling predictions, suggests that excess body weight — obesity — can decrease one’s life expectancy by nearly 10 years.
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A new study indicates that eliminating a pain receptor makes mice live longer and keeps their metabolisms young. Chronic pain appears to correlate with a shortened lifespan, whereas less pain is linked to living longer.
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Heavy vodka drinking means shorter lifespans for Russian men. Lancet reports 25 percent of Russian men die before 55, compared with only 7 percent of British men and fewer than 1 percent in the U.S.
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A new study ties nut consumption to longevity. The theory is that the oils in nuts can reduce bad cholesterol and possibly inflammation.
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Naked mole rats live in excess of 30 years. Scientists think that the secret behind the mole rat is a special protein contained within the mole rats’ genetic code.
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Obesity is now found to claim more lives than previously known. As waistlines expand in the U.S., so do our chances of dying from being obese. But the finding leaves a question, how did Americans get so large?
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A series of maps released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to draw attention to the fact that many U.S. cities have neighborhoods with very different life expectancies, some on par or lower than the life expectancies in developing countries.
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Your life may not be that bad. A recent study by Oxford Journals shows that being well known and famous may result in a shorter life expectancy.
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WHO's European Health Report 2012 reveals that while Europeans are living longer lives, the trend could be reversed due to the economic crisis forcing governments to cut spending on health.
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A medical review indicates that although people around the world are living longer they are suffering from higher levels of sickness from chronic diseases.
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Exercise is important in maintaining good health and possibly extending life. A recent study shows that 15 minutes of daily physical activity can reduce your risk of death by 14%, and increase life expectancy by three years.
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Life expectancy is decreasing in the United States with the average life span approximately 78 years , according to recent reports. But there are folks who defy the odds, living joyously beyond that age.
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The GOP has executed the largest transfer of wealth in U.S. history. Due to unfair tax schemes and an obsession for selling out to corporations while hobbling the middle class, the U.S. has record numbers of billionaires and people living in poverty.
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10.6million Britons will live past the age of 100, according to new figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions.
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Women want to be able to do anything equal to men, and they're likely to have to if one scientist's predictions come true. One says that the Y. chromosome determining the male gender is dying out. Men could go with it, leading to their extinction.
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It’s too late to ask George Francis the secret to long life. That’s because he just died at age 112, the oldest man in the United States according to records
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Life expectancy is not just about living longer. It also includes being healthy enough to enjoy the extra years. CBS Sunday Morning
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