Eritrean died aged 127 after joyful life
Patience, generosity and a joyful life are the secrets of a long lifespan, said the grandson of the oldest man in the world who died at 127.
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- Dec 12, 2021
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Real-world data show that filters clean COVID-causing virus from air
An inexpensive type of portable filter efficiently screened SARS-CoV-2 and other disease-causing organisms from hospital air.
- Dec 10, 2021
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Natural сompound in basil may protect against Alzheimer’s disease
Fenchol, a naturally occurring compound found in basil appears to have neuroprotective effects against Alzheimer's disease.
- Dec 10, 2021
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Body muscle gain and markers of cardiovascular disease susceptibility in young adulthood
Compaing associations of early life changes in body lean mass and handgrip strength vs. body fat mass with atherogenic traits in the young.
- Dec 9, 2021
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Increased somatic mutation burdens in normal human cells due to defective DNA polymerases
Mutation accumulation in somatic cells contributes to cancer development and is proposed as a cause of aging.
- Dec 9, 2021
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Obesity treatment: weight loss vs. increasing fitness and physical activity to reduce health risks
Alternative approaches to treating obesity and associated comorbidities have been proposed wherein weight loss is not the primary endpoint.
- Dec 7, 2021
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The next generation of data-driven healthcare is here
In the past years we've seen a wave of technological innovation and medical breakthroughs that have transformed the course of human life.
- Dec 7, 2021
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Cell‐free mitochondrial DNA as a potential biomarker for astronauts' health
Cell‐free mitochondrial DNA abundance may be a biomarker of immune response to microgravity, radiation and other factors during space flight
- Dec 7, 2021
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Infrared light improves memory in pilot clinical trial on healthy individuals
Photobiomodulation therapy may provide a promising new approach to improve memory function in healthy middle-aged people.
- Dec 6, 2021
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Lowering blood insulin levels could lower your risk of getting COVID-19
Keeping blood insulin levels within healthy parameters is a daily goal for people with diabetes, it may even lower the risk of getting COVID
- Dec 6, 2021
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Alzheimer’s risk gene paradoxically protects against memory loss
A new study links a variant of the apolipoprotein E gene called APOE ε4 to better memory in older age.
- Dec 3, 2021
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Silicon Valley’s quest to live forever could benefit humanity as a whole
All things must die, according to the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, but that could be about to change.
- Dec 2, 2021
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How many steps a day should you take? Study finds 7,000 can go a long way
The new findings showed significant health benefits even among adults who didn't reach the 10,000-step-a-day mark.
- Dec 1, 2021
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South Korea’s inequality paradox: long life, good health and poverty
The country responsible for impressive gains in healthcare and nutrition finds itself with nearly half its older citizens living in poverty.
- Nov 30, 2021
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Genetic coding variants associated with human longevity and protection against age-related diseases
The new findings showed significant health benefits even among adults who didn't reach the 10,000-step-a-day mark.
- Nov 29, 2021
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SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and the aging immune system
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global health threat with particular risk for severe disease and death in older adults
- Nov 25, 2021
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Knock-down of odr-3 and ife-2 additively extends lifespan and healthspan in C. elegans
Genetic manipulations can ameliorate the aging process and extend the lifespan of model organisms.
- Nov 24, 2021
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy alleviates vascular dysfunction and amyloid burden in an Alzheimer’s disea
Vascular dysfunction is entwined with aging and in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease and contributes to reduced cerebral blood flow.
- Nov 22, 2021
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Empty nesters complete 'longevity gap year' travelling the world
Empty nest syndrome is what many parents go through after their kids start living on their own.
- Nov 19, 2021
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Animal protein vs plant: what’s best for health, muscle and longevity?
After years of being the also-ran, plant protein has taken its place alongside animal protein in many supermarket chillers.