Posts Tagged ‘lifespan’
Under-50 group lowers US life expectancy
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — High mortality rates among Americans under 50 explain why life expectancy is lower in the US than in most developed nations, a new study finds. Continue…
Monday, March 25, 2013 8:39 - 1 Comment
Top Stories - Mar 18, 2013 9:13 - 0 Comments
Sometimes ‘losers’ win longer lives
COLUMBIA U. (US) — Winning may mean a longer life for actors, but that’s not the case for politicians or baseball players, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 28, 2013 15:15 - 0 Comments
For seniors, no immunity to obesity risks
COLUMBIA U. (US) — As obese Americans grow older, their heightened risk of death goes up not down, say researchers whose findings contradict the “obesity paradox” concept. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2013 12:36 - 0 Comments
To prevent fatal cancers, cut back drinking
BOSTON U. (US) — A new study finds that alcohol resulted in approximately 20,000 cancer deaths each year, accounting for about 3.5 percent of all cancer deaths in the US. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 6, 2013 12:37 - 0 Comments
Prison time cuts lifespan until parole ends
VANDERBILT (US) — For every year spent behind bars, a person’s overall life expectancy decreases by two years. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 5, 2013 13:27 - 0 Comments
For health, lending a hand beats getting help
U. BUFFALO (US) — Stressed-out people who assist others get significant health benefits, including lower mortality rates, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 22, 2013 11:08 - 6 Comments
Compared to peers, US health comes up short
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Even wealthy, educated Americans with health insurance die sooner and seem to be sicker than people in other high-income countries. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 19, 2012 12:46 - 0 Comments
Olympic glory pays off in lifespan
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Olympic medalists live an average of 2.8 years longer than the general population, regardless of country of origin, color of medal won, or type of sport played, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 15, 2012 16:39 - 0 Comments
Lifespans stretch for people who ‘flourish’
EMORY (US) — People who are flourishing—both feeling happy and functioning well in their lives—are 60 percent less likely to die prematurely, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 17, 2012 12:23 - 1 Comment
For female Komodo dragons, hard work kills
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — On average, female Komodo dragons live only half as long as males do, and scientists say the lizards’ hard work may explain why. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 9, 2012 12:57 - 1 Comment
Relax immigration for the economy’s sake
U. WARWICK (UK) — If developed countries relaxed their immigration rules by just three percent, it would generate more than $150 billion for the world’s economy, according to a new policy paper. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 23, 2012 11:31 - 3 Comments
UK seniors living with cancer to triple
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — The number of people over the age of 65 and living with cancer in the UK will triple by 2040—from 1.3 million in 2010 to 4.1 million—according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 22, 2012 11:56 - 2 Comments
Acai supplement adds time to fruit fly lives
EMORY (US) — A store-bought acai berry product can lengthen fruit flies’ lives, when their lives are shortened through additional oxidative stress, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 2, 2012 12:56 - 1 Comment
Clues to women’s longer lives in ‘hotspot’ DNA
MONASH (AUS) — A new study reveals how mutations in mitochondrial DNA can help explain why women tend to live longer than men. (more…)
