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Vitamin D – A Strong Tool To Combat Aging in Eyes

Thursday, February 2, 2012

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Vitamin D – A Strong Tool To Combat Aging in Eyes

Recently Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council financed a group of researchers that discovered that the impact of aging in mouse eyes could be reduced with the consumption of Vitamin D. They also found out the Vitamin D proved to be very beneficial in the improvement of sight in older mice. These researches are hoping [...]

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Test to Predict Your Chance of Reaching Your 100th Birthday

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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Test to Predict Your Chance of Reaching Your 100th Birthday

Want to know whether you will celebrate your 100th birthday? Recent tests can now predict. In accordance to scientists, there now exist a test that can genetically predict if a person will be able to reach his 100th birthday. Researchers of Yale University and Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Boston Medical Center, [...]

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Reports Show That American’s Life Expectancy Has Prolonged

Saturday, January 21, 2012

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Reports Show That American’s Life Expectancy Has Prolonged

According to a recent report, American is currently living a longer life than previously. Their lifespan has increased from an average of 78.6 years during the year 2009 while as upon 2010, Americans live to 78.7 years. At the same time the death rate of Americans has experienced a drop of 0.5% in one single [...]

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Senior Drivers Should Use Back Seat – For Road Safety

Sunday, October 2, 2011

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Senior Drivers Should Use Back Seat – For Road Safety

People in America think that their fast cars are symbol of their freedom on wide roads. They enjoy their freedom and they never miss the chance to take the steering wheel of the car to travel around. However, some people think that cars are the only way of transportation. In San Diego, as well over [...]

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Are Seniors Learning From Their Mistakes?

Sunday, September 18, 2011

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Are Seniors Learning From Their Mistakes?

We all know that kids learn from their mistakes. However, new research is suggesting that this principle applies to seniors as well. This research finding was developed at a research center based in Toronto, called Baycrest. Baycrest’s research is contradicting previous research that proposed that seniors had a barrier in their learning process when it [...]

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Love Can Increase Your Longevity: Socially Engaged

Sunday, March 20, 2011

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Love Can Increase Your Longevity: Socially Engaged

The British Medical Journal has conducted studies on the relation of love and longevity. It was demonstrated that people who had no partner had twice the likelihood of developing cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease at a later age in comparison to those who had a partner. In addition, the research did also reveal that the [...]

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A Longevity Secret Has Been Found In A Village Of Ecuador

Thursday, March 17, 2011

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A Longevity Secret Has Been Found In A Village Of Ecuador

Ecuador’s remote village may have a certain type of mutation, which may give an insight on human longevity and how to extend it, some biologists say. The inhabitants can be described as very short people, with a height averaging less than three and a half feet, possessing a rare condition called Laron-type dwarfism or Laron [...]

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Heavy Traffic Causes Air Pollution that Shortens Life Span

Saturday, March 12, 2011

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Heavy Traffic Causes Air Pollution that Shortens Life Span

After a survey of 25 European cities, it revealed that air pollution is worth $43 billion and about two years of life in Bucharest. The cause of shorter life span in Europe is air pollution. It is the leading reason of health illnesses like chronic bronchitis and heart disease for people over 65 year old, [...]

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The Ruling Causes of Death Can Be Annihilated – How To Augment Montanans Longevity

Saturday, February 19, 2011

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The Ruling Causes of Death Can Be Annihilated – How To Augment Montanans Longevity

Going for weight loss, fitness, stop smoking as well as healthier diets are resolutions that promote longevity In Montana as well as Missoula the leading causes of death are cardiovascular disease and subsequently cancer (Lung cancer the greatest killer of the cancers). Third on the list, unintentional deaths and chronic lower respiratory disease are found, [...]

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Are Hypochondriacs Really Ill or are They Simply Sick in Their Head?

Friday, February 18, 2011

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Are Hypochondriacs Really Ill or are They Simply Sick in Their Head?

Hypochondriacs are known to have a fixation regarding diseases, their symptoms and information regarding these illnesses. They usually have an exaggerated need to self-monitor themselves. This is known as body vigilance. People who suffer from this will regularly check their temperature, blood pressure and pulse a number of times per day. They keep on scanning [...]

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