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Will Our Generation Live to 150 Years?

Friday, November 25, 2011

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Will Our Generation Live to 150 Years?

There is a group of researchers suggesting that people can live beyond the age of 150 years. This is something that has not been realized other than in tales from the Old Testament. The highest recorded longevity is for a woman who died in France at the significant advance age of 122 years old. The [...]

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Study On Yeast Holds Promising Hints For A Youthful Future

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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Study On Yeast Holds Promising Hints For A Youthful Future

Recent research on yeast, seem to be revealing intriguing information on how to look young for several to come. A group of researchers from National Taiwan University & Johns Hopkins have managed to alter the lifespan of typical single-celled yeast organisms. This was achieved by comprehending how to restore and remove protein associated with the [...]

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Control Your Weight And You May Live Longer

Saturday, November 19, 2011

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Control Your Weight And You May Live Longer

Our weight in our young age 21 can highly determine how long we are going to live. Gerontologists believe that having an ideal weight at the age of 21 can increase one’s possibility of living a longer life. Accordingly, to a research, heavy weight as a young adult is associated with shorter lifespan. Apparently, each [...]

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Human Lifespan Research stimulated by Senescence Breakthrough

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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Human Lifespan Research stimulated by Senescence Breakthrough

Research continues to move at a snail’s pace as far as the most basic and difficult challenge related to the health of humans is concerned – increasing lifespan. It should most aptly be described as a long process and study which defines timelines. But it is not an easy puzzle to unravel. But then, once [...]

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Love and Live-ins; A New Trend For Elders

Sunday, November 13, 2011

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Love and Live-ins; A New Trend For Elders

Today, even elders have begun to prefer the option of Live-In relationships to assess how compatible they are with their partners prior to marriage. On 20th November 2011, Mehndi Nawaz jung Hall in Ahmedabad is going to house a public ceremony, the first of its kind, aimed at assisting men and women over the age [...]

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Computer Model Suggests That Living Forever Might Be Worse Than Predicted

Sunday, November 6, 2011

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Computer Model Suggests That Living Forever Might Be Worse Than Predicted

The fountain of youth, the youth elixir, the philosopher’s stone, the Immortal, the pact with the devil, medical progress, computer science, etc., all a bunch of myths, tales and urban legends that dreams of eternal life; Is it an illusion or can it become reality? Based on scientific research in both medicine and computer science, [...]

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Epigenetic Inheritance – Longer Life Can it Be Inherited?

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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Epigenetic Inheritance – Longer Life Can it Be Inherited?

Instead of the differences in the DNA, the inheritance of the changes in the usage of their genes can be a means to pass on the increased span of life from one generation of worms who live long, to the next. A study shows that even if there are no changes in the overall hereditary [...]

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Extreme Lack of Care for the Elders In Germany – Solutions Needed -

Sunday, October 30, 2011

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Extreme Lack of Care for the Elders In Germany – Solutions Needed -

The people of Germany are growing old, and a rising number of elderly people over there, need to be taken care of. A new law with the objective of assisting employed professionals in caring for their families has been issued by the Parliament. However, there is still an immediate need for more help. The number [...]

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People Supporting Longevity – John Paul

Thursday, October 27, 2011

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People Supporting Longevity – John Paul

In an ever-changing world, the speed at which things are altering is similar to how the weather changes day-by-day. Despite the accelerating rate of progress, there is still a growing area of unsolved questions, and a pool of these unsolved questions is caused by the rate of change itself; new questions are added additional progress. [...]

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Vietnam Reports: 95 % of the Senior Vietnamese Are In Poor Health

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

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Vietnam Reports: 95 % of the Senior Vietnamese Are In Poor Health

According to a report provided by the Centre for Ageing Support and Community Development, around 95% of the Vietnamese elder’s are in a state of poor health. The National Programme for the Elderly 2011-15 primarily targets health care for the old people. The Hoa Thuong Commune’s elderly Association, situated in the Northern province of Thai [...]

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