Longevity
Longevity and Age Management
Researchers identify gene linked to longevity
Researchers investigating long-lived men have discovered a gene that appears to have a “strong and highly significant” link to longevity. ... Continue Reading
Social factors have bigger effect on longevity than genes
A three-year-long analysis of the “social determinants” of health by the World Health Organization (WHO) has led them to the conclusion that social factors - not genetics - are to blame for the huge variations in ill health and life expectancy seen around the world, a report concludes. ... Continue Reading
Scientists make cancer breakthrough
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer by unraveling the code of the enzyme telomerase, which plays a key role in the growth of more than nine out of ten cancers. ... Continue Reading
Longevity does not necessarily mean disability
New research shows that longevity and disability do not necessarily come hand in hand. The study, which began in 1998, tracked 2,234 Danish people born in 1905 for a total of seven years. The majority had died by the end of the study - 156 of the original 2,234 participants reached their 100th birthday; however those that were still alive were assessed when they reached 94, 96, 98, and 100. Results showed that the percentage of participants living independently decreased only slightly - from 38.9% to 32.7% - over the course of the study. ... Continue Reading
Running reduces risk of disability and extends life
Results of a 21-year-long study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine have shown that running reduces the risk of disability and may extend life. Data showed that older runners have fewer disabilities, remain more active, and are half as likely as non-runners to die early deaths. ... Continue Reading
Cell change 'keeps organs young'
Researchers may have found a way to halt the biological clock which slows down our bodies over the decades. ... Continue Reading
Scientists stop the ageing process
Scientists have stopped the ageing process in an entire organ for the first time, a study released today says. ... Continue Reading
Scientists stop the aging process
Scientists have stopped the ageing process in an entire organ for the first time, a study released today says. Published in today's online edition of Nature Medicine, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University in New York City also say the older organs function as well as they did when the host animal was younger. ... Continue Reading
Even Moderate Exercise Greatly Extends Men's Lives, Research Shows
A moderate increase in fitness level can decrease a man's risk of dying by between 50 and 70 percent, according to a study conducted by the Exercise Testing and Research Lab at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, and published in the journal Circulation. ... Continue Reading
Oily fish may protect eyesight
Consuming oily fish once a week or more may help to protect eye sight in later life, it has been suggested. ... Continue Reading
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