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Tag: living longer
Americans Living Longer but Are Less Healthy
Wrong, wrong, wrong. So just on the heels of reporting that if you make it to 90 you have a reasonable shot at living with a quality of life to 95 comes this. Americans are living longer than they did two decades ago, but they are losing ground on key...
90+ Living Longer and Smarter (VIDEO)
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90+ Living Longer and Smarter
Hey after all,Jack was on to something! Those surviving past the age of 90 today are living longer and are mentally sharper than those born a decade earlier. A Danish study has shown that people born in 1915 were almost a third more likely to reach 95 than those born...
Older Age Associated with Disability Prior to Death, Women More At Risk Than Men (VIDEO)
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Older Age Associated with Disability Prior to Death, Women More At Risk Than Men
Talk about a downer. Persons who live to an older age are the more likely to be disabled near the end of life and require the assistance of a caregiver to complete the activities of daily living, and disability was more common in women than men two years before death,...
It’s In The Genes
@Kathy Quirk-Syvertse, Getty Images Genes may be more likely to increase longevity than diet, exercise, smoking and drinking. Researchers asked 466 people over age 95 about their lifestyles, body mass index, and other habits around smoking, drinking, physical activity and food.æ The group was compared against 3,164 people who had...