Longevity - Page 131

October 23, 2015

Death in your state: Map shows most distinctive causes

The most common killers in the United States are well known — heart disease and cancer. 

October 23, 2015

Want to know how long you'll live? Poll your friends

Scientists might be able to predict how long you'll live based on ... what your friends think of you.

October 23, 2015

2 million deaths yearly worldwide linked with air pollution

Air pollution may be responsible for more than 2 million deaths around the world each year, according to a new study.

October 23, 2015

Sex after heart attack? Doctors urged to give advice

Many heart specialists are hardly Dr. Ruth - sex is not something they relish bringing up with patients. But new guidance says they should, early and often, to let survivors know intimacy is often possible after a heart attack.

October 23, 2015

Keeping mentally busy tied to less memory loss

People who spend a lot of time reading, writing and otherwise seeking and processing new information lose their thinking and memory skills more slowly as they age, a new study suggests.

October 23, 2015

Whale genes offer hints to longer lifespans

In a search for genes that fight off aging, researchers have now charted the bowhead whale genome.

October 23, 2015

Air pollution may shrink the brain, study suggests

Breathing polluted air every day may change a person's brain in ways that end up leading to cognitive impairment, according to a new study.

October 23, 2015

Families speak out against doctor who said ‘death from cancer is the best’

Cancer sufferers are firing back at a British doctor who wrote in an esteemed medical journal on Wednesday that dying of cancer is preferable to other causes of death, news.com.au reported.

October 23, 2015

Obesity very high in 13 states; many in the south

Adult obesity still isn't budging, the latest government survey shows. The national telephone survey found 13 states with very high rates of obesity last year. Overall, the proportion of U.S. adults deemed obese has been about the same for years now.

October 23, 2015

Stopping cancer's spread: New protein found to control deadly cancer metastasis

Researchers have found a critical element that may explain why some cancers spread farther and faster than others – a discovery that could lead to treatments capable of containing the disease.