Longevity - Page 33

January 9, 2017

Blood test predicts how well you're going to age

Every time the oldest people in the world celebrate a birthday, they're inevitably asked their secret to aging.

January 9, 2017

Britain's health service in a 'humanitarian crisis,' Red Cross says

Britain's health service is engulfed in a "humanitarian crisis" that requires the support of the Red Cross to use Land Rovers to transport patients, the charity said on Saturday.

January 6, 2017

For seniors, having a partner helps cut hip fracture risk

Research from Spain confirms that senior women are three times more likely than their male peers to fracture a hip but also finds risk factors differ for men and women.

January 5, 2017

Hospice care linked to higher family satisfaction

Families of terminally ill cancer patients may be more satisfied with the end-of-life treatment their loved ones receive when it involves hospice care, a recent study suggests.

January 3, 2017

Grandparents who help care for grandchildren live longer than other seniors

Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare or provide support to others in their community tend to live longer than seniors who do not care for other people, according to a study from Berlin, Germany.

December 28, 2016

Bodybuilder faces backlash after mocking elderly woman at the gym

An Australian bodybuilder has been criticized for uploading a video of himself laughing at an elderly woman working out at the gym.

December 28, 2016

Oklahoma family spans 6 generations with birth of great-great-great-granddaughter

A 107-year-old woman who welcomed her first great-great-great-granddaughter in October recently hosted six generations at her home in Durant near the Oklahoma-Texas border.

December 27, 2016

Growing number of Americans are retiring outside the US

Newly widowed, Kay McCowen quit her job, sold her house, applied for Social Security and retired to Mexico.

December 27, 2016

Time of death? Check the body's 'necrobiome'

It's a line you'll hear in almost any crime show after someone finds the body — the detective turns to the medical examiner and asks, "Time of death?"

December 23, 2016

Older women with breast cancer still left out of medical trials

Older women are still underrepresented in medical trials evaluating treatments for breast cancer, according to a new study.