Longevity - Page 36

November 22, 2016

Selfie deaths are slowly rising around the world

More people are dying for the perfect selfie.

November 22, 2016

Women have always lived longer, study finds

Men still aren't living as long as women — and that holds true for humans' primate cousins as well, a new study shows

November 22, 2016

Study suggests cheese may help you live longer

A recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine reported that eating cheese — specifically the aged kind containing the compound spermidine, as found in blue cheese — was linked to a longer life in mammals when tested on mice.

November 21, 2016

Veggie Fest popular with meat eaters and vegetarians alike

Move over Ribfest, Pigfest, Meatopia and all other outdoor galas that celebrate carnivorism. Veggie Fests are sprouting like weeds all over the country.

November 21, 2016

Doctors increasingly using e-tech with patients

There's a stereotype that says doctors shun technology that might threaten patients' privacy and their own pocketbooks. But a new breed of physicians is texting health messages to patients, tracking disease trends on Twitter, identifying medical problems on Facebook pages and communicating with patients through email

November 18, 2016

CDC: 3 of 5 leading causes of death in US fell from 2010 to 2014

Premature, or preventable, deaths from three of the five leading causes in the United States declined from 2010 to 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced with new data estimates Friday.

November 11, 2016

Blood pressure spike around doctors might point to heart problem

Some older people who get what's known as white coat hypertension - a spike in blood pressure at the doctors' office - may have an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a study suggests.

November 9, 2016

Age may not affect breast reconstruction complications

Despite concerns, older women don't have more complications with breast reconstruction procedures than younger women, a new U.S. study suggests.

November 8, 2016

Do kids take years off your life? Giving birth may make your cells 'older'

Women who give birth may be biologically "older" than women who don't, a new study suggests.

November 7, 2016

Senior drivers taking opioid painkillers have higher crash risk

Seniors who get behind the wheel soon after starting to use narcotic pain relievers have twice the risk of getting into a serious car crash as their peers who use non-opioid painkillers, Swedish researchers say.