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Life expectancy is the expected (in the statistical sense) number of years of life remaining at a given age. It is denoted by e''x'', which means the average number of subsequent years of life for someone now aged ''x'', according to a particular mortality experience.

Police drug seizures associated with increase in fatal overdoses

For decades, efforts by police to seize illicit drugs have been a cornerstone strategy for disrupting drug markets and removing drugs from communities. But there's an unintended outcome when opioids are seized, a new study finds -; increases in overdoses, including those that are fatal.

12 Jun 2023

Study reveals surprising link between biological age and child development

Study explores the relationship between accelerated biological age in children, as indicated by telomere length and DNA methylation age, and various developmental outcomes. It aims to clarify the impact of accelerated biological age on growth, cognition, behavior, lung function, and puberty onset in European school-age children.

7 Jun 2023

Heart attack during the first COVID-19 lockdown reduced two years of patients’ lives

Patients who had heart attacks during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Spain are predicted to live 1.5 and 2 years less, respectively, than their pre-COVID counterparts.

7 Jun 2023

A novel assessment of the loss of life expectancy caused by COVID-19 between 2019 and 2020

Researchers compared the expected and actual changes in life expectancy from 2019 to 2020.

5 Jun 2023

Unique combination of intestinal bacteria in Japanese centenarians may be the key to long life

We are pursuing the dream of eternal life. We fast to stay healthy. And each year, we spend billions of kroner on treatment to make sure we stay alive. But some people turn 100 years old all by themselves. Why is that?

31 May 2023

Newly discovered molecule effectively destroys senescent cells

Over time, the body's cells stop working properly and begin to accumulate, which eventually leads to tissues aging.

22 May 2023

Study tracks the trends in diabetes and CVD-related mortality

After an initial decline in diabetes mellitus (DM) plus cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related mortality, researchers have noted a reversal of this trend with mortality increasing from 2014 to 2019, according to a new study in The American Journal of Medicine, published by Elsevier.

17 May 2023

Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6M excess deaths over 22 years

Research has long shown that Black people live sicker lives and die younger than white people.

16 May 2023

Experts provide a new clinical picture of sarcopenic obesity

Proteins and weight training could help if obese patients are suffering from muscle atrophy. However, the problem is usually not recognized, according to Prof. Dr. Bischoff from the University of Hohenheim.

15 May 2023

Young Geneva researcher wins SAKK Trial Network Award for clinical research on lymphoma

A young researcher from the Geneva University Hospital (HUG) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Dr Noémie Lang, wins the prestigious Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Trial Network Award, with the intent to carry out a study evaluating early detection of central nervous system involvement in lymphomas.

12 May 2023

Targeting the hemoglobin problem in sickle cell disease using a new drug

A class of drugs used for their ability to stop tumor cells from dividing is now under study for their potential to reduce the pain and damage caused by sickle cell disease, investigators report.

11 May 2023

Mental disorders in adults aged 20–39 years linked to elevated risk of heart attack and stroke

Adults in their 20s and 30s with mental disorders have an up to three-fold elevated likelihood of a heart attack or stroke, according to a study in more than 6.5 million individuals published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

9 May 2023

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Police drug seizures associated with increase in fatal overdoses

Study reveals surprising link between biological age and child development

Heart attack during the first COVID-19 lockdown reduced two years of patients’ lives

A novel assessment of the loss of life expectancy caused by COVID-19 between 2019 and 2020

Unique combination of intestinal bacteria in Japanese centenarians may be the key to long life

Newly discovered molecule effectively destroys senescent cells

Study tracks the trends in diabetes and CVD-related mortality

Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6M excess deaths over 22 years

Experts provide a new clinical picture of sarcopenic obesity

Young Geneva researcher wins SAKK Trial Network Award for clinical research on lymphoma

Targeting the hemoglobin problem in sickle cell disease using a new drug

Mental disorders in adults aged 20–39 years linked to elevated risk of heart attack and stroke

Study analyzes effects of a calorie-restricted diet on the hippocampus in old rats

Is there an association between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep with well-being in older adults?

What are the benefits of exercise on cardiovascular health?

Non-invasive stimulation of the right cerebellum improves episodic memory in elderly people

Insomnia drug shows potential as an effective treatment for opioid use disorder

Testing hundreds of existing therapeutics to fight blood cancer more effectively

As US life expectancy falls, experts cite the health impacts of incarceration

The mediating role of emotional eating in the relationship between dietary restraint and BMI

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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