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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.

Five different diseases attack language areas in the brain that cause primary progressive aphasia

There are five different diseases that attack the language areas in the left hemisphere of the brain that slowly cause progressive impairments of language known as primary progressive aphasia (PPA), reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

20 Apr 2022

Study finds US life expectancy decreased between 2019 and 2020 on a scale not seen in 21 peer countries

Researchers calculated the changes in the life expectancy of United States residents due to the COVID-19 pandemic between 2019 and 2020 stratified by race and sex.

18 Apr 2022

Acute stroke associated with considerable loss in life expectancy

Almost two-thirds of acute stroke patients fail to survive more than a decade and have high risk of recurrence, prompting researchers to call for better patient care.

15 Apr 2022

Healthy lifestyle may reduce the risk of dementia and extend life expectancy

A US study published by The BMJ today suggests that a healthy lifestyle is associated with a longer life expectancy among both men and women, and they lived a larger proportion of their remaining years without Alzheimer's disease.

14 Apr 2022

Children born in exceptionally long-lived families have reduced risk for developing type II diabetes

What makes some people predisposed to live and remain healthy much longer than others? That some persons reach an exceptional age has been recorded throughout history.

11 Apr 2022

Certain personality traits may play a role in cognitive functioning later in life

People who are organized, with high levels of self-discipline, may be less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment as they age, while people who are moody or emotionally unstable are more likely to experience cognitive decline late in life, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

11 Apr 2022

Bilingualism can slow down the course of age-related changes in the brain

Medical advances are causing a gradual increase in average life expectancy. However, this comes at a price, as the number of cases of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases grows with age. Researchers from HSE University (Russia) and Northumbria University (UK) have found that bilingualism can slow down and mitigate the course of age-related changes in the human brain.

11 Apr 2022

Study finds a steady decline in mammography use by breast cancer survivors

The rate of mammography use by breast cancer survivors has steadily declined since 2009, particularly among younger survivors, according findings published today in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

7 Apr 2022

People with some types of epilepsy may have a lower quality of life, study suggests

A new study suggests that people with epilepsy associated with head injuries, especially the type not well controlled by medication, are more likely to have other health conditions like depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), back pain and headache that may result in them reporting a lower quality of life.

6 Apr 2022

Study shows effectiveness of community-based group exercise program for older people with mobility limitations

Results from a major study into the effectiveness of a community-based group exercise program designed for people aged 65 and over with mobility limitations shows that REACT prevents physical decline and is cost-effective to run. The team behind it say it should be rolled out nationwide.

23 Mar 2022

Researchers study COVID-19-associated loss of life expectancy among Native Americans

Researchers assessed the loss in life expectancy in the Native American population during 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.

22 Mar 2022

Study links the usage of oral polio vaccines with lower incidence of COVID-19

A study published in the journal PLOS ONE showed how countries using oral polio vaccine have a lower incidence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) when compared to those using inactivated polio vaccine – suggesting that the oral vaccine may either prevent the infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at the individual level or slow down the transmission in the community.

21 Mar 2022

No excess mortality observed in long-term care residents who survived acute SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers evaluate the mortality rate in long-term care facilities after patients had recovered from acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.

16 Mar 2022

Disability-free life expectancy improving even for people with common chronic conditions

The number of healthy years a person lives is, on average, increasing even for people with common chronic conditions, according to a new study publishing March 15th in PLOS Medicine by Holly Bennett of Newcastle University, UK, and colleagues.

15 Mar 2022

Cognitive decline found to be the key factor in predicting life expectancy for Alzheimer's patients

Cognitive decline is the biggest factor in determining how long patients with Alzheimer's disease will live after being diagnosed, according to a new study from researchers at UT Southwestern.

15 Mar 2022

U.S. health care systems reduce costs, improve patient experience by delivering integrative care

U.S. health care systems and clinics report reducing costs, improving patient experience and health, while enhancing clinician wellbeing by delivering integrative care, according to a new white paper published by The Family Medicine Education Consortium and Samueli Foundation.

9 Mar 2022

Patterns of bat β-coronaviruses evolution

Researchers conduct an evolutionary analysis of SARS-CoV-2-related bat β-coronavirus genomes.

4 Mar 2022

Estimating life expectancy changes since 2020

Researchers investigated LE in 29 countries, including most European countries, Chile, and the USA, in 2021.

1 Mar 2022

Outpatient antibiotic treatment for infective endocarditis improves outcomes, reduces costs

A new modeling study suggests that when patients who inject opioids continue an antibiotic treatment for infective endocarditis outside of the hospital, they experienced better long-term health outcomes than patients who receive the standard four to six weeks of inpatient, intravenous antibiotic therapy.

28 Feb 2022

Firearms surpass car crashes as the leading cause of premature traumatic deaths in the U.S.

Firearms have overtaken car crashes as the main cause of premature deaths due to trauma in the US since 2017, finds research published online in the journal Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open.

23 Feb 2022

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Five different diseases attack language areas in the brain that cause primary progressive aphasia

Study finds US life expectancy decreased between 2019 and 2020 on a scale not seen in 21 peer countries

Acute stroke associated with considerable loss in life expectancy

Healthy lifestyle may reduce the risk of dementia and extend life expectancy

Children born in exceptionally long-lived families have reduced risk for developing type II diabetes

Certain personality traits may play a role in cognitive functioning later in life

Bilingualism can slow down the course of age-related changes in the brain

Study finds a steady decline in mammography use by breast cancer survivors

People with some types of epilepsy may have a lower quality of life, study suggests

Study shows effectiveness of community-based group exercise program for older people with mobility limitations

Researchers study COVID-19-associated loss of life expectancy among Native Americans

Study links the usage of oral polio vaccines with lower incidence of COVID-19

No excess mortality observed in long-term care residents who survived acute SARS-CoV-2 infection

Disability-free life expectancy improving even for people with common chronic conditions

Cognitive decline found to be the key factor in predicting life expectancy for Alzheimer's patients

U.S. health care systems reduce costs, improve patient experience by delivering integrative care

Patterns of bat β-coronaviruses evolution

Estimating life expectancy changes since 2020

Outpatient antibiotic treatment for infective endocarditis improves outcomes, reduces costs

Firearms surpass car crashes as the leading cause of premature traumatic deaths in the U.S.

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