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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.

Heterogeneity may drive longer lives in females, study reveals

Females often live longer than men -- this is true for humans and for many other animal species. The phenomenon exists even when you adjust for male risky behavior which leads to more early male deaths than female (car accidents, wars, homocides, etc).

27 Apr 2017

Mayo Clinic study shows surgery could more than double life expectancy for kidney cancer patients

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that surgery could more than double life expectancy for many patients with late-stage kidney cancer, giving them anywhere from two to almost 10 years more than they'd have without the surgery.

25 Apr 2017

Researchers identify obesity as leading cause of preventable life-years lost

A team of researchers from Cleveland Clinic and New York University School of Medicine have found that obesity resulted in as much as 47 percent more life-years lost than tobacco, and tobacco caused similar life-years lost as high blood pressure.

24 Apr 2017

Researchers discover how protein aggregation triggers aging

Not only does our way of life determine how long we live but so too does our genetic material. Of particular importance here is a genetic program that is controlled by the insulin receptor. A team of researchers from the Universities of Cologne and Bonn has now discovered how protein aggregation affects this genetic program and thus triggers aging.

21 Apr 2017

Periodic check-ups are essential to maintain health and longevity of baby boomers

For some baby boomers, getting ready for a routine visit with their doctor is like training for a marathon. Some patients want to be in the best shape possible before stepping on that scale and getting those lab results.

19 Apr 2017

Study reveals newly diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes is on a rising trend among American youth

The report, Incidence Trends of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes among Youths, 2002–2012, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, reveals a rising rate of type 1 and type 2 diabetes diagnosis among the population of below 20 years in the United States.

18 Apr 2017

Healthcare for mental illness is on the decline in US, say experts

More Americans than ever before are suffering from serious psychological distress (SPD), according to researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center.

18 Apr 2017

New NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center to focus on developing neural technologies

Neurological disorders like Parkinson's, the aftermath of stroke, limb loss and paralysis significantly diminish the length and quality of life -- affecting about one in six people worldwide.

18 Apr 2017

New 7-gene test strategy could improve life expectancy for women at risk of hereditary breast cancer

Value in Health, the official journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, announced today the publication of new research indicating that testing for variants in 7 cancer-associated genes (versus the usual process of testing in just 2 genes) followed by risk-reduction management could cost-effectively improve life expectancy for women at risk of hereditary breast cancer.

17 Apr 2017

Study finds increasing trends in new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes among youth

Rates of new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are increasing among youth in the United States, according to a report, Incidence Trends of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes among Youths, 2002-2012, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

17 Apr 2017

Lower-face asymmetries may help identify early life stress

Research has repeatedly confirmed that the first 1,000 days after conception strongly influence a person's life expectancy and susceptibility to chronic diseases.

13 Apr 2017

Targeted treatment slows progression of two degenerative brain diseases in mice

Scientists report a significant step toward combatting two degenerative brain diseases that chip away at an individual's ability to move, and think.

12 Apr 2017

Prevention, not cure, may be key to stopping Alzheimer’s disease

It has been 111 years since Auguste D. became the first person described with what is now called Alzheimer's disease.

12 Apr 2017

Article highlights link between diabetes and depression as likely cause for increased self-harm rates

Diabetes affects roughly 30 million Americans, and is one of the leading causes of disability and mortality.

7 Apr 2017

Researchers achieve new step towards treatment of myotubular myopathy using gene therapy

A team of researchers in France, led by Dr. Ana Buj-Bello (Genethon/Inserm) and teams at the University of Washington and Harvard Medical School in the United States, achieved a new step towards the treatment of myotubular myopathy by gene therapy.

5 Apr 2017

Number of HIV-positive cancer patients in the U.S. projected to decrease through 2030

As the population of people living with HIV in the United States ages, the burden of cancer for these patients is expected to shift away from cancers linked to AIDS and toward malignancies that affect the general population, according to a new study led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher.

5 Apr 2017

Low normalized grip strength linked to cardiometabolic diseases and disabilities in adults

A simple test to determine a person's grip strength may be a predictor of developing metabolic disorders in middle or older age, a new cross-continental study has found.

5 Apr 2017

Researchers identify mechanism to recover aging of Progeria patients

DGIST's research team has identified a mechanism that can recover the aging of patients with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. DGIST announced that the Chair Professor Park SangChul of New Biology and the research team led by Professor Lee YoungSam has discovered a drug that can improve the aging of HGPS patients and identified the mechanism of aging recovery by using the drug.

4 Apr 2017

Alzheimer’s disease risk not increased by psychiatric disorders

Psychiatric disorders do not increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland.

4 Apr 2017

Researchers discover key to reveal secret of reversible aging recovery

DGIST's research team discovered substances that can induce reversible aging* recovery and identified an aging recovery mechanism using these substances.

3 Apr 2017

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Heterogeneity may drive longer lives in females, study reveals

Mayo Clinic study shows surgery could more than double life expectancy for kidney cancer patients

Researchers identify obesity as leading cause of preventable life-years lost

Researchers discover how protein aggregation triggers aging

Periodic check-ups are essential to maintain health and longevity of baby boomers

Study reveals newly diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes is on a rising trend among American youth

Healthcare for mental illness is on the decline in US, say experts

New NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center to focus on developing neural technologies

New 7-gene test strategy could improve life expectancy for women at risk of hereditary breast cancer

Study finds increasing trends in new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes among youth

Lower-face asymmetries may help identify early life stress

Targeted treatment slows progression of two degenerative brain diseases in mice

Prevention, not cure, may be key to stopping Alzheimer’s disease

Article highlights link between diabetes and depression as likely cause for increased self-harm rates

Researchers achieve new step towards treatment of myotubular myopathy using gene therapy

Number of HIV-positive cancer patients in the U.S. projected to decrease through 2030

Low normalized grip strength linked to cardiometabolic diseases and disabilities in adults

Researchers identify mechanism to recover aging of Progeria patients

Alzheimer’s disease risk not increased by psychiatric disorders

Researchers discover key to reveal secret of reversible aging recovery

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