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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.

Older adults with Type 1 diabetes have greater risk for muscle weakening, cardiovascular complications

Older adults with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at significantly higher risk of both muscle weakening and cardiovascular complications, say McMaster University researchers.

10 Jun 2022

Study finds holocaust survivors may be at lower risk of developing post-operative delirium

Holocaust survivors may be at reduced risk of developing post-operative delirium, Israeli research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) in Milan, Italy (4-6 June), suggests.

3 Jun 2022

Australian-first health alliance aims to close life expectancy gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Closing the gap in life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be the focus of an Australian first health alliance.

31 May 2022

U.S. health and mortality continue to rank poorly compared to peer countries

Health and mortality in the U.S. continue to rank poorly compared to peer nations, and a new supplemental issue to The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences titled "Why Does Health in the U.S. Continue to Lag Behind?" features papers that analyze the reasons for the downward trends.

31 May 2022

Vaccinated people with breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection can experience debilitating long COVID

Even vaccinated people with mild breakthrough COVID-19 infections can experience debilitating, lingering symptoms that affect the heart, brain, lungs and other parts of the body, according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System.

25 May 2022

Hydration restores airway integrity in people with cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is a rare genetic disease which can cause very serious symptoms. In particular, patients suffer from chronic bacterial infections that can lead to respiratory failure.

24 May 2022

Increasing greenery in urban areas may reduce mortality of all causes, study reveals

A new analysis on greenery and mortality found that between 34,000-38,000 deaths could have been reduced with local increases in green vegetation in US metropolitan areas.

19 May 2022

Polypharmacy can lead to harmful drug interactions, especially among cancer patients

Here's a scenario so common that it applies to nearly 92 percent of older adults with cancer: An individual comes in for treatment and reports taking several medications that might include a drug for high blood pressure or heart disease, an antidepressant, or something for diabetes.

17 May 2022

Mice live longer with nasal gene therapy

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, researchers assessed the efficiency of a novel intranasal and injectable therapy in improving life expectancy.

17 May 2022

The association between modifiable healthy lifestyle components and lifetime gain in the general Japanese population

In a recent paper posted to the Age and Ageing, investigators illustrated the effect of adopting a changeable healthy lifestyle on lifetime gains from middle to old age.

13 May 2022

Researchers use bacteriophages to treat antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection

For the first time, researchers have successfully used bacteriophages – viruses that kill bacteria – to treat an antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection, clearing the way for a young National Jewish Health patient with cystic fibrosis to receive a life-saving lung transplant.

13 May 2022

Multi-million pound funding to support women experiencing reproductive issues in the workplace

Women experiencing the menopause, fertility problems, miscarriage and pregnancy loss, menstrual health and gynecological conditions in the workplace will be supported to remain in or return to the workplace by a multi-million pound funding boost to voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organizations.

13 May 2022

Changing lifestyle behaviors can have a marked effect on lifespan, study finds

Idioms and proverbs about the importance of maintaining good health span the ages. Many emphasize how closely health is tied to happiness and the opportunity to live a fulfilling and enjoyable life.

11 May 2022

Soaring food prices are leaving millions without access to a healthy and affordable diet

There has been a rapid 57% jump in the proportion of households cutting back on food or missing meals altogether in just three months, according to new data published by The Food Foundation.

9 May 2022

Study to use AI for improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities

A new study led by Loughborough University and the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust will use Artificial Intelligence to improve the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities.

9 May 2022

Scientists investigate the association between walking pace and leucocyte telomere length

In a new study, scientists investigated the association between walking pace and leucocyte telomere length.

5 May 2022

Sri Lanka’s healthcare system heavily affected by the current economic crisis

Sri Lanka's acute economic crisis has begun to tell on its health care system with critical medicines running out for want of hard currency to import supplies, experts say.

22 Apr 2022

Advancements in HIV science

As far as viruses go, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is quite simple. About 100,000 times smaller than a red blood cell, the virus expresses just a dozen proteins, yet it can establish a lifelong infection that, if left untreated, causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and death.

20 Apr 2022

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

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Older adults with Type 1 diabetes have greater risk for muscle weakening, cardiovascular complications

Study finds holocaust survivors may be at lower risk of developing post-operative delirium

Australian-first health alliance aims to close life expectancy gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

U.S. health and mortality continue to rank poorly compared to peer countries

Vaccinated people with breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection can experience debilitating long COVID

Hydration restores airway integrity in people with cystic fibrosis

Increasing greenery in urban areas may reduce mortality of all causes, study reveals

Polypharmacy can lead to harmful drug interactions, especially among cancer patients

Mice live longer with nasal gene therapy

The association between modifiable healthy lifestyle components and lifetime gain in the general Japanese population

Researchers use bacteriophages to treat antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection

Multi-million pound funding to support women experiencing reproductive issues in the workplace

Changing lifestyle behaviors can have a marked effect on lifespan, study finds

Soaring food prices are leaving millions without access to a healthy and affordable diet

Study to use AI for improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities

Scientists investigate the association between walking pace and leucocyte telomere length

Sri Lanka’s healthcare system heavily affected by the current economic crisis

Advancements in HIV science

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

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