WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24, 2018 — Middle-aged people with higher-than-average levels of the “stress” hormone cortisol may have fuzzier memories, a
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Why depression, trauma can make you age faster
Major depression is one of the most common mental health problems in the United States. In fact, more than 16
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Key molecule explains why bones weaken with age
Osteoporosis affects around 200 million women worldwide. One in 3 women and 1 in 5 men aged 50 and above
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Marriage protects against malnutrition in old age
More and more elderly people are suffering from malnutrition. People who are unmarried, separated or divorced are most often affected,
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Excess cardiac risk varies with age of onset of T1DM
(HealthDay)—Excess cardiovascular risk varies with age at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, according to a study published online Aug. 27
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Age shouldn’t be a barrier to playing competitive sports
Credit: Basketball Victoria To stay healthy and fit, older people have traditionally been advised to take up gentle activities, such
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Increased control, physical activity lower subjective age in older adults, research says
Could increasing your physical activity or feeling more in control of your life be the secret to staying young? Employing
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A new machine learning model to isolate the effects of age in predicting dementia
Researchers at Toronto-based company WinterLight Labs have recently devised a machine learning method of predicting dementia that prioritizes particular variables
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New health calculator can help predict heart disease risk, estimate heart age
A new online health calculator can help people determine their risk of heart disease, as well as their heart age,
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Married people are less likely to break bones in their old age
Married people are less likely to break bones in their old age because they are better at looking after themselves,
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