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New Blood Test Determines “Biological Age”
Results might determine how long you have to live
No one knows how much time they have left on this earth. However, a recent blood test developed by researchers at Yale University could bring us a step closer to knowing more precisely how long that time span is. According … Continue reading
A Decrease in Life Expectancy Could Impact Pensions
With more Americans dying young, retirement benefits could change
Despite many medical advances in recent decades, American’s life expectancy is on the decline. Two studies by the National Center for Health Statistics found that more Americans are dying at younger ages (under the age of 65) than in the … Continue reading
Study May Reveal Why Women Often Outlive Men
"Natural Killer" cells more active in women than men into senior years
In virtually all parts of the world, women live longer than men. This discrepancy has been remarkably consistent for centuries, yet science has thus far been unable to determine why it exists. Now, a study reported in the multidisciplinary journal Mechanisms of … Continue reading
How Long is Too Long? Study Reveals Most Want a Lifespan of 90 Years
Pew Research Center says majority of Americans find radical life extension "fundamentally unnatural"
Every year, we can count on a new study to reveal “the increase of our lifespan!” thanks to innovations in science and health technologies. In 2005, the average life expectancy of a person living in the U.S was about 77 … Continue reading
