Nuts, allies for longevity
Eating five servings of nuts per week would increase life expectancy by 1.3 years and reduce the risk of dying ...
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Lung cancer: quitting smoking after diagnosis increases life expectancy
No matter when a smoker decides to quit, even if it comes after the diagnosis of lung cancer, it increases ...
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To live old … be rich at 40!
A study conducted in the United States shows that people who had accumulated significant financial capital by midlife tended to ...
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Life expectancy: the risk of aging badly breaks the dream of increased longevity
A study of Norwegians aged 60 and over shows that for them, the desire to live to a ripe old ...
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Do you want to know the date of your death?
An online tool makes it possible to predict, sometimes to the nearest week, how long elderly people have left to ...
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The decline in early deaths, driving the increase in life expectancy
It is probably impossible for humans to slow down the rate of aging due to biological constraints. And if life ...
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How old can humans live?
Beyond 150 years, our body would no longer be resilient enough to keep us alive. THE ESSENTIAL Physical resilience is ...
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Climb the stairs or walk your dog to live longer
Stopping at a bus station before your destination, swapping the elevator for the stairs… When it comes to our health, ...
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More than one drink of alcohol a day is a year less life expectancy
An OECD report published on Wednesday May 19 estimates that excessive alcohol consumption causes an average loss of almost a ...
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Could exposure to nuclear testing save 2.5 years of life?
Certain doses of radioactivity, including those of nuclear origin, could... increase life expectancy! THE ESSENTIAL A gain in life expectancy ...
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Why Brittany is spared from excess mortality
The increase in the number of deaths of 1.3% between 2019 and 2020 in Brittany is the lowest of the ...
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Life expectancy: why such differences between men and women?
After age 50, the risk of death is 60% higher for men than for women. THE ESSENTIAL Alcohol and tobacco ...
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The Mediterranean diet prolongs the life of seniors!
In adults over 65, regularly consuming vegetables, whole grains and olive oil is associated with a lower risk of death ...
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Covid-19: the epidemic has caused the loss of 20.5 million years of life worldwide
A study estimates that the number of years of life lost worldwide due to Covid-19 would be 20.5 million. A ...
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In the United Kingdom, the financial crisis of 2008 reduced life expectancy
While life expectancy has increased in recent years in most countries of the European Union, the United Kingdom has seen ...
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This diet saves 10 years of life
Adopting good eating habits leads to a much longer life. Here are the ones to focus on on a daily ...
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Vitamin D and longevity: the unexpected effect of great migrations
Danish researchers have found that population migrations, both centuries ago and more recent ones, affect our current ability to synthesize ...
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Hypertension drug could increase life expectancy
In a study done on worms, metolazone extended lifespan by almost 10 days. THE ESSENTIAL Conducted on worms, the experiment ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: cognitive decline determines life expectancy
Cognitive decline would be the factor having the greatest impact on the life expectancy of people with Alzheimer's disease. More ...
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How long can you expect to live in good health after retirement?
In France, a 65-year-old woman can expect to live another 11.5 years in good health, and a man 10.4 years. ...
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Progeria: Zokinvy, the first drug to improve patient life expectancy
The Zokinvy has been developed for more than ten years in the United States and gives hope to children with ...
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The later the last child is born, the longer the mother lives
Women who gave birth to their last child later in life are more likely to live longer. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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The physical abilities of young people have decreased by 25% in 50 years
In half a century, the physical capacity of 7-18 year olds has decreased by 25% while the number of diabetes ...
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Generosity improves life expectancy
People who share the most or belong to wealthy and supportive societies would live longer. That's what a new study ...
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Promoting vegetable proteins would increase life expectancy
Vegetable proteins would reduce the risk of mortality by 5% compared to vegetable proteins. THE ESSENTIAL Favoring vegetable proteins to ...
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Limiting iron levels in the blood slows down aging
Blood iron level appears to be a marker of life expectancy. Limiting its rate could even make it possible to ...
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Longevity: environment and socio-economic status play a major role
A new study suggests that where we live has a significant influence on our life expectancy: centenarians would thus reside ...
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Coronavirus: healthy life expectancy threatened by the pandemic
Progress linked to healthy life expectancy, which had increased in recent years, would be threatened by the Covid-19 pandemic. THE ...
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She had to undergo treatment in the United States for her brain cancer: the despair of Célia, 37
Due to the confinement and the closing of borders due to the coronavirus, a Frenchwoman suffering from a rare and ...
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Air pollution responsible for a global loss of 3 years of life expectancy
Each year, 8.8 million deaths, including 67,000 in France, are due to air pollution. For the others, it is their ...
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