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Old-Age Body Satisfaction Depends on Gender

The conclusions of a new scientific study indicate that men and women tend to view they way their bodies function and look – a measure called body satisfaction – differently as they age. The same work revealed that performing physical activities boosts body satisfaction for both genders.The new investigat...

3 August 2011
17:01 GMT

Prudence, Persistence Key to Living Longer

[]IMG=1The results of a landmark study have demonstrated that, contrary to popular belief, it's not the happiest and most cheerful people that live to be very old, but rather those that are prudent and persistent. These findings go up against the conclusions of previous studies, which showed that people with a h...

14 March 2011
09:35 GMT

Old Age Causes More Memory Problems in Men

In a new series of scientific studies, experts explain that men appear to be more at risk of forgetting things when they grow old than women area. The correlation could explain the higher incidence of Alzheimer's disease among men.The most common precursor to the dreaded condition is an affliction known as mild ...

7 September 2010
02:26 GMT

People Who Make It to 100 Years Old Pass On Good Genes

The results of a four-year-long study show that children of centenarians are far less likely to develop diabetes or heart conditions than their peers. And we use children metaphorically, as the test subjects for the study were, on average, 72-year-old when they signed up. The team behind the new discovery, made up of...

22 November 2008
05:29 GMT

The (Sexy) Beauty and the (Aging) Beast

Oh, my! Whatever happened to Michael Douglas? Well, as we all know, old age is not something to joke with or be taken lightly, for the very simple reason that no matter what we do, we'll all end up old, wrinkly and talking about cats and our grandchildren's latest tummy ache. Metaphorically speaking, I mean...

10 March 2008
12:09 GMT


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