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Long human lifespan is due in part to contributions of older adults
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): According to the long-standing canon in evolutionary biology, natural selection is cruelly selfish, favouring traits that help promote reproductive success. This usually means that the so-called "force" of selection is well equipped to remove harmful mutations
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Glenmark launches sitagliptin and its fixed-dose combinations, at affordab
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI/PRNewswire): Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited (Glenmark), an innovation-driven global pharmaceutical company has launched sitagliptin and its Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs), at affordable prices for adults with Type 2 diabetes in India. The company h
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Positive social interaction can give a sense of purpose to older adults: R
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Research in psychological and brain sciences shows a link in older adults between social interactions and having a sense of purpose.
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Social interactions related to sense of purpose in older adults, says stud
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Washington [US], July 7 (ANI): According to research from the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, having positive social interactions is associated with older adults' sense of purposefulness, which can fluctuate from da
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Study finds poor physical and mental health in older adults linked to chil
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], July 7 (ANI): According to a recently published study by University of Toronto researchers, older persons who experienced physical abuse as children were much more likely to experience chronic pain and chronic physical illnesses in later life. In comparison to those who did
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America: Adults' cardiometabolic health status sets alarm bells ringing fo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): According to a recent study which suggested that less than 7 percent of the U.S. adult population has good cardiometabolic health, a devastating health crisis requires urgent action. A group of researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Polic
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Study: Exposure to light at night might cause obesity, diabetes, high bloo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that people who were exposed to any medium of light while sleeping during the nighttime ran the risk of being obese, and suffer from diabetes and high blood pressure as compared to those adults who were not exposed to any amount of l
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Light exposure during sleep in older adults linked to high blood pressure,
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): A new study has found that people who were exposed to any amount of light while sleeping at night were significantly more likely to be obese, have high blood pressure and diabetes compared to adults who were not exposed to any light during the night.
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Exposure to light during sleep associated with blood pressure, diabetes, a
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Evanston [US], June 26 (ANI): Even low light can disturb sleep, increasing the risk of serious health problems such as blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity in older adults, according to the findings of a study.
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Sight problems can increase dementia risk in older adults: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): According to a new systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 studies involving 76,373 participants, older adults with untreated sight conditions may be at increased risk of dementia.
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Study finds light exposure during sleep linked to blood pressure, diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Evanston [US], June 23 (ANI): According to a study, even low light can disturb sleep, increasing the risk of serious health problems such as blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity in older adults.
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Train derailment in central Tanzania kills four passengers, injures 132
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four passengers, including two children and two adults, were killed and 132 others injured after a passenger train derailed in Tanzania's central region of Tabora on Wednesday morning, the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) said in a
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