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20 minutes of daily exercise at 70 may stave off major heart disease later
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Padua [Italy], February 15 (ANI): Exercise at an older age is always recommended so that older people can avoid contracting diseases due to lack of physical movement. Now, research has suggested that twenty minutes of daily moderate to vigorous exercise in early old age (seventy - seventy-fi
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Older people in good shape have fitter brains: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): Seventy to eighty-year-olds who train for better fitness are better at solving cognitive tasks and are less likely to suffer cognitive impairment, according to a recent study.
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Older age, chronic co-morbidities linked to more severe COVID-19 infection
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tennessee [US] September 17 (ANI): While risk factors for hospitalisation and poor outcomes are well documented in adults, less is known about the clinical factors associated with COVID-19 disease severity in children.
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Eating whole grains associated with smaller increases in waist size, blood
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): According to the findings of new research, middle to older-aged adults who ate at least three servings of whole grains daily had smaller increases in waist size, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels over time compared to those who ate less than a one-half of
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Lower exposure to UVB light may increase colorectal cancer risk, study sug
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Inadequate exposure to Ultraviolet B (UVB) light from the sun may be associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, particularly in older age groups, according to a collaborative study conducted by a team of international researchers using data on 186
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COVID-19 vaccine delivery by age may mitigate deaths and severe health imp
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): A multi-institutional study suggests that prioritizing vaccine delivery to older age groups and the medically vulnerable has the greatest impact in minimizing loss of life.
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How environmental exposures before conception may impact fetal development
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Michigan [US], March 18 (ANI): A new report published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests older age and alcohol consumption in the year leading up to conception also may have an impact by epigenetically altering a specific gene during the development of human eggs or
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Physical stress on the job linked with brain, memory decline in older age:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Colorado [USA], July 24 (ANI): A new study has found that physical stress in one's job may be associated with faster brain ageing and poorer memory.
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Study reveals moderate exercise in older age cuts time spent in hospital
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], May 9 (ANI): People of age group between 40-79 should engage themselves in physical activities to remain healthy as a recent study advocates that people falling in the said age bracket are significantly at lower risk of long or frequent hospital admissions if they do som
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Moderate exercise in middle, older age cuts time spent in hospital
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], May 7 (ANI): People aged 40-79 are at significantly lower risk of long or frequent hospital admissions if they do some form of physical activity, a new study suggests.
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Dance movement therapy helps keep elderly fit
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Haifa [Israel], April 17 (ANI): It is difficult to maintain physical fitness in the older age but a recent study suggests that Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) may promote exercise, improve the quality of life and deepen familial ties between grandparents and grandchildren.
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Health issues in one's 20s may lead to poor brain function in older age
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 1 (ANI): Some of the health issues faced by a person in their 20s may lead to problems with thinking, memory skills and the brain's ability to properly regulate its blood flow as they grow older, new research suggests.
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