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Misuse of sleeping pills increases the risk of death
Among the most common ways to cure insomnia, people come to sleeping pills. The latest research has shown that these drugs increase the risk of death by 4.6 times and in…
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Found drugs to prevent stroke and heart attack
Scientists have discovered a drug that can prevent heart attacks or strokes for people aged 50 or older and work for a period of 11 years, they named 'polypill'.
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Education and meditation reduce the risk of brain degeneration
University of Tasmania researchers say there are currently 245,000 Australians living with Alzheimer's disease and that is the leading cause of disability for people old…
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Get up early to be happy
A new study shows that early risers are generally happier than those who work at night. According to Live Science, researchers from the University of Toronto conducted a…
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Older father, children are less active
A recent study shows that older fathers often have less active babies and children use 4% of the time during the day for moderate to strong physical activities, accordin…
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Mobility helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease
A recent study published in the journal Neurology shows that older people who are active as gardeners or housework are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than th…
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Aspirin counteracts the effects of trans fat
Aspirin may be resistant to trans-fat trans fat that causes stroke risk in older women. This is the result of research by scientists from the University of North Carolin…
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Good swimming for people with high blood pressure
Participating in swimming can help older people maintain stable blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke, a study in the journal Cardiology, USA.
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Eating lots of candy will grow old
Medical researchers from the University of Leyden Medical Center (Netherlands) have found an association between blood sugar levels and human aging, the report in the jo…
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Why do some people live to be 110 years old?
Being long and healthy without using drugs or any help is always the desire of mankind. This is the reason why researchers are very interested today.
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Eating fish can help older people avoid Alzheimer's disease
A recent study conducted by US scientists said that older people who eat fish at least once a week reduce their ability to develop Alzheimer's disease by 3-5 times compa…
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Why is our body shrinking as we age?
Everyone knows that when we get older, our bodies are lower. But what many people do not know is that height is not the only thing lost due to aging, but the heart, bone…
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Enhance memory with vitamins
French scientists from Paris Northern University XIII have demonstrated that vitamins work to strengthen memory.
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China: Older men are more difficult to have children
The amount of healthy sperm in Chinese men began to decline when they turned 30, according to research by scientists at the Shanghai Institute of Birth Planning (China).
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Heart failure in the elderly is related to memory problems
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience Achievements, older patients with heart failure have more memory problems.