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"Remarkable...": UN Hails India Life Expectancy, Per Capita Income Rise
In 2022, average life expectancy in India increased to 67.7 years and gross national income (GNI, per capita) has increased to $6951, a United Nations report has said.
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Study Reveals How Much Climate Change May Reduce Life Expectancy
Climate change may reduce the average human lifespan, according to a study which found that women and individuals in developing nations are disproportionately affected.
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World's Second Oldest Woman Aged 116 Dies After Eating Her Favourite Meal
Japan has one of the world's highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived.
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How Long Can A Human Live? Debate Reignited After Oldest Person Dies
The death of the world's oldest person at the age of 118 has reignited a debate that has divided scientists for centuries: is there a limit on how long a healthy human can live?
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Scientists in Israel Have Found a Way to Extend Life Expectancy by 23 Percent
Scientists in Israel experimented on 250 mice, and boosted life expectancy by 23 percent. The male mice in the experiment had their life expectancy boosted by as much as 30 percent. And the scientists say this could be applied to humans as well.
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NASA Completes Major Test on Rocket That Could Take Humans Back to Moon
NASA on Thursday carried out a successful test of engines on a Boeing-built rocket for Artemis missions that aim to return US astronauts to the moon. NASA plans to place the first woman on the Moon by 2024.
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Air Pollution Cuts Global Life Expectancy By Nearly 2 Years, Data Shows
Air pollution cuts life expectancy for every man, woman and child on Earth by nearly two years, according to data released Tuesday which experts said showed poor air quality is "the greatest risk to human health".
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Here's What Will Determine Your Life Expectancy
Looking at 400 million people born between 1800 and 1920, whose information had been collected from public family trees in Ancestry.com, investigator Graham Ruby found that only about 10 percent of human longevity is inherited.
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Air Pollution Is Slowly Reducing Years From Your Life: Here's How
Air pollution and life expectancy: A recent study stated that air pollution can reduce life expectancy in humans, depending on where a person lives and what are the levels of pollution in that place.
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How Long Can We Live? New Study Questions A Limit To Human Life Span
Jeanne Louise Calment lived for 122 years and 164 days, the oldest verified age of any person, ever. Her interviews revealed a portrait of the centenarian in high spirits: "I've only ever had one wrinkle, and I'm sitting on it," she told reporters when she turned 110.
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Scientists Have Identified The Gene That May Increase Life Span By 10 Years
Scientists have identified a genetic mutation - found in an Indiana Amish family - that may extend life by up to ten years, and are now testing an experimental "longevity" drug that recreates the effect.
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Scientists Double Life Expectancy For Embryos In Petri Dishes, Raising Ethical Concerns
When scientists grow human embryos for lab research, they end their experiments at the 14-day mark. Until now, these internationally accepted guidelines (and the laws formed around them) have been largely self-regulating: The record for in-vitro gestation was just nine days, and most labs struggled to keep embryos alive longer then a week.
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Most Companies Expect Competition For Talent To Rise In 2016: Mercer
With the availability of a diverse labour pool, 9 out of 10 organisations surveyed globally, including those in India, feel that competition for talent will increase this year and one-third expect growth to be significant, according to a study.
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India Up 5 Spots, But Still Ranks 130th In Human Development Index: UN Report
India continued to rank low in the Human Development Index (HDI), but climbed five notches to the 130th rank in the latest UNDP report on account of rise in life expectancy and per capita income.
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India ranked 134th in terms of Human Development Index
A United Nations study has ranked India at 134 out of 187 countries in terms of Human Development Index even as it has observed that life expectancy at birth in the country has increased by 10.1 per cent a year over the last two decades.
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"Remarkable...": UN Hails India Life Expectancy, Per Capita Income Rise
In 2022, average life expectancy in India increased to 67.7 years and gross national income (GNI, per capita) has increased to $6951, a United Nations report has said.
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Study Reveals How Much Climate Change May Reduce Life Expectancy
Climate change may reduce the average human lifespan, according to a study which found that women and individuals in developing nations are disproportionately affected.
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World's Second Oldest Woman Aged 116 Dies After Eating Her Favourite Meal
Japan has one of the world's highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived.
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How Long Can A Human Live? Debate Reignited After Oldest Person Dies
The death of the world's oldest person at the age of 118 has reignited a debate that has divided scientists for centuries: is there a limit on how long a healthy human can live?
-
Scientists in Israel Have Found a Way to Extend Life Expectancy by 23 Percent
Scientists in Israel experimented on 250 mice, and boosted life expectancy by 23 percent. The male mice in the experiment had their life expectancy boosted by as much as 30 percent. And the scientists say this could be applied to humans as well.
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NASA Completes Major Test on Rocket That Could Take Humans Back to Moon
NASA on Thursday carried out a successful test of engines on a Boeing-built rocket for Artemis missions that aim to return US astronauts to the moon. NASA plans to place the first woman on the Moon by 2024.
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Air Pollution Cuts Global Life Expectancy By Nearly 2 Years, Data Shows
Air pollution cuts life expectancy for every man, woman and child on Earth by nearly two years, according to data released Tuesday which experts said showed poor air quality is "the greatest risk to human health".
-
Here's What Will Determine Your Life Expectancy
Looking at 400 million people born between 1800 and 1920, whose information had been collected from public family trees in Ancestry.com, investigator Graham Ruby found that only about 10 percent of human longevity is inherited.
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Air Pollution Is Slowly Reducing Years From Your Life: Here's How
Air pollution and life expectancy: A recent study stated that air pollution can reduce life expectancy in humans, depending on where a person lives and what are the levels of pollution in that place.
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How Long Can We Live? New Study Questions A Limit To Human Life Span
Jeanne Louise Calment lived for 122 years and 164 days, the oldest verified age of any person, ever. Her interviews revealed a portrait of the centenarian in high spirits: "I've only ever had one wrinkle, and I'm sitting on it," she told reporters when she turned 110.
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Scientists Have Identified The Gene That May Increase Life Span By 10 Years
Scientists have identified a genetic mutation - found in an Indiana Amish family - that may extend life by up to ten years, and are now testing an experimental "longevity" drug that recreates the effect.
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Scientists Double Life Expectancy For Embryos In Petri Dishes, Raising Ethical Concerns
When scientists grow human embryos for lab research, they end their experiments at the 14-day mark. Until now, these internationally accepted guidelines (and the laws formed around them) have been largely self-regulating: The record for in-vitro gestation was just nine days, and most labs struggled to keep embryos alive longer then a week.
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Most Companies Expect Competition For Talent To Rise In 2016: Mercer
With the availability of a diverse labour pool, 9 out of 10 organisations surveyed globally, including those in India, feel that competition for talent will increase this year and one-third expect growth to be significant, according to a study.
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India Up 5 Spots, But Still Ranks 130th In Human Development Index: UN Report
India continued to rank low in the Human Development Index (HDI), but climbed five notches to the 130th rank in the latest UNDP report on account of rise in life expectancy and per capita income.
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India ranked 134th in terms of Human Development Index
A United Nations study has ranked India at 134 out of 187 countries in terms of Human Development Index even as it has observed that life expectancy at birth in the country has increased by 10.1 per cent a year over the last two decades.
