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Do You Know Why Women Live Longer Than Men? Here's Why
In trying to understand why women age slower than men, researchers have looked at the rate of cellular aging. One of the biological differences from birth is that women have longer telomeres.
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Exposure To Pollution In The Womb Can Shorten Your Baby's Lifespan
Previous studies said that toxic air can lower children's IQ and memory, affect their test scores and trigger neurological-behavioural problems.
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Women, Here's Why You Should Have Sex Once A Week
Physical intimacy has many advantages to both the partners but a recent places women an edge over the men, revealing that having sex can extend the lives of the women and can also boost their immunity.
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Alcohol Is Making Your Ageing Clock Tick Faster
Drinking increases stress production in your body, leads to ageing of arteries and can actually place you at a greater risk of cancer and dementia.
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Air Pollution Due to Traffic May Cause DNA Damage in Kids and Teenagers
A new study, published in theJournal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, warns that exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution may lead to a certain type of DNA damage called telomere shortening in children and teenagers.
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Parental Age May Affect How Long Offspring Live
Offspring produced by older parents often do not live as long and researchers have now discovered why this is so.
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Coming soon: 'A blood test that tells how long you'll live'
A blood test is in the offing that will tell how long you may live, say scientists.The blood test will show how fast someone is ageing and estimate how long they have left to live; it measures the vital structures on the tips of a person's chromosomes, called telomeres which are believed to be one of the important and accurate indicators of the spe...
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Do You Know Why Women Live Longer Than Men? Here's Why
In trying to understand why women age slower than men, researchers have looked at the rate of cellular aging. One of the biological differences from birth is that women have longer telomeres.
-
Exposure To Pollution In The Womb Can Shorten Your Baby's Lifespan
Previous studies said that toxic air can lower children's IQ and memory, affect their test scores and trigger neurological-behavioural problems.
-
Women, Here's Why You Should Have Sex Once A Week
Physical intimacy has many advantages to both the partners but a recent places women an edge over the men, revealing that having sex can extend the lives of the women and can also boost their immunity.
-
Alcohol Is Making Your Ageing Clock Tick Faster
Drinking increases stress production in your body, leads to ageing of arteries and can actually place you at a greater risk of cancer and dementia.
-
Air Pollution Due to Traffic May Cause DNA Damage in Kids and Teenagers
A new study, published in theJournal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, warns that exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution may lead to a certain type of DNA damage called telomere shortening in children and teenagers.
-
Parental Age May Affect How Long Offspring Live
Offspring produced by older parents often do not live as long and researchers have now discovered why this is so.
-
Coming soon: 'A blood test that tells how long you'll live'
A blood test is in the offing that will tell how long you may live, say scientists.The blood test will show how fast someone is ageing and estimate how long they have left to live; it measures the vital structures on the tips of a person's chromosomes, called telomeres which are believed to be one of the important and accurate indicators of the spe...
