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Having Children Can Add Years to a Parent’s Lifespan [VIDEO]
By Mark Miller | Mar 15, 2017 07:55 AM EDTParenthood can increase the chances of living longer during the later stage of your life according to research.
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Mice Lacking a Specific Protein Live Longer, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 31, 2014 12:10 PM EDTA new study found that mice lacking the TRAP-1 protein lived longer with fewer age-related illnesses.
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Researchers Develop An Experimental Drug That Prolongs Life Span In Mice
By Kamal Nayan | May 02, 2014 11:03 AM EDTResearchers have identified a protein's key role in cell and physiological aging. The understanding helped them in developing an experimental drug that inhibited the proteins's effect, prolonging the lifespan in a mouse model of accelerated aging.
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Study Uncovers Why Men have Shorter Life Expectancies
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 29, 2014 10:52 AM EDTA new study found that the loss of the Y chromosome in blood cells could explain why men have shorter life expectancies than women.
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Multiple Sclerosis Shortens Life Span
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 22, 2014 09:39 AM ESTA new study found that multiple sclerosis shortens life expectancy by roughly six years.
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Wrinkles Can Help Predict Life Span
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 07, 2013 03:12 PM ESTResearchers found that people who had less wrinkles and appeared more youthful were more likely to live longer.
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Blood Pressure Drug Could Treat Cancer
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 02, 2013 12:12 PM EDTResearchers found that common blood pressure drug, losartan was effective in extending the lives of prostate cancer patients when taken with chemotherapy.
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Healthy Changes Could Lengthen Life Span
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 17, 2013 02:09 PM EDTResearchers found that healthy lifestyle changes can extend the length of telomeres, which are responsible for aging.
