Lifespan

Childhood death of sibling might affect survivor’s lifespan

Web Desk Apr 25, 2017

COPENHAGEN: Death of a sibling in childhood is associated with a greater risk of early death in the surviving brother or sister, researchers say. "The public should be aware of children’s vulnerability after experiencing sibling loss, especially in the first year and for siblings of same sex or close age,” Dr. Yongfu Yu from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark told Reuters Health by email. “Tailored social support may help to reduce the level of grief and minimize potential adverse health effects on the bereaved…

Humans have reached their lifespan limit: study

AFP Oct 9, 2016

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PARIS: No one might ever challenge the 122-year record of the longest-living person in documented history, said a study Wednesday which claimed to have found a "ceiling" to maximum human lifespan. Sifting through demographic data from more than 40 countries around the world, New York-based researchers found that an end to the long-running rise in maximum lifespan "has already been attained", in the 1990s. The plateau was reached in about 1997 -- the year that Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment died at the unbeaten age of 122 years…

Post Arab Spring: Study finds lifespan drops across region

AFP Aug 25, 2016

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PARIS, FRANCE: The conflict and civil strife that has erupted across the eastern Mediterranean region since the Arab Spring began in 2010 has shortened lifespans and damaged health, according to a study released Thursday.

Being overweight, obese cuts lifespan by one to 10 years: study

AFP Jul 14, 2016

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PARIS: Being overweight shaves about a year off one's life expectancy, a price which soars to about 10 years for the severely obese, a large-scale study reported Thursday.

High fish consumption in pregnancy tied to brain benefits for kids

Reuters Jan 19, 2016

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When mothers eat three sizeable servings of fish each week during pregnancy it may benefit children’s brains for years to come, according to a large study in Spain.

Sun may determine lifespan at birth

Anees Hanif Jan 7, 2015

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PARIS: In an unusual study published Wednesday, Norwegian scientists said people born during periods of solar calm may live longer, as much as five years on average, than those who enter the world when the Sun is feisty.