Health
'No space': German hospitals overwhelmed by sick kids
When Debora Zilz rushed her baby son Andreas to a Berlin hospital because of a serious respiratory illness, she got a shock.
Dec 15, 2022
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News tagged with aging population
Gerontology & Geriatrics
NFL players age faster than the rest of us. Harvard is researching what can be done
NFL players age nearly a decade faster than the general population and suffer from arthritis and high blood pressure as early as their 20s, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School.
Dec 12, 2022
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Health
12,000 people in the UK become unpaid caregivers every day
Around 12,000 people become unpaid caregivers every day in the UK, according to new research from the Centre for Care at the University of Sheffield
Nov 25, 2022
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Health
UK nurses strike latest crisis for health service
With record waiting times, staff shortages, financial black holes and now a nurses strike over pay, the UK's state-run National Health Service is facing an unprecedented crisis.
Nov 25, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
High sugar consumption linked to increased risk of premature aging in childhood cancer survivors
Survivors of childhood cancer who consumed more total sugar, added sugar, and sugar-sweetened beverages had more aging-related health conditions than survivors who consumed less sugar, according to results presented at the ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Ophthalmology
Almost 20 million older Americans live with sight-robbing macular degeneration
In a finding that suggests more Americans than ever are struggling with their sight as they get older, researchers report that nearly 20 million adults have age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Nov 4, 2022
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Genetics
Researchers offer roadmap for identifying new neuroprotective treatments by leveraging sex differences
A new study from UCLA researchers provides a strategy for finding treatments optimally tailored for women and men to prevent cognitive decline in aging as well as progression of neurodegenerative diseases by leveraging sex ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Health
In France, the tough debate about hunting and alcohol
In just the month of October in France, a 67-year-old woman died in Brittany, a 33-year-old mother and her two children were shot in the legs in the Rhône region, and a 62-year-old mushroom picker was shot in the abdomen ...
Oct 27, 2022
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Cardiology
Best evidence yet that lowering blood pressure can prevent dementia
A global study of more than 28,000 people has provided the strongest evidence to date that lowering blood pressure in later life can cut the risk of dementia.
Oct 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 death rate increased with age, was higher for men
COVID-19 mortality increased with age, reaching 1,645 per 100,000 population for U.S. adults aged 85 years and older in 2020, according to an October data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Oct 24, 2022
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