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Society-Wide Benefits of Delaying Aging

Society-Wide Benefits of Delaying Aging

Delayed aging could increase life expectancy by an additional 2.2 years, most of which would be spent in good health. Observing that: “Recent scientific advances suggest that slowing the aging process (senescence) is now a realistic goal … Yet most medical research remains focused on combating individual diseases,” Dana Goldman, from the University of Southern …

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Positive Attitude Encourages Good Health

Positive Attitude Encourages Good Health

Going about your day happy and self-affirmed helps to promote making good health decisions. Maintaining a daily positive affect – engaging in a mild, happy self-affirming attitude – helps people with chronic diseases  to make better decisions about their health. Mary E. Charlson, from Weill Cornell Medical College (New York, USA), and colleagues completed three …

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