Superagers intrigue scientists. Why do some people not only live longer than usual but stay mentally sharper as well? A superager, by definition, is someone who is 80 or older who as cognitive functions as good as a typical middle-ager. You can spot these people easily by the way they present themselves. Put them among…
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Some people sing the ABC song, some sing Happy Birthday. I personally go for “Summertime, and the living is easy…” These days, we’re all aware of the 20-second rule for proper hand scrubbing, however we measure it. We dutifully work up a lather, rub front and back, don’t miss the fingertips, and get between our…
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June 7, 2019 By Helly Bartolome Hernandez Marin, MD Currently, the life expectancy of Americans is 78 years. However, before the year 1900, it was only 47 years. The reason why our ancestors had shorter lives was mainly due to poor medical care, infectious diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis and cholera, and the high percentage of fatal…
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Some people sing the ABC song, some sing Happy Birthday. I personally go for “Summertime, and the living is easy…” These days, we’re all aware of the 20-second rule for proper hand scrubbing, however we measure it. We dutifully work up a lather, rub front and back, don’t miss the fingertips, and get between our…
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