With death rate up, US life expectancy is likely down again

Death rates rose for Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, flu and pneumonia, and three other leading causes of death NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. death rate rose last year, and 2017 likely will mark the third straight year of decline in American life expectancy, according to preliminary data. Death rates rose for Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, flu … Read more

World Cancer Research Fund: No Amount of Alcohol or Processed Meat Is Safe

Cancer Group Recommends Ditching Bacon and Booze Reduce Risk of Cancer: Don’t Drink or Eat Processed Meat The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has bad news for lovers of bacon and booze: Eliminating processed meats and alcohol from your diet may help reduce your risk of developing cancer. The third report from the WCRF’s Continuous … Read more

Blood test can detect TEN types of cancer years before someone becomes ill

A simple blood test can pick up early signs of 10 different cancers, including breast, ovarian, bowel and lung cancer A blood test that can detect 10 types of cancer potentially years before someone becomes ill has been described as the ‘holy grail’ of cancer research. Scientists in the US have found a simple test … Read more

Moderate to severe anxiety in midlife may be a risk factor for dementia

Medical News Today: Could anxiety lead to dementia? Anxiety — a risk factor for dementia More and more studies were highlighting a link between mental health problems and late-onset dementia — the most prevalent form of dementia, which affects people around the age of 65. For instance, the authors of the new study write that … Read more

Latest Celeb Trend: Penis Facials Made from Cloned Baby Foreskin Cells

Actress Cate Blanchett revealed a shocking beauty secret in a recent interview saying that she is a big fan of a new penis facial cream made in part from the cloned cells from the amputated foreskins of human baby boys. The Thor: Ragnarok actress noted that she and fellow A-lister Sandra Bullock visited the New … Read more

AI predicts your lifespan using activity tracking apps

Russian scientists have crafted an AI-based algorithm that uses the activity tracking from smartphones and smartwatches to estimate your lifespan with far greater precision than past models. Researchers can estimate your expected lifespan based on physiological traits like your genes or your circulating blood factor, but that’s not very practical on a grand scale. There may be … Read more

The vampire molecule: scientists discover why young blood helps reverse aging

Scientists have identified a ‘master regulator’ in young blood that can mostly reverse aging in the brain. Young blood has rejuvenating, anti-aging properties that scientists are trying to tap into. A new study published in the journal Cell Reports now brings us one step closer to determining what it is in the young blood that age-reversing properties. … Read more