Cancer and aging are inextricably linked together. After the age of 25 the risk of getting cancer doubles for every 5 years of life. 77% of all cancers are diagnosed in people 55 years and older. Some cancers, such as Wilms’ tumour, retinoblastoma, and neuroblastoma do occur almost exclusively in children. [...]
Read more →Over the years conflicting advice has been given concerning whether people should expose themselves to sunshine, with some advocating staying out of the sun completely, to others saying that using sun block causes cancer so they do not use it. However recently Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy has found [...]
Read more →Another potential method to live a longer and healthier life is to get a dog. However if you are not a dog owner and acquire one merely to live longer this may not be a sensible strategy as the time spent taking care of the dog will probably be more than the [...]
Read more →A new study has been published which documents an impressive improvement in Alzheimer’s disease by administering the drug Etanercept (trade name Enbrel). This follows from another study conducted in 2006 mentioned below.
The study identifies the importance of cytokines in the Alzheimer’s disease. One of these cytokines called tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) [...]
There have been many different studies which have identified that smoking reduces life expectancy. One particular 50 year study revealed that smoking cuts life expectancy by 10 years. Smoking-related deaths are more likely to be by cancer, and around 88% of deaths from lung cancer are from smoking. At least 50% [...]
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