mortality
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Apps May Soon Be Able To Predict Your Life Expectancy, But Do You Want To Know?
When will I die? This question has endured across cultures and civilisations. It has given rise to a plethora of religions and spiritual paths over thousands of years, and more recently, some highly amusing apps.
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Controversial Study Suggests There’s No Limit To Human Ageing
Supercentenarian Gertrude Weaver poses for a photo on her 116th birthday. Photo: AP The older we get, the greater our likelihood of dying. Or at least that’s what we thought. New research suggests mortality rates level off after we turn 105, and that no upper limit exists for the human lifespan. It’s an extraordinary conclusion…
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How Much You Need To Exercise To Make Up For Sitting All Day
There’s been a lot of finger-wagging of late about the health risks associated with sitting at a desk all day, or binge-watching our favourite TV shows. Now couch potatoes can rejoice because a new study has found that just an hour of moderate activity a day wipes out all the negative impacts of sedentary behaviour…