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  2. Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Why Women Live Longer ...

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    For more than a century, research has found that women in the U.S. live longer than men. But the latest data show that women outlive men now by nearly six years—and life expectancies overall ...

  3. Artificial turf–cancer hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    Artificial turf is surface of synthetic fibers resembling natural grass. It is widely used for sports fields for being more hard-wearing and resistant than natural surfaces. Most use infills of crumb rubber from recycled tires; this use is controversial because of concerns that the tires contain carcinogens, though research into the issue is ...

  4. Life extension - Wikipedia

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    During the process of aging, an organism accumulates damage to its macromolecules, cells, tissues, and organs.Specifically, aging is characterized as and thought to be caused by "genomic instability, telomere attrition, epigenetic alterations, loss of proteostasis, deregulated nutrient sensing, mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence, stem cell exhaustion, and altered intercellular ...

  5. Health survival paradox - Wikipedia

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    Men are more likely to suffer from heart disease, cancer, and stroke more than women do. [6] These diseases are the main cause of the gender gap in life expectancy. [15] Despite men having more fatal conditions such as ischemic heart disease, lung cancer, liver cirrhosis, traffic accidents, and suicide, women have more non-fatal acute and ...

  6. Why do women live longer than men? - AOL

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    It's no secret that Women usually live longer than men. The question is how do they do it? Well now, Stanford University scientists may have some answers, EyeOpener explains. They put out a study ...

  7. People are living longer lives—but not healthier ones. Here ...

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    A longer life doesn't mean a better life. ... and felt well rested after waking up most days were likely to live longer than those who didn’t—4.7 years longer for men, and 2.4 years longer for ...

  8. Longevity - Wikipedia

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    This reflects overall poorer health and greater prevalence of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and cancer among black American men. Women normally outlive men. Theories for this include smaller bodies that place lesser strain on the heart (women have lower rates of cardiovascular disease ) and a reduced tendency to engage in physically ...

  9. Relationship between telomeres and longevity - Wikipedia

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    Rather than protecting cells from aging, long telomeres help cells with age-related mutations last longer. [13] This problem prepares the conditions for the occurrence of various types of cancer, and people with longer cell telomeres showed more signs of suffering from types of cancer such as Melanoma and Lymphoma .