Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit.skin and φαγείαlit.eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit.biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers.
[1] [3] The prevalence increases exponentially with age [3] and more than 40 percent of men over 70 are affected. [1] Unlike loss of autosomal chromosomes, loss of sex chromosomes except the one active X chromosome does not typically cause cell death. Elderly women also experience mosaic loss of chromsome X, but it is less common than LOY. [1]
An aging-associated disease (commonly termed age-related disease, ARD) is a disease that is most often seen with increasing frequency with increasing senescence. They are essentially complications of senescence, distinguished from the aging process itself because all adult animals age ( with rare exceptions) but not all adult animals experience all age-associated diseases. The term does not ...
In fact, there’s one habit they say people over 60 should never do if they want to stay healthy—and it has nothing to do with diet or exercise.
Healthy aging can start at any time, according to a geriatric doctor. Here’s what medical expert Dr. John Batsis recommends everyone start doing now.
The National Institute on Aging states that people 65+ have a higher risk than their younger peers of experiencing heart health issues, including strokes and heart attacks.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Whether you’re a senior in high school or a senior-living resident, you’ve likely heard of Viagra (sildenafil) — the original medication for ED. Most men and women know at least vaguely what ...