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Study finds significant differences in frailty by region and by race among older Americans: A large-scale survey of older

Study finds significant differences in frailty by region and by race among older Americans: A large-scale survey of older Americans living at home or in assisted living settings found that 15 percent are frail, a diminished state that makes people more vulnerable to falls, chronic disease and disability.
Source: eurekalert.org

WHO | Treat all people living with HIV, offer antiretrovirals as additional prevention choice for people at "substantial"

WHO | Treat all people living with HIV, offer antiretrovirals as additional prevention choice for people at "substantial" risk: 30 September 2015 -- With its "treat-all" recommendation, WHO removes all limitations on eligibility for antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV; all populations...
Source: who.int

How People Living at Earth's Extremes Reveal the Genome's Best Tricks: Evolution has sculpted the human genome to cope with

How People Living at Earth's Extremes Reveal the Genome's Best Tricks: Evolution has sculpted the human genome to cope with Earth’s toughest climates, inadvertently pointing geneticists towards medically important genes.
Source: theatlantic.com

Food tracking app links less sleeping to more eating: Even people who think they eat three meals a day may actually graze

Food tracking app links less sleeping to more eating: Even people who think they eat three meals a day may actually graze for most of their waking hours and consume fewer calories when they get more sleep, a small U.S. study suggests.
Source: reuters.com

Life expectancy climbs worldwide but people spend more years living with illness and disability | KurzweilAI

Life expectancy climbs worldwide but people spend more years living with illness and disability | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net