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Individual states in India are in different phases of epidemiological transition, the study found. (Photo: Pixabay)

India's population has gained a decade of life expectancy since 1990',...

Study is first comprehensive analysis of health of India's 1.34 billion citizens - encompassing almost a fifth of...

14 Nov 2017 11:27 AM GMT

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Study suggests relation between urban sprawl and life expectancy

Here is what a new study has found.

5 July 2018 4:02 AM GMT

The study discovered an optimal threshold for women, which was an hour of physical activity. (Photo: Twitter)

Women's lifespan affected by their body size

Body size may influence women's lifespan more than men's.

23 Jan 2019 6:42 AM GMT

Smoke billows during a forest fires in Pelalawan, Riau province, Indonesia. (Photo: AP)

Air pollution reducing lifespans in south-east Asia

Worsening air pollution reducing lifespans in Indonesia, which has lesser air pollution as compared to countries like...

29 March 2019 10:38 AM GMT

Underweight individuals with a slow walking pace has the lowest life expectancy. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Walking pace determines the life expectancy of a person

Life expectancy linked to a person's walking speed: Study.

17 May 2019 3:27 AM GMT

Cough in former smokers and wheeze in current smokers predicted shorter life expectancy. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Respiratory disorders can decrease lifespan in older people

Respiratory symptoms may predict life expectancy in elder people.

4 July 2019 4:20 AM GMT

In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, a couple walks through a park at sunset in Kansas City, Mo. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II. (AP/Charlie Riedel, File)

US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since World War II

The decrease for both Black Americans and Hispanic Americans was even worse, three years

21 July 2021 7:45 AM GMT

The new research should help to quell fears instilled in female cyclists after several small studies suggested a link between cycling and sexual and urinary dysfunction. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cycling to work can help you live longer

More active patterns of travel were associated with a reduced risk of incident and fatal CVD and all-cause mortality in...

22 May 2018 8:15 AM GMT

The Lancet report was released on Thursday with the findings.

Study: Control pollution and increase lifespan

This was revealed in the latest study by The Lancet based on PM2.5 levels during the year 2017, which was published on...

6 Dec 2018 8:21 PM GMT

A cuppa green tea could save your heart. (Photo: Pixabay)

Teetotallers, like big drinkers, more prone to dementia, says study

Long-term teetotallers were roughly 50 per cent more likely to suffer Alzheimers or another form of neurodegenerative...

2 Aug 2018 4:51 AM GMT

These signatures depict differences in how people age, and they show promise in predicting healthy ageing (Photo: AFP)

New blood test can predict how long a person may live

It sets the stage for a molecular-based definition of ageing that leverages information from multiple circulating...

8 Jan 2017 5:00 AM GMT

Twenty-three drugs were individually tied to an increase in survival (Photo: AFP)

New cancer drugs may vary in life-extending capacity

A lack of solid data on new drugs' benefits and risks makes it difficult to evaluating their value.

3 Jan 2017 3:25 AM GMT