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Study Suggests Romney
Will Outlive Obama

Dec 15, 2015 8:11 AM CST

Study Suggests Romney Will Outlive Obama

Researchers studied 279 elected presidents and prime ministers

(Newser) - Leading a country doesn't just bring a few unwanted gray hairs . The stressful gig also takes years off a person's life, according to a new study in the journal BMJ . Research in this area has been conflicting: A previous study found no adverse effects on life expectancy, another...

Scientist Injects Self With 'Eternal Life' Bacteria

Russian researcher saw mice, flies reaped benefits from bacteria, so why not?

(Newser) - In 2009, a 3.5-million-year-old bacteria strain called Bacillus F was discovered deep in the permafrost of Siberia's Sakha Republic, per Medical Daily . Scientists soon after found that mice and fruit flies exposed to the bacteria seemed to get a boost to their immune systems, leading to longer lives...

Secret to Long Life
Found in ... Smokers?

Sep 11, 2015 1:48 PM CDT

Secret to Long Life Found in ... Smokers?

A select group of people have genes that might actually repair cell damage

(Newser) - If you smoke for most of your life and still live to a ripe, old age, you might have more than luck on your side. Though smokers can generally expect to live 10 years less than non-smokers, this is by no means a hard and fast rule. Jeanne Calment, for...

Want to Live
Longer? Add
Chili Peppers
to Your Diet

NEW STUDY

Aug 5, 2015 7:40 AM CDT

Want to Live Longer? Add Chili Peppers to Your Diet

The study analyzed more than 485K people

(Newser) - People who like a little heat in their meals just might be doing their longevity a favor. So report researchers this week in the British Medical Journal after studying the health, diets, and alcohol consumption of more than 485,000 people in China. Controlling for many variables, including family medical...

Why Women
Live Longer
Than Men

NEW STUDY

Jul 7, 2015 7:53 AM CDT

Why Women Live Longer Than Men

Differences in life expectancy became pronounced in the late 1800s

(Newser) - There's a reason we don't typically call Earth's oldest person the oldest woman in the world—the oldest person is pretty much always a woman. In fact, just two of the world's 53 living supercentenarians (people 110 and older) are men, reports IFL Science . But why...

Woman Gives Blunt Answer on How to Make It to 100

Jun 12, 2015 8:58 AM CDT

Woman Gives Blunt Answer on How to Make It to 100

Pauline Spagnola credits 'a fair amount of booze'

(Newser) - The WNEP news anchor reporting on Pauline Spagnola might have been right on the money when he said she "may have thrown back a few" while celebrating her 100th birthday on Tuesday. That's because, like the 110-year-old Nebraska man who attributes his longevity to a daily can of...

110-Year-Old Nebraska Man's Tip for Longevity: Beer

May 20, 2015 5:25 PM CDT

110-Year-Old Nebraska Man's Tip for Longevity: Beer

A can a day at 3pm, to be precise

(Newser) - Mark Behrends of Nebraska celebrated a milestone rare among men this week—he turned 110, qualifying him for supercentenarian status. The majority of people who reach that mark are women, notes Omaha.com . As for that inevitable question about the secret to his longevity, Behrends has a pretty good answer:...

116-Year-Old
Dies After Week
as World's
Oldest

Apr 6, 2015 7:10 PM CDT

116-Year-Old Dies After Week as World's Oldest

Gertrude Weaver credited her longevity in part to being kind

(Newser) - Gertrude Weaver was the oldest-known living person on Earth for nearly a week, and she got a kick out of it, too, NBC News reports. When 117-year-old Misao Okawa died of heart failure on April 1, Weaver took the top spot at age 116 and basked in the limelight from...

Why You Should Exercise
at Least a Tiny Bit

new study

Apr 6, 2015 2:50 PM CDT

Why You Should Exercise at Least a Tiny Bit

Even those not doing recommended time can reap health benefits: researchers

(Newser) - If you've given up physical activity because you don't have the time or inclination to achieve recommended weekly exercise levels, strap on your walking shoes: A new study in JAMA Internal Medicine indicates that something's better than nothing in terms of increasing longevity. Scientists from the National...

Man, 101, Gets Paid
to Eat Breakfast

Mar 5, 2015 12:38 AM CST

Man, 101, Gets Paid to Eat Breakfast

Age-based birthday discount becomes a refund

(Newser) - If you live long enough, the Belmont Restaurant in Manchester, NH, will end up paying you to eat breakfast, 101-year-old Joseph Nelson discovered on Monday. The restaurant gives customers celebrating their birthdays a discount based on their age, meaning the World War II vet, who would have eaten for free...

115-Year-Old Woman's Secret: Raw Eggs, No Men

Emma Morano has been single since 1938

(Newser) - People who were single and unhappy about it on Valentine's Day might be cheered by the story of Emma Morano, who has been single for the last 77 Valentine's Days and says it has helped her to live to the age of 115. The Italian, believed to be...

Water-Loving
Animal Seems to
'Live Forever'

Water-Loving Animal Seems to 'Live Forever'

Scientists still puzzled by the hydra

(Newser) - A water-loving animal called the hydra may measure less than a half-inch, but still has something on us: It seems to live forever. Treehugger revisits this biological mystery, calling hydra "marvels of the animal world" that share "regenerative powers" with the multi-headed Hydra of Greek mythology. We know...

Want to Know When You'll Die? Poll Your Buddies

study says

Jan 17, 2015 12:08 PM CST

Want to Know When You'll Die? Poll Your Buddies

Study finds that how friends see you is a good predictor of longevity

(Newser) - Scientists might be able to predict how long you'll live based on ... what your friends think of you. So says a study published in Psychological Science, in which researchers found that subjects whose friends viewed them as more conscientious and open tended to have longer lives. The men seen...

How PayPal's
Founder Plans
to Live to 120

Dec 19, 2014 6:24 AM CST

How PayPal's Founder Plans to Live to 120

Peter Thiel is taking human growth hormone daily, follows paleo diet

(Newser) - PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel hopes to stick around to enjoy a fortune estimated by Forbes at $2.2 billion into the 2080s at least. The venture capitalist and Facebook investor, 47, says he "certainly hopes to" live to 120 and is already taking steps to help him get there....

We Live Way Longer
Than We Expect

We Live Way Longer Than We Expect

And that could be bad news post-retirement: study

(Newser) - How long do you think you'll live? New research suggests you can tack a few more years on to whatever number you came up with. In 1992, University of Michigan researchers asked 26,000 Americans between the ages of 51 and 61 if they thought they would make it...

Your Sense of Smell
May Predict Longevity

Oct 1, 2014 5:30 PM CDT

Your Sense of Smell May Predict Longevity

Seniors who couldn't detect common scents died sooner than peers

(Newser) - Seniors who want to gauge their own longevity might want to take a simple sniff test. Researchers at the University of Chicago found that older people with a lousy sense of smell were significantly more likely to be dead in five years than those who could easily detect common scents,...

I Don't Want to Live Past 75

OPINION

Sep 19, 2014 12:58 PM CDT

I Don't Want to Live Past 75

Ezekiel Emanuel thinks the 'American immortal' is profoundly misguided

(Newser) - Ezekiel Emanuel is a healthy 57-year-old in all respects, as his recent hike up Mount Kilimanjaro would suggest. Which is why it might be disconcerting to read his essay in the Atlantic laying out the reasons why he hopes to be dead in 18 years. To Emanuel, 75 is the...

Man, 101, Has Worked at
One Company for 73 Years

Aug 19, 2014 6:19 AM CDT

Man, 101, Has Worked at One Company for 73 Years

Hy Goldman says the work is what keeps him young

(Newser) - Do what you love—not just to enjoy yourself, but possibly even to live longer. So says Herman "Hy" Goldman, who yesterday celebrated his 101st birthday not in a nursing home but surrounded by coworkers at Capitol Lighting in East Hanover, NJ, where he has been working for 73...

Moms Who Give Birth at Older Age Live Longer

study says

Jun 25, 2014 2:07 PM CDT

Moms Who Give Birth at Older Age Live Longer

Study: Those who conceive naturally after 33 more likely to live into 90s

(Newser) - Women who are able to get pregnant naturally and give birth in their mid-30s and after tend to live longer than other women, a new study suggests. Specifically, Boston researchers found that women who gave birth after age 33 were twice as likely to live to 95 than women who...

Oldest Man, 111,
Spent Last Hours
Talking to Spirits

Jun 9, 2014 1:31 AM CDT

Oldest Man, 111, Spent Last Hours Talking to Spirits

Psychic researcher in NYC 'simply didn't die earlier'

(Newser) - A psychic researcher who became the world's oldest man in April spent his final hours trying to communicate in Polish and Russian with spirits he sensed around him, a friend says. Alexander Imich, 111, died yesterday at the seniors residence in Manhattan where he had lived since his wife'...