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More than 95,000 Japanese aged over 100, most of them womenJapan's centenarian population has reached a record high of over 95,000, with nearly 90 percent being women. This highlights the demographi...
17 Sep, 2024, 01.22 PM IST
Japanese woman, aged 116, set to become world's oldest personTomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old woman from Japan, is about to be named the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records. Itooka, born in 1...
21 Aug, 2024, 03.20 PM IST
Maria Branyas Morera, world's oldest person, passes away at 117Maria Branyas Morera, the world's oldest person at 117, has passed away peacefully in her sleep. Born in San Francisco in 1907, she lived t...
20 Aug, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
Does hydrogen water live up to the hype?Hydrogen water is made by simply adding more H's into your H2O. But when it comes to its purported health advantages, researchers are skept...
10 Mar, 2024, 10.12 AM IST
Bessie Laurena Hendricks, believed to be oldest in US, passes away at 115Hendricks celebrated her 115th birthday at the home on November 7.
06 Jan, 2023, 08.15 AM IST
Fat is not bad! Well-functioning fat adipose tissues are key to your good health. Read howRecent research has suggested that the function of our fat tissue, or adipose tissue, is central to why our bodies decay with age, and stro...
23 Feb, 2022, 11.12 AM IST
French nun who defied Covid (and Spanish flu and 2 World Wars) toasts 117th birthday with red wine, prayerSister Andre, who lived through the Spanish flu more than a century ago, said the day had brought her immense joy.
12 Feb, 2021, 05.43 PM IST
Younger Covid-19 patients also at risk of long-term health problems; flu shots may offer some protectionAccording to a study, hydroxychloroquine failed to protect healthcare workers from becoming infected.
20 Oct, 2020, 05.45 PM IST
Fibre-rich diet may help you live a healthy & longer lifeThe right amount of fibre can help us avoid disease and disability into old age.
02 Jun, 2016, 06.25 PM IST
World's oldest living person turns 116Talley was named the oldest living person in the world after Gertrude Weaver, an American super-centenarian died in April.
24 May, 2015, 02.57 PM IST
Yoga may boost your brainpower: StudyHatha yoga three times a week for eight weeks improved sedentary older adults' performance on cognitive tasks that are relevant to everyday...
19 Aug, 2014, 04.11 PM IST
Sweeping changes: Peek into the way we will work in futureInternet is making certain functions highly relevant & certain others redundant. In the process, IT & related sectors will witness a massiv...
08 Dec, 2013, 11.03 AM IST