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Playing with preschoolers could improve the mental wellbeing of retirement-home residents

A new study shows that interactions between children and the elderly can improve the mental health of senior citizens.

California man spends 100th birthday with parade of dogs

The event boasted a crowd of more than 200 people in attendance.

Israeli urologist debunks myths about sex and old age

Impotence, erectile dysfunction, and Viagra are all talked about when it comes to having sex in your 50s, but what are the facts?

By DR. SHMUEL ROIZMAN/WALLA!
13/06/2023

Have scientists unlocked the secret to a longer life?

Mice that were fed the taurine had an increased medium lifespan of 10-12% longer than the mice that were given just the standard diet.

A man with gray hair

Are you graying prematurely? Researchers discovered why - study

The researchers came to this understanding by putting mice through a forced aging process. The aged mice had 35% more hair follicles bulges clogged with melanocyte stem cells. 

Days before Israel's 75th, a 98-year-old Australian Jewish woman makes aliyah

"I've been a Zionist all my life," Ruth Tarlo said, as she made history making aliyah at 98 years old. 

20/04/2023

Climate change fuels lifespan of flesh-eating bacteria - study

Recent research has uncovered that infections caused by the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has increased in the last three decades.

1,500 Israeli grandmothers march for democracy on 'Day of Paralysis'

New ‘Grandmothers for Democracy’ group vows to prevent establishment of dictatorship, protect the country for their grandchildren’s generation.

By MAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE
23/03/2023

China to raise retirement age to deal with aging population

China's retirement age is among the lowest in the world at 60 for men, 55 for white-collar women and 50 for women who work in factories.

By REUTERS
14/03/2023

Amid Bruce Willis revelation: How to help a loved one with dementia

For Willis' family, and other families of those with dementia, this is a very difficult experience because the disease changes the personality of the beloved one we knew.

By VICKI NENI/WALLA!
07/03/2023
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