Life Expectancy

Your gut bacteria shape your health from childhood to old age, study reveals

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Scientists uncover how your gut bacteria evolve over time—impacting weight, diabetes, and heart health—offering new insights into preventing metabolic diseases. Study: Association between gut microbiome profiles and host metabolic health across the life course: a population-based study. Image Credit: Tatiana Shepeleva / Shutterstock Did you know that over 1 billion people worldwide suffer from metabolic disorders like … Read more

Alarming Stagnation In U.S. Life Expectancy Continues

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Oldery man blowing out birthday candles. getty The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on mortality in the United States shows that life expectancy at birth rose from 77.5 in 2022 to 78.4 in 2023. While this signals a continued bounce-back from significant declines in 2020 and 2021, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, … Read more

New molecular insights into the early stages of Rett syndrome

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Scientists investigating the severe developmental disorder known as Rett syndrome have discovered a series of crucial molecular changes that occur long before symptoms appear. The findings could be used to develop better treatments for the devastating, life-shortening condition, the researchers say. Rett syndrome strikes girls almost exclusively. Children with Rett initially appear healthy and appear … Read more