old age
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Please Stop Using These Common Ageist Phrases
Ageism is the “last acceptable bias,” at least according to the AARP. While age-based prejudice is more often directed at older workers, it does go both ways: “Both older and younger adults are often disadvantaged in the workplace and access to specialised training and education decline significantly with age,” says the World Health Organisation. In…
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PSA: Your ‘Natural’ Lifespan Is 38 Years
2A new study shows an animal’s lifespan is written in the DNA. This genetic “clock” lets scientists estimate how long extinct creatures lived. Wooly mammoths could expect around 60 years. But for humans, it’s 38 years.
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Can We Hide From Plague, Flu, And The Spectre Of Death?
Welcome back to Dose of Reality, where we see whether the week’s health news is really worth worrying — or celebrating — about. Today we’re facing down death and disease, and the news is actually mostly good!