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Ja’net Dubois dies at age 74: Good Times actress, two-time Emmy winner and singer passes away

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Ja’net Dubois dies at age 74: Good Times actress, two-time Emmy winner and singer passes away in her sleep By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com Published: 21:32 GMT, 18 February 2020 | Updated: 21:45 GMT, 18 February 2020 Ja’net Dubois has died at the age of 74 at her home in Glendale, California. The actress, who … Read more

Eating a Mediterranean diet for just one year ‘reduces frailty and keeps the mind sharp’ in old age

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Eating a Mediterranean diet could help keep the mind sharp and reduce frailty in old age, researchers have found.   Retired adults in five countries followed either a diet rich in healthy fats and fruit and vegetables or continued their normal diet for one year. Researchers analysed stool samples and found the Mediterranean-style diet boosted bacteria in the … Read more

Women’s blood vessels age FASTER than men’s and they ‘are more likely to have heart disease’

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Women’s blood vessels AGE faster than men’s which increases their risk of heart diseases at a younger age, study claims Women aged 30 with high blood pressure ‘more likely to have heart disease’ This is because their blood vessels and arteries are less efficient at that age  Authors of study say finding may reshape way doctors assess heart … Read more

How big is your pension, and will it be enough for a comfortable old age?

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Two in three workers aged 45-plus are unprepared for retirement and a third don’t know how much they have saved up so far, new research reveals. Nearly half are also unaware how much state pension they have built up, though this guaranteed weekly income from the Government will be a mainstay of many people’s retirement … Read more

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: The pension age campaign was a total dog’s dinner

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VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Government adverts made a dog’s dinner of the pension age campaign – and they knew it By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:32 BST, 16 July 2019 | Updated: 09:29 BST, 17 July 2019 Who on earth came up with the idea of using two dogs talking to each other on … Read more

Women with Type 2 diabetes before age of 40 have greatest risk of an early death

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Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before turning 40 are ‘THREE TIMES as likely to die young from a heart attack or stroke’ Type 2 diabetes rates have soared in recent years with spiralling obesity levels Glasgow University researchers looked at around 2million people for the study Those diagnosed before 40 had the greatest risk … Read more

Eating raw garlic could help keep your memory sharp in old age

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Eating raw garlic could help keep your memory sharp in old age by boosting gut health, study suggests Older people with poor memories also tend to have less diverse gut microbiomes  Garlic is thought to help encourage the growth of ‘good’ and more diverse gut bacteria  Scientists at the University of Louisville found that older … Read more

What are the best career choices for your children in the age of automation?

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There comes a time in every parent’s life when their child will turn to them and ask the one loaded question that makes them want to reach for the whisky, even if it’s 11am. No, not ‘Where do babies come from?’ – far more fraught than that. In 2019, the most ticklish question of all … Read more