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- noun The
length oftime in one'slife where one is inoptimal health .
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"We want to use the discoveries about calorie restriction and other related genetic or pharmacological interventions to close that 30-year gap between lifespan and 'healthspan'.
Analysis 2010
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"We want to use the discoveries about calorie restriction and other related genetic or pharmacological interventions to close that 30-year gap between lifespan and 'healthspan'.
Analysis 2010
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"We want to use the discoveries about calorie restriction and other related genetic or pharmacological interventions to close that 30-year gap between lifespan and 'healthspan'.
Analysis 2010
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So if researchers want to achieve big gains in lifespan and healthspan they have to go after the aging process itself.
Medical Paradigm, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I can give the link to very useful site. healthspan healthspan
Hillary Joining Webb For Measure Opposing War With Iran 2009
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"If we can identify the women that are most at risk for losing bone and muscle mass, those are the women that are at risk for loss of healthspan," because of falls that cause hip fractures, Khosla said.
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Even so, exactly how exercise affects healthspan isn't fully understood.
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The 54-year-old from Rochester has seen the difference in healthspan in her own family: Her father's poor health left him unable to travel or fulfill all his retirement dreams, while her grandmother farmed and even took a belly-dancing class in her 90s.
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According to the researchers, the study shows "that removal of senescent cells can prevent or delay tissue dysfunction and extend healthspan." magazine reported that this group of Mayo scientists conducted the study operating under the belief that these senescent cells actually acquire harmful functions.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Safdar, who received a standing ovation when he presented the findings at a scientific conference, said people need to start thinking about "healthspan" in addition to lifespan.
Thestar.com - Home Page Anne-Marie Tobin 2011
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Some people call this longevity; Steele refers to “increasing a person’s ‘healthspan’”.
Do we have to age? Alex Moshakis 2021
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The companies are more interested in extending "healthspan" — the number of years an individual can enjoy a healthy, active life — than sheer lifespan.
Axios AM 2021
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Beyond a cup of coffee, he has yet to have any breakfast, but that does not stop him talking for well over an hour about his key vision: increasing people’s “healthspan”, so that they maximise their chances of avoiding disease, and cut down the share of their lives they spend being frail and infirm, perhaps to as little as six months.
The healthspan revolution: how to live a long, strong and happy life John Harris 2023
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Beyond a cup of coffee, he has yet to have any breakfast, but that does not stop him talking for well over an hour about his key vision: increasing people’s “healthspan”, so that they maximise their chances of avoiding disease, and cut down the share of their lives they spend being frail and infirm, perhaps to as little as six months.
The healthspan revolution: how to live a long, strong and happy life John Harris 2023
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