Appealing, perhaps, to its aging reader base, Shukan Post of April 7-14 extensively covered recent advancements in geriatric medicine. Professor Yasumichi Arai, head of Keio University Hospital's Center for Supercentenarian Medical Research, had some interesting things to say about degenerative diseases and changes in diet between middle age and beyond.…
Japanese researchers surveyed and looked at health data for 8,500 men - who were mostly in their 60s - over seven years. Those who were interested in sex were 69% less likely to die.