Tag: life expectancy
Hebrew U Researchers Find Holocaust Survivors Suffer Higher Death Rates from Heart Disease, Cancer
Decades-long study provides basis for close monitoring of people who have experienced trauma early in life and the impact it can have on long-term health.
Israeli Researchers Find Male-Only Longevity Gene Mutation
A deletion of the growth hormone receptor Exon 3 was not only a marker of exceptional longevity, but it also made them taller.
Israel Among Top Five Countries on WHO 2015 Life Expectancy Chart
Only 22 countries around the globe have reached an average life expectancy greater than 80 years, so if one is planning to retire abroad, one should consider those countries most seriously.
Research Links Being Religious with a Happy Life – but only for Jews
The Taub Center noted a link between being religious and being satisfied with aspects of living, but that it does not necessarily apply to non-Jews. Hareidim live longer