Extreme heat may be accelerating aging in older adults: Study

Ambient Heat has similar impact on aging as smoking

Ambient Heat has similar impact on aging as smoking

CNN Radio Argentina (CNN Radio Argentina) – José Manuel Viudes, a gerontology specialist at the Italian Hospital (MN 92.965 MP 1717), spoke this Thursday with Regreso CNN de Mariana Arias and Pepe Gil Vidal about how the heat wave affects the elderly and what preventive measures should be taken. “With heat waves, the first thing that affects the elderly, especially the most fragile, is their sensory state,” explained Viudes. According to the spe…

Extreme heat silently accelerates aging on a molecular level, new research shows • Nevada Current

Extreme heat increases the risk of a number of diseases, including kidney and heart conditions. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)What if extreme heat not only leaves you feeling exhausted but actually makes you age faster? Scientists already know that extreme heat increases the risk of heat stroke, cardiovascular disease, kidney dysfunction and even death. I see these effects often in my work as a researcher studying how environmental stressor…

Aging may speed up in areas with extreme heat, research suggests

Extreme heat may accelerate aging in older adults, a new study suggests. More days of higher temperatures resulted in faster biological aging, with potential negative health impacts.

Bjorn Lomborg: Heat deaths are being hyped, while deaths from the cold are ignored

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Over the years, the body becomes more susceptible to many diseases. The risk of cancer is also strongly affected by age. What researchers have now found out.