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21Nov/17

Brain activity shows dogs learn in their sleep, say Hungarian scientists

November 21, 2017ScienceAgeing, Biology, Brain, Branches of biology, Budapest, Dogs, Electroencephalography, Eniko Kubinyi, Ethology Department of Budapest, Europe, Geography of Europe, Gerontology, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hungary, Ivaylo Iotchev, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Old age, Sleep, Sleep spindlesmbale

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (NOVEMBER 17, 2017) (REUTERS) – Scientists in Hungary say they have measured brain activity in dogs which shows they learn during their sleep.
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06Mar/16

Japan rethinks right to “die with dignity”

March 6, 2016HealthcareAdvance healthcare directive, Ageing, Articles, Asako, Assisted suicide, Belgium, Chiho Yamaguchi, Company: ThomsonReuters, Country: Japan, Death, Dignity, Euthanasia, Euthanasia in New Zealand, France, Gerontology, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Japan, Legality of euthanasia, Masako Yoshida, Netherlands, Palliative care, Right to die, Shoji Nakanishi, Social Issues, Suicide, Switzerland, Tarou Tanzawa, Terminal illness, Tokyo, United States, Voluntary euthanasiasmbale

Ageing, indebted Japan rethinks right to ‘die with dignity’.
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01Apr/15

The key to longevity is “kindness” says the world’s oldest person

April 1, 2015Human InterestAging, Arkansas, Camden, Camden, Arkansas, Demography, Gerontology, Gerontology Research Group, Gertrude Weaver, Human Interest, Japan, Jiroemon Kimura, Kathy Langley, Longevity, Los Angeles, Misao Okawa, Ōkawa, Old age, Oldest people, Regions of the United States, Research, United Statessmbale

The world’s oldest person, 116-year-old Gertrude Weaver of Arkansas, believes the key to longevity is treating other people kindly.
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01Apr/15

World’s oldest person dies

April 1, 2015Human InterestAsia, Centenarian, Centenarians, Gerontology, Gertrude Weave, Guinness World Records, Human Interest, Isao Okawa, Japan, Jiroemon Kimura, Longevity claims, Misao Okawa, Ōkawa, Old age, Oldest people, Osaka, Supercentenarians, United States, Zhou Enlaismbale

(NVO) – Misao Okawa, a Japanese woman believed to be the world’s oldest person, died at the age of 117 on Wednesday (April 1).

She celebrated her 117th birthday just weeks ago, on March 5.
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