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Life expectancy and caregiving

Life expectancy and caregiving

Posted on 25. May, 2009 by .

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New US research suggests that people who give at least 14 hours a week of care to a spouse had a reduced mortality risk. 3376 married people aged 70 and above took part in the longitudinal survey which ran from 1993-2000. During this period 909 people died. However, those who offered the most care to [...]

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A time for giving

A time for giving

Posted on 18. Dec, 2008 by .

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It’s the season for giving and it seems humans aren’t the only ones who get pleasure from . Monkeys do too, according to research at Yerkes Research Centre at Emery University in Atlanta. Tested in pairs, capuchin monkeys could choose between a token that rewarded themselves with food or a token that rewarded their partner [...]

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