Last Updated Stories in age

Steep rise in Down's Syndrome pregnancies

"The number of Down's syndrome pregnancies has risen by more than 70% over the last 20 years, university researchers say. The sharp rise reflects the growing number of older women becoming pregnant, when there...

Facial Symmetry Link To Healthy Ageing

Scottish researchers have found that men with symmetrical faces are less likely to develop dementia at an old age. Dr. Lars Penke, who lead the study, said that having a symmetrical face might be linked to an overall better physical condition, which also included mental...

Tomoji Tanabe, World's oldest man, dies at age 113

Tomoji Tanabe, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world's oldest man died in his home in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, this Friday at the age of 113. Born in 1895 Tanabe lived with his fifth son and...

Miley Cyrus or Susan Boyle?

Boston - There has always been a frenzy of people in the entertainment field who spend countless hours trying to perfect that "look!"  That look being whatever makes a person appear that they look young! The...

Brain fails as early as 27, says study

All of you nearing the age of 27, brace yourself for an imminent brain fail. According to a Virginia University study, brain abilities peak at 22 and start to decline at 27, the age when brain deterioration is...

Vintage Sachin gets better with age

Sachin Tendulkar crafted a classy knock of 163 runs against New Zealand in the third ODI at Christchurch. This was his 43rd ODI hundred. "A vintage Sachin Tendulkar played a magnificent knock of 163 runs - his...

CyberOr-5 The Age of Light

" And the journey continues once again . Dr. Rabbi Moshe Dror continues to unpack the secrets in the Biblical texts. Light-rather than matter, or energy, or time – is foundational to the universe. It is the...

Stone Age site reveals 'extraordinary' artworks

Archaeologists have discovered 21,000-22,000 year old carvings in Russia.  Findings will be published in the December issue of the magazine Antiquities."(CNN) -- Archaeologists in Russia have discovered an...

World's oldest person dies at age 115

Can you imagine the changes this woman saw in her life time?  More on the life of Edna Parker"World's oldest person dies at age 115Associated Press - November 27, 2008 1:23 AM ET SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (AP) - The...

Women aged 50 can expect 20 years of health

"Irish women aged 50 can expect to enjoy an average of 20 more years of good health -- a year more than men."

The Grand Canyon is younger than you think, say scientists

It is a century-old age controversy. Previously scientists believed that the Grand Canyon was seventeen million years old. Now, US researchers claim it is merely six million years old. Karl Karlstrom of the...

Study: U.S. suicides rising; risk high in middle age

Another sad statistic of the Bush administration will be the rise in suicides due to unemployment and foreclosures. During the depression of 1929 the suicide rate spiked and many Wall Street investors and brokers jumped from high rise buildings after the stock market crash....

Boys trail girls 'at age of five'

There have been many studies done to try to determine why girls seem to progress so much quicker in Western education systems. A new study in the UK shows that girls have already established a an edge over boys in education by age 5."Girls already have a well-established...

Information On Jinn

Part of mystical folklore for centuries Jinn are not such a great mystery. Much is known about them misleading humanity since the days of Adam. In Islam, Iblis (satan) is not a fallen angel but a rebellious Jinn. Angels...

Save Another Life

Troy Anthony Davis is innocent and is due to be executed on september 23. 7 out of the original 9 witnesses retracted their statements. Of the remaining two witnesses one is allegedly the real killer. No forensic evidence was presented at the trial of mr Davis. Only the pre...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from