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Fitness

Older Adults With Sarcopenia May Be Losing Muscle Unevenly

Author:Zhané SlambeeOctober 31, 2026 mindbodygreen editor By Zhané Slambee Image by BONNINSTUDIO / Stocksy October 31, 2026

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Men's Health

Older male workers in micro-sized enterprises face highest odds of fatal

Falls from heights remain the second leading cause of occupational death among Thai workers, and a new national analysis of more than 17,000 compensation claims has now mapped out exactly who is dying, where they work, and how their injuries unfold. The retrospective cross-sectional study, published in Discover Public Health, examined 17,046 occupational falls from…

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Men's Health

Scientists Might Finally Know Why Older Guys Pee Multiple Times a Night

As you get older, your body gets weirder, malfunctioning in some awfully creative, uniquely torturous ways, like how those with a prostate will have to wake up a few times a night to dribble out an obnoxiously small amount of pee. This is because the prostate commonly enlarges in men as they age, though why…

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Books

5 Amazing Science-Fiction & Fantasy Books That Feature Older Characters

Why should the kids have all the fun? Old characters from novels of all genres are having their time in the sun right now. (Hopefully he’s wearing a wide-brimmed hat.) But excellent old men have always been prevalent in books, including the five wonderful novels below, which also include some kicking butt! Which reminds me

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Cars

Illinois has decided that older people no longer need a mandatory driving test to renew their licenses.

Halfpoint/Shutterstock The next time you see someone driving a car with an Illinois license plate, you may want to be extra cautious. By July 1, Illinois Road Safety and Fairness Act It has officially come into force, removing the previous requirement for elderly drivers to pass a

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