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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Although the life expectancy for HIV patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has increased steadily since 1996 in developed countries, it still falls short of that in the general population, researchers found.

(Lifespan) Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have identified two potential molecular markers that may predict outcomes for patients with stomach cancer, one of the most common and fatal cancers worldwide.

The study is published in the July 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research.

(Lifespan) What began as a college course project to design therapeutic toys has resulted in the first toys of their kind, designed as therapy for children with cerebral palsy.

(Lifespan) Teens who repeatedly cut themselves are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, increasing their chances of possibly contracting HIV, according to a new study by the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center.

Women whose breast cancer is diagnosed and treated an early stage can look forward to a normal life expectancy.

(Lifespan) Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers are calling on clinicians to adopt a standardized measurement of outcomes when treating depression.

The commentary was published in the June edition of Primary Psychiatry.

(American Physiological Society) A study investigating aging in mice has found that hormonal changes that occur when mice eat significantly less may help explain an already established phenomenon: a low calorie diet can extend the lifespan of rodents, a benefit that even regular exercise does not achieve.

Scottish scientists find that binge eating and crash dieting may significantly reduce life expectancy.

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that insulin has a previously unknown effect that plays a role in aging and lifespan, a finding that could ultimately provide a mechanism for gene manipulations that could help people live longer and healthier lives.