Sentences with phrase «responses than younger people»

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When people ask how old I am, my favourite response is, «Younger than Mick Jagger!»

In response, some major U.S. retailers have put curbs on the sale of assault - style rifles and will no longer sell firearms to people younger than 21.

It was a far more critical response than the circumspect reaction offered by archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin, who said: «It is very clear that if this referendum is an affirmation of the views of young people... [then the church needs] a reality check.»

Those who should be tested include children younger than five, the elderly, people who are immune - compromised and those with bloody diarrhea, severe abdominal pain or tenderness or signs of sepsis (life - threatening response to infection).

Because it is less invasive than other methods, it is especially useful when studying the emotional responses of young people for whom emotional well - being is critical to healthy development.

Called the anterior insula, this structure — which fires up in response to the face of an unsavory character — is less active in older people, possibly making them less cagey than younger folks, a new study finds.

Of note, the study by Belshe et al. 2 further shows the potential applicability of this approach in healthy persons older than 60 years of age, despite the fact that the responses in this group were generally somewhat less robust than those in younger adults.

activation of NK cells / monocytes in elderly While the researchers found people older than 65 tended to have weaker antibody responses to vaccination, there were common elements of molecular signatures that predicted strong antibody responses in younger and older volunteers. However, elderly volunteers tended to have stronger signatures from immune cells that are not directly involved in producing antibodies (monocytes and â $ ˜natural killerâ $ ™ cells), both at baseline and after vaccination.

It's estimated that over 95 percent of US senior citizens may be deficient in vitamin D, not only because they tend to spend a lot of time indoors but also because they produce less in response to sun exposure (a person over the age of 70 produces about 30 percent less vitamin D than a younger person with the same sun exposure).2

i. To demonstrate to young people that togetherness, affiliation and partnerships are powerful responses to threats that require more than individual action.

We are living in such uncertain and challenging times that young people need to have this inner strength, this inner reservoir they can depend on and go to when difficulties arise, so that they are able to manage their stress, rather than seeing all things as a state of emergency where the fight - or - flight response goes off.

People high in attachment anxiety, those who desire intense closeness with a partner but fear rejection and are highly attentive to relationship threats, monitor their partners more closely on Facebook.4 In general, especially during young adulthood, women tend to score higher on attachment anxiety than do men.5 In our study, we found that attachment anxiety explained gender differences in partner monitoring in response to feelings of jealousy.

Most young people feel that a good marriage and family life are very important, and many expect to marry for a lifetime, fulfilling their deepest needs.i Despite the importance we place on marriage and family, many of us are also concerned with divorce rates that have more than doubled since the last half of the twentieth century.ii In response to the high rates of divorce, a growing trend has emerged that focuses on developing a healthy marriage, rather than just the act of marriage.