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  2. Williams syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Infants with Williams syndrome make normal and frequent eye contact, and young children with Williams will often approach and hug strangers. People affected by Williams syndrome typically have high empathy, showing relative strength in reading people's eyes to gauge intentions, emotions, and mental states. [40]

  3. Muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia

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    By age 10, the child may need braces and by age 12, most patients are unable to walk. [15] Typical lifespans range from 15 to 45. [15] Sporadic mutations in this gene occur frequently. [16] Distal muscular dystrophy: 254130: DYSF: AD, AR: 20–60 years Distal muscles in hands, forearms and lower legs Progress is slow and not life-threatening. [17]

  4. Walking more could add as much as 11 years to your life ... - AOL

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    For the least active, moving up to the second group brought gains in life expectancy of 0.6 years, while going up to the third group added 3.5 years—corresponding to life expectancy at birth of ...

  5. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia

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    Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a group of heritable diseases that cause degeneration of muscle and progressive weakness. Per the name, FSHD tends to sequentially weaken the muscles of the face, those that position the scapula, and those overlying the humerus bone of the upper arm.

  6. Exercise intolerance - Wikipedia

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    Exercise intolerance is a condition of inability or decreased ability to perform physical exercise at the normally expected level or duration for people of that age, size, sex, and muscle mass. [1]

  7. Health in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Life expectancy at birth in Nigeria increased from 49.4 years in 2007 to approximately 54 years in 2017. [4] The under-five mortality rate (U5MR) per 1,000 live births decreased from 145.7 in 2007 to 100.2 in 2017. [5] When compared with other countries and global averages, Nigeria's health indicators remain poor. Life expectancy at birth in ...

  8. Spinal muscular atrophy - Wikipedia

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    Life expectancy is reduced, even as most people with SMA 2 live well into adulthood even without treatment. 253550: SMA 3 (Juvenile) Kugelberg–Welander disease >12 months The juvenile form, diagnosed in around 30% of patients, manifests after 12 months of age, or after the children have already learned to make at least a few independent steps.

  9. Benefits of physical activity - Wikipedia

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    Exercise may also reduce insomnia by decreasing arousal, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Insomnia is commonly linked with elevated arousal, anxiety, and depression, and exercise has effects on reducing these symptoms in the general population. [28] These issues count among the most common among most of the population.