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Health, Aging, Life Expectancy


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  • - Topics of interest include Excel spreadsheets for life expectancy calculation as well as population statistics.
  • - The discovery by Leonard Hayflick that cells will not divide forever may explain the limited lifespan of organisms.
  • - Causes of increased deaths in former states of the USSR. Book chapter viewable online at National Academy Press site.
  • - Powerpoint presentation by Tom Kirkwood, who developed an evolutionary theory of longevity which he calls "disposable soma".
  • - Mostly citations but some links to online material
  • - Roman Life Expectancy: calculations and caveats about accuracy.
  • - Describes the marketing in the US of unproven approaches to "life extension".
  • - Scientific and Educational Website on Human Longevity Studies
  • - Discussion of the causes of changes in life expectancy over the last 150 years.
  • - A table from age 35 on the number of years the IRS expects one to live based on current age.
  • - Canadian government report on impact of changes in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy
  • - The life expectancy page within a much larger effort to put mortality into perspective.
  • - Generally favorable review of a book by Olshansky and Carnes that argues that large increases in life expectancy are unlikely in near future wihout fundamental advances in the science of aging. (Requires registration, but is reprinted in entirety on Amazo
  • - Link to documents describing impact of longevity trends on world population.
  • - Offers an international comparison of disability adjusted life expectancies.
  • - Concise explanation of the mathematics of life expectancy calculation with links to related concepts.
  • - Age specific death rates and life expectancies. Comparative causes of death.
  • - Informational website on Gerontology and Aging Research
  • - Online version of multi-author book describing biology and demography of longevity. Book can be ordered from National Academy Press.
  • - 2001 press release from US Dept of Health and Human Services describing recent findings.
  • - MacLennan and Sellers present an overview of human ageing from prehistoric time to the present.
  • - Research on aging, molecular concepts of aging, cloning and age-related diseases such as Alzheimers, Werner syndrome, and Parkinsons.




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