Life expectancy divide: the stark north-south gap in the UK
Independent - 25-Mar-2025Wealth and location are cutting years off lives in poorer areas
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People with low education or income levels face faster biological ageing
Live Forever Club - 21-Mar-2025Changes in blood proteins reveal early signs of this faster ageing
Why female doctors don’t live longer than their male peers
Time Magazine - 07-Mar-2025Women outlive men—except in medicine, where unique challenges may erase the advantage
The price of chasing immortality
Time Magazine - 03-Mar-2025The quest to extend life is booming, but does our fear of death stop us from truly living?
The cost of eating healthy in the UK
Sky News - 29-Jan-2025Why nutritious food remains out of reach for the nation’s poorest families
Doctors miss heart condition in women due to outdated guidelines
The Guardian - 08-Jan-2025AI-based tests help detect heart condition in women more accurately
Virtual patient trials improve medical device testing by ensuring inclusivity
Physics World - 16-Dec-2024This identifies potential flaws early, reduces animal testing, and accelerates development
Blackpool tops UK list for lowest male life expectancy
Sky News - 04-Dec-2024Health disparities reveal stark north-south divide and challenges in coastal towns
The growing divide: life expectancy and inequality in the UK
City, University of London - 02-Dec-2024UK’s gap in lifespan inequality between the poorest and richest has widened over the past generation
Diabetes cases doubled in 30 years, reaching 800 million globally
The Guardian - 13-Nov-2024Experts urge global action on diet, exercise, and healthcare access to address this
Women at risk: the hidden toll of heart disease
The Guardian - 24-Sep-2024Misconceptions and gender biases are costing women's lives
Women in Northern England live shorter, less healthy lives than women in other regions
University of Liverpool - 03-Sep-2024They are paid less, provide more unpaid care, and face higher rates of domestic violence
NCOB seeks ethical solutions for building trust in engineering biology
Nuffield Council on Bioethics - 02-Jul-2024Proposes ethical pathways for profit and public trust challenges
Billionaire Robert Miller may face charges if revived after cryonic preservation
Independent - 31-May-2024However, legal actions aim for prosecution before his death
U.K. health crisis deepens as England's poorest communities see life expectancy decline
Sky News - 01-May-2024Researchers blame government policies for stalled progress and widening health gap
Free AI coach on your wrist: Longr's bleo wristband tracks health for longevity
Longevity Technology - 18-Apr-2024Longevity AI app offers personalized guidance based on exercise, diet, and sleep data
Longer life expectancy linked with better access to qualified general practices (GPs)
University of Leicester - 16-Apr-2024Fewer qualified GPs, less consistent care causes shorter lifespans.
Medical device bias hurts women and people with darker skin tones
BBC - 11-Mar-2024Urgent action needed to tackle bias in pulse oximeters, AI devices & genetic tests for fair healthcare for all
COVID-19 and inequality cast a long shadow on UK life expectancy
The Health Foundation - 23-Feb-2024Experts calling for action to improve basic needs and address inequalities
New questions emerge about where and how to use brain tech safely and fairly
Nuffield Council on Bioethics - 08-Feb-2024The tech expands beyond medicine, demanding new oversight
For every year you spend in school, your life gets 2% longer!
The Guardian - 23-Jan-2024Skipping classes may be as harmful for your health as smoking
People in the north of England are living in poorer health and dying younger
The Guardian - 19-Nov-2023New report exposes shocking inequalities in health, wealth, & opportunity facing older people in England
Genetic profiling conducted by the mexico city prospective study highlights the value of genetic studies in diverse populations
Oxford Population Health - 11-Oct-2023Study reveals new insights into obesity, diabetes, and genetic diversity
People will live shorter lives due to the rising cost of living in the UK
The Guardian - 25-Sep-2023The poorest will face the hardest hit, with deaths rising four times faster
Sleep inequality: study finds people in deprived areas have worse sleep
The Guardian - 07-Aug-2023Study finds strong link between social deprivation, ethnicity and sleep quality
Duo of world leading transhumanists argue for the scientific possibility of physical Immortality in their new book
Live Forever Club - 11-Jul-2023Recommended by Aubrey de Grey, Ray Kurzweil, George Church, Michio Kaku and many more - they can't all be wrong!
Debunking temporal scarcity: transhumanist vision of radical life extension
Newsweek - 14-Jun-2023Zoltan Istvan argues that technology will fundamentally shift the equation
Nuffield Council on Bioethics publishes its "The future of ageing" report
Nuffield Council on Bioethics - 25-Apr-2023The report sets out an ethical framework and recommendations for research and innovation related to ageing
UK life expectancy dropping relative to other countries
Sky News - 16-Mar-2023Driven by income inequality and resulting larger fall in poorer groups
Impacts of inequality affects the poor and increases the risk of dying from lung disease in UK
The Guardian - 25-Jul-2022Poorest 10% of patients are now five times more likely to die with lung disease than the wealthiest
Poor women in England are dying younger, reveals a life expectancy report
The Guardian - 17-Apr-2022Female life expectancy in poorest areas was 7.7 years lower than richest areas of England
Longevity gap differs greatly between the rich and poor areas of England
BBC - 13-Oct-2021Report finds alarming fall in life expectancy even before COVID pandemic - calls for better policies
Pulse oximeters can give false readings in people with dark skin tone
Independent - 31-Jul-2021NHS suggests to take multiple readings to detect the drop in oxygen levels
Experimental national estimates of life expectancy and mortality based on ethnicity
Guardian - 26-Jul-2021Compared to blacks and Asians, whites and mixed groups had lower life expectancy
Being wealthy at midlife may give you a longer and healthier life
Northwestern University - 23-Jul-2021Lifespan differences exist even between rich and poor siblings/twins
Health inequalities widen life expectancy gap between rich and poor in England
Guardian - 30-Jun-2021High death rate in poorer areas, post-covid levelling up must prioritize health equity
Poorest dies almost 20 years younger than rich in England
iNews - 22-Mar-2021High mortality rate in deprived areas alarms healthcare inequalities
A look at the government consultation on genetic technologies in agriculture
Nuffield Council on Bioethics - 04-Feb-2021Two kinds of question that people ask about developments in life sciences and biotechnology:
Better policies are needed for healthy ageing
PoliticsHome - 15-Jan-2021Govt unlikely to achieve its target of adding 5 healthy years by 2035 based on current trends
It's high time for people in UK to consider vitamin D supplements
Independent - 16-Dec-2020A study in UK records shocking levels of vitamin D deficiency in certain groups
Working group appointed for in-depth inquiry into the future of ageing
Nuffield Council on Bioethics - 10-Dec-2020High-calibre individuals with expertise in biology, public health, technology, and philosophy
Ethical challenges for human augmentation technology
IT PRO - 26-Sep-2020Advancement in human augmentation doubts human safety and equality
Worse off disproportionally affected by air pollution and poor environment
Guardian - 07-Sep-2020Improved air quality and access to nature would improve everyone's health
Evidence based on male-centric models of medical research to treat women?
Guardian - 24-May-2020When treating a female patient consider how significant sex differences can be
Unsurprising ways to increase UK life expectancy up to 5 years
The Conversation - 02-Mar-2020Government taps doctors, scientists, and UK citizens' personal efforts to achieve this
UK life expectancy stalls - poorest hit the hardest
BBC - 25-Feb-2020The club fights for equality in longevity to help everyone access new rejuvenation therapies
Ethics report shows equal respect helps prepare for health emergencies
Nuffield Council on Bioethics - 24-Feb-2020As is often the case, it's politicians who need to act before the spotlight is on them
Inequalities in wealth leads to inequalities in healthspan
Independent - 15-Jan-2020Access to healthcare maybe restricted in disadvantaged socioeconomic groups
UK life expectancy falls with biggest impact in deprived areas
Independent - 14-Nov-2019Avoidable deaths, not medical illnesses, kill more people under 50
Algorithms creating discrimination in the US healthcare system
Wired - 24-Oct-2019Software guidance for patients gives privileges to white patients over black patients
Using dead people for artificial organ studies
Yale Daily News - 14-Oct-2019Bioethicists developed guidelines for dead candidates selection, communication with their families
Four years of poverty triggers premature ageing
Center for Healthy Aging - University of Copenhagen - 05-Sep-2019May not notice poorer physical and mental capabilities until it's too late
Arguments for immortalism have to deal with atheists and religious alike
US Transhumanist Party - 23-May-2019Transhumanism does not require humans to be a specially chosen consciousness
Humans may take on new forms through prosthetics or genetic engineering
Daily Mail - 31-Jul-2017NBIC technologies: Rise to possibilities for the domain of science fiction
Living beyond limits: Americans on ageing and radical life extension
Pew Research Center - 06-Aug-2013The promises and perils of radical life extension
Living longer: what would you do with extra time?
University of Queensland - 30-Nov-2009A UQ study explores public views on the personal and societal impact of life extension
