Can love defeat death?
Health and life expectancy are affected by love, sex and marriage
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News and resources on current life expectancy - lets see how it changes over time
Congratulations - you've survived another year... unfortunately your risk of dying goes up another 9% next year, and every year after that - that's why at the moment you can't beat the exponential risk of death.Definition: period life expectancy = how long a new-born would live if today's death rates did not change. They should improve over time therefore this is not a prediction of how long a child born today will live for.
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Book that offers a stimulating array of multiple aspects of the aging process and of factors that affect it written by Stephen B. Manuck
Secrets to Living Longer: What We Can Learn from Blue Zones
The world map shows the latest data published by the United Nations for life expectancy
Fascinating data visualisation of life expectancy for 200 countries over 200 years
World´s leading scientific data resource on mortality in developed countries
Secrets of the Healthiest, Sharpest Centenarians - by Nir Barzilai
24-May-2022
Event about latest research and innovation in ageing organized by OBN (FREE)
Data to understand the big global problems and research that helps to make progress against them
Non-profit society created for people who want to live a longer and healthier life
Health and life expectancy are affected by love, sex and marriage
A look at the latest UK life expectancy at 65 statistics - annual increase has been growing since 1960
What to do when quality-adjusted life years could mean many, many years?
1 in 50 people are over 85 today - that's 20x the percentage who reached that age in 1881
People who are already middle-aged could make it to 120 - by the time today's baby's get that old they'll still be young
Live Forever Club - 11-Apr-2023
Even without rejuvenation treatments, expect to see maximum lifespan record broken by 2060
Read more...Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 06-Apr-2023
A youthful gut microbiome may contribute to enhanced longevity and overall health in people living past 100
Read more...Sky News - 16-Mar-2023
Driven by income inequality and resulting larger fall in poorer groups
Read more...The Guardian - 23-Feb-2023
Not just the number of hours but also the quality of sleep is important to enhance your wellbeing
Read more...Ipsos - 14-Nov-2022
We need much more public education that living longer, healthier lives is just round the corner
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