Top : Beauty and Fitness : Aging : Life Expectancy

Calculators (7)

1. Ageing through the Ages
   MacLennan and Sellers present an overview of human ageing from prehistoric time to the present.
   http://mac-huwis.lut.ac.uk/~wis/papers/ProcRC...
   Rate It
   
2. Between Zeus and the Salmon
   Online version of multi-author book describing biology and demography of longevity. Book can be ordered from National Academy Press.
   http://www.nap.edu/books/0309057876/html/inde...
   Rate It
   
3. Beyond the 120 Year Diet - Dr. Walford
   Book review discusses Calorie Restriction (CRAN / CRON) - how it works and how to safely implement it. (Eds note: not much evidence exists in humans for this strategy, but it does work if you are a rodent.)
   http://www.mikeogara.net/bookreviews/bt120yd/
   Rate It
   
4. Calculating Life Tables for Homo Sapiens
   Class exercise for population ecology class using gravestone information as data.
   http://www.auburn.edu/~nolanpm/Steve'sPage/Gr...
   Rate It
   
5. Calculation of Life Expectancy
   Concise explanation of the mathematics of life expectancy calculation with links to related concepts.
   http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LifeExpectancy.h...
   Rate It
   
6. Death: An Inquiry into Man's Mortal Weakness
   The life expectancy page within a much larger effort to put mortality into perspective.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/16665/expectanc...
   Rate It
   
7. Discussion of impact of changing life expectancy on policy decisions
   Canadian government report on impact of changes in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy
   http://policyresearch.gc.ca/page.asp?pagenm=v...
   Rate It
   
8. Duke's Center for Demographic Research's bibliography on longevity and healthy life expectancy.
   Mostly citations but some links to online material
   http://cds.duke.edu/publications/search/searc...
   Rate It
   
9. GAO Report on Anti-Aging Prodcts
   Describes the marketing in the US of unproven approaches to "life extension".
   http://aging.senate.gov/events/hr73rpt.pdf
   Rate It
   
10. Genetics of Longevity
    Powerpoint presentation by Tom Kirkwood, who developed an evolutionary theory of longevity which he calls "disposable soma".
    http://www.ukfgi.org.uk/07-11-2002/Speakers%2...
    Rate It
    
11. Healthy Life Expectancy
    Offers an international comparison of disability adjusted life expectancies.
    http://www3.who.int/whosis/hale/hale.cfm?path...
    Rate It
    
12. Innovita Research Institute
    Research on aging, molecular concepts of aging, cloning and age-related diseases such as Alzheimers, Werner syndrome, and Parkinsons.
    http://www.innovitaresearch.org/
    Rate It
    
13. IRS Life Expectancy Table
    A table from age 35 on the number of years the IRS expects one to live based on current age.
    http://www.retirelink.com/education/LifeExpec...
    Rate It
    
14. Life Expectancy in the Future
    Summary of presentations on trends in life expectancy at a Society of Actuaries conference in October, 1997.
    http://www.soa.org/library/naaj/1997-09/naaj9...
    Rate It
    
15. Life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Peoples (Australia
    Age specific death rates and life expectancies. Comparative causes of death.
    http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/cd7...
    Rate It
    
16. Office of Population Studies, United Nations
    Link to documents describing impact of longevity trends on world population.
    http://www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm
    Rate It
    
17. Premature Death in the New Independent States
    Causes of increased deaths in former states of the USSR. Book chapter viewable online at National Academy Press site.
    http://www.nap.edu/books/0309057345/html/156....
    Rate It
    
18. Review of The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging
    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 Amazon.)
    http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/344/...
    Rate It
    
19. The Hayflick Limit
    The discovery by Leonard Hayflick that cells will not divide forever may explain the limited lifespan of organisms.
    http://www.uiowa.edu/~centrage/Research/Hayfl...
    Rate It
    
20. UK Government publications regarding life expectancy
    Topics of interest include Excel spreadsheets for life expectancy calculation as well as population statistics.
    http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nscl.asp?ID=...
    Rate It
    

1 2 [>>]