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Calculation of Life Expectancy Calculation of Life Expectancy: Concise explanation of the mathematics of life expectancy calculation with links to related concepts. (Life Expectancy) http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LifeExpectancy.html What Kills Us? Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow What Kills Us? Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Discussion of the causes of changes in life expectancy over the last 150 years. (Life Expectancy) http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/beh0051/ senescence.info senescence.info: Informational website on Gerontology and Aging Research (Life Expectancy) http://www.senescence.info GAO Report on Anti-Aging Prodcts GAO Report on Anti-Aging Prodcts: Describes the marketing in the US of unproven approaches to "life extension". (Life Expectancy) http://aging.senate.gov/events/hr73rpt.pdf Healthy Life Expectancy Healthy Life Expectancy: Offers an international comparison of disability adjusted life expectancies. (Life Expectancy) http://www3.who.int/whosis/hale/hale.cfm?path=whosis,hale&language=english Unraveling the Secrets of Human Longevity Unraveling the Secrets of Human Longevity: Scientific and Educational Website on Human Longevity Studies (Life Expectancy) http://longevity-science.org/ Roman Life Expectancy Roman Life Expectancy: Roman Life Expectancy: calculations and caveats about accuracy. (Life Expectancy) http://www.utexas.edu/depts/classics/documents/Life.html Beyond the 120 Year Diet - Dr. Walford Beyond the 120 Year Diet - Dr. Walford: Book review discusses Calorie Restriction (CRAN / CRON) - how it works and how to safely implement it. (Life Expectancy) http://www.mikeogara.net/bookreviews/bt120yd/ Discussion of impact of changing life expectancy on policy decisions Discussion of impact of changing life expectancy on policy decisions: Canadian government report on impact of changes in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy (Life Expectancy) http://policyresearch.gc.ca/page.asp?pagenm=v6n2_art_05 Premature Death in the New Independent States 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. (Life Expectancy) http://www.nap.edu/books/0309057345/html/156.html Life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Peoples (Australia Life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Peoples (Australia: Age specific death rates and life expectancies. Comparative causes of death. (Life Expectancy) http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/cd784ff808c14658ca256bcd008272f6?OpenDocument UK Government publications regarding life expectancy UK Government publications regarding life expectancy: Topics of interest include Excel spreadsheets for life expectancy calculation as well as population statistics. (Life Expectancy) http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nscl.asp?ID=7528 The Hayflick Limit The Hayflick Limit: The discovery by Leonard Hayflick that cells will not divide forever may explain the limited lifespan of organisms. (Life Expectancy) http://www.uiowa.edu/~centrage/Research/HayflickArticle.pdf Innovita Research Institute Innovita Research Institute: Research on aging, molecular concepts of aging, cloning and age-related diseases such as Alzheimers, Werner syndrome, and Parkinsons. (Life Expectancy) http://www.innovitaresearch.org/ Calculating Life Tables for Homo Sapiens Calculating Life Tables for Homo Sapiens: Class exercise for population ecology class using gravestone information as data. (Life Expectancy) http://www.auburn.edu/~nolanpm/Steve'sPage/GraveLab.html Genetics of Longevity Genetics of Longevity: Powerpoint presentation by Tom Kirkwood, who developed an evolutionary theory of longevity which he calls "disposable soma". (Life Expectancy) http://www.ukfgi.org.uk/07-11-2002/Speakers%20Presentations/Tom%20Kirkwood.ppt Ageing through the Ages Ageing through the Ages: MacLennan and Sellers present an overview of human ageing from prehistoric time to the present. (Life Expectancy) http://mac-huwis.lut.ac.uk/~wis/papers/ProcRCollPhysEdinb1999.html Review of The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging 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 Amazo (Life Expectancy) http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/344/12/941 Office of Population Studies, United Nations Office of Population Studies, United Nations: Link to documents describing impact of longevity trends on world population. (Life Expectancy) http://www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm Duke's Center for Demographic Research's bibliography on longevity and healthy life expectancy. Duke's Center for Demographic Research's bibliography on longevity and healthy life expectancy.: Mostly citations but some links to online material (Life Expectancy) http://cds.duke.edu/publications/search/search_results_ALE.htm US Life Expectancy Improves US Life Expectancy Improves: 2001 press release from US Dept of Health and Human Services describing recent findings. (Life Expectancy) http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2001pres/20011010.html Death: An Inquiry into Man's Mortal Weakness Death: An Inquiry into Man's Mortal Weakness: The life expectancy page within a much larger effort to put mortality into perspective. (Life Expectancy) http://library.thinkquest.org/16665/expectancy.htm Between Zeus and the Salmon 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. (Life Expectancy) http://www.nap.edu/books/0309057876/html/index.html IRS Life Expectancy Table IRS Life Expectancy Table: A table from age 35 on the number of years the IRS expects one to live based on current age. (Life Expectancy) http://www.retirelink.com/education/LifeExpectancy.html