Between Zeus and the Salmon «
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309057876/html/index.html | | Online version of multi-author book describing biology and demography of longevity. book can be ordered from national academy press. |
Calculation of Life Expectancy «
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LifeExpectancy.html | | Concise explanation of the mathematics of life expectancy calculation with links to related concepts. |
Death: An Inquiry into Man's Mortal Weakness «
http://library.thinkquest.org/16665/expectancy.htm | | The life expectancy page within a much larger effort to put mortality into perspective. |
Discussion of impact of changing life expectancy on policy decisions «
http://policyresearch.gc.ca/page.asp?pagenm=v6n2_art_05 | | Canadian government report on impact of changes in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy |
Genetics of Longevity «
http://www.ukfgi.org.uk/07-11-2002/Speakers%20Presentations/Tom%20Kirkwood.ppt | | Powerpoint presentation by tom kirkwood , who developed an evolutionary theory of longevity which he calls " disposable soma" . |
Healthy Life Expectancy «
http://www3.who.int/whosis/hale/hale.cfm?path=whosis,hale&language=english | | Offers an international comparison of disability adjusted life expectancies. |
Innovita Research Institute «
http://www.innovitaresearch.org/ | | Research on aging , molecular concepts of aging , cloning and age-related diseases such as alzheimers , werner syndrome , and parkinsons. |
Office of Population Studies, United Nations «
http://www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm | | Link to documents describing impact of longevity trends on world population. |
Premature Death in the New Independent States «
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309057345/html/156.html | | Causes of increased deaths in former states of the ussr. book chapter viewable online at national academy press site. |
Review of The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging «
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/344/12/941 | | 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 |
Roman Life Expectancy «
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/classics/documents/Life.html | | Roman life expectancy: calculations and caveats about accuracy. |
senescence. info «
http://www.senescence.info | | Informational website on gerontology and aging research |
UK Government publications regarding life expectancy «
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nscl.asp?ID=7528 | | Topics of interest include excel spreadsheets for life expectancy calculation as well as population statistics. |
Unraveling the Secrets of Human Longevity «
http://longevity-science.org/ | | Scientific and educational website on human longevity studies |
US Life Expectancy Improves «
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2001pres/20011010.html | | 2001 press release from us dept of health and human services describing recent findings. |
