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Future Humanities, Volume 4, Issue 1, May 2026.ABSTRACT This paper presents a close‐hearing analysis of Forest 404, a transmedial audio drama that was released to BBC Sounds in 2019. Despite the drama's eco‐dystopian critique of teleological ‘progress’ narratives (that enable and perpetuate the destruction of the natural world), I argue that the series ultimately propagates a sense of inevitability
Matilda Jones
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Loneliness in Later Life [PDF]
, 2019 The National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP) at the University of Chicago notes that persistent loneliness in later life is the exception rather than the rule.
Ansello, Edward F.
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Resilience to Cardiac Aging in Greenland Shark Somniosus microcephalus
Aging Cell, Volume 25, Issue 5, May 2026.Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus shows severe cardiac aging such as fibrosis, lipofuscin buildup, mitochondrial damage, and oxidative stress, unseen in comparison species Etmopterus spinax and Nothobranchius furzeri, yet remain healthy. S. microcephalus resilience suggests unique mechanisms that preserve heart function for centuries, offering ...
Elena Chiavacci +14 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019 Human aging is currently defined as a physiological decline of biological functions in the body with a continual adaptation to internal and external damaging.
G. Vitale +3 more
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Journal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 5, Page 2510-2516, May 2026.ABSTRACT Aims The concept of healthy or successful ageing dates back to the 1960s, where its goal is more realistic in today's ageing society as a result of effective interventions to control and reduce disability and health risks. The aim of this paper is to outline the importance of defining ageing, the semantics and indicators used, and to identify ...
C. Donnellan
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Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 4, April 2026.Abstract INTRODUCTION Aging is the strongest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) characterized by amyloid‐β (Aβ) plaques and tau tangles in the brain. We aim to compare biological aging‐related biomarkers among AD, non‐neurodegenerative control (NDC) and non‐AD neurodegenerative (Non‐AD) individuals to evaluate their clinical utility.
Bryan Ng +7 more
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Longevity Genes: From Primitive Organisms to Humans [PDF]
, 2002 A variety of lines of evidence indicate that aging and longevity are subject to genetic regulation, but until fairly recently the identity of these genes was unknown. This has changed dramatically over the last ten years.
Huber Warner
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Modeling of Immunosenescence and Risk of Death from Respiratory Infections: Evaluation of the Role of Antigenic Load and Population Heterogeneity [PDF]
, 2017 It is well known that efficacy of immune functions declines with age. It results in an increase of severity and duration of respiratory infections and also in dramatic growth of risk of death due to these diseases after age 65.
Barbi, Elisabetta +5 more
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Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics PlusAim: Centenarians represent a successful model of biological aging that is becoming increasingly common but still largely unknown. Data about centenarians in Colombia is scarce.
Ivan David Lozada-Martinez +6 more
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Genetics of longevity. Data from the studies on Sicilian centenarians [PDF]
, 2012 The demographic and social changes of the past decades have determined improvements in public health and longevity. So, the number of centenarians is increasing as a worldwide phenomenon.
ACCARDI, Giulia +14 more
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