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The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2021 The fact that people are on average living healthier, longer lives than previously has the potential to be positive for the economy, offsetting the negative economic effects of an ageing society. A longevity economy will see a shift in the mix of sectors in the economy, with both health and education expanding further and new financial products arising.
Andrew Scott, Andrew Scott
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De Economist, 2010 Most of the western world has seen a steady increase in the average lifetime of its inhabitants over the past century. Although the past trends suggest that further changes in mortality rates are to be expected, considerable uncertainty exists regarding the future development of mortality. This type of uncertainty is referred to as longevity risk. This
De Waegenaere, A.M.B. +2 more
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The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2021 As the demographic transition enters a new stage of a longevity transition, focus needs to extend beyond an ageing society towards a longevity society. An ageing society focuses on changes in the age structure of the population, whereas a longevity society seeks to exploit the advantages of longer lives through changes in how we age.
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BMC Geriatrics, 2010 Epidemiological and family-based studies in different populations underlined the existence of a genetic component in human longevity. Studies on families of centenarians demonstrated that parents, siblings and offspring of long-lived subjects have a significant survival advantage.
MARI V, DATO, Serena
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eLife, 2020 Worms with increased levels of the epigenetic mark H3K9me2 have a longer lifespan that can be passed down to future generations.
Felicity Emerson +2 more
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The evolution of longevity [PDF]
Current Biology, 2002 According to the evolutionary theory of ageing, genes will not evolve for the purpose of promoting ageing. Moreover, the mutation–accumulation theory predicts that mutations in different genes will cause ageing in different evolutionary lineages. However, as discussed, empirical evidence does not generally support mutation–accumulation as a mechanism ...
David Gems, Linda Partridge
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