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Ageing through the Ages

http://mac-huwis.lut.ac.uk/~wis/papers/ProcRCollPhysEdinb1999.html

MacLennan and Sellers present an overview of human ageing from prehistoric time to the present.

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 o

http://policyresearch.gc.ca/page.asp?pagenm=v6n2_art_05

Canadian government report on impact of changes in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy

Duke's Center for Demographic Research's

http://cds.duke.edu/publications/search/search_results_ALE.htm

Mostly citations but some links to online material

GAO Report on Anti-Aging Prodcts

http://aging.senate.gov/events/hr73rpt.pdf

Describes the marketing in the US of unproven approaches to "life extension".

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.

IRS Life Expectancy Table

http://www.retirelink.com/education/LifeExpectancy.html

A table from age 35 on the number of years the IRS expects one to live based on current age.

Life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Straits I

http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/cd784ff808c14658ca256bcd008272f6?OpenDocument

Age specific death rates and life expectancies. Comparative causes of death.

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 th

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 Amazon.)

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

The Hayflick Limit

http://www.uiowa.edu/~centrage/Research/HayflickArticle.pdf

The discovery by Leonard Hayflick that cells will not divide forever may explain the limited lifespan of organisms.

UK Government publications regarding life expectan

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.