The Economist (August 13)
2016/ 08/ 14 by jd in Global News
“Senescence, the general dwindling of prowess experienced by all as time takes its toll, is coming under scrutiny from doctors and biologists.” With advances, average lifespans could reach “today’s ceiling of 120 or so. But it may be just the beginning. In the next phase not just average lifespans but maximum lifespans will rise.”
Tags: 120, Aging, Biologists, Doctors, Lifespans, Prowess, Senescence
BBC (June 25)
2011/ 06/ 26 by jd in Global News
“The number of adults with diabetes in the world has more than doubled since 1980,” rising from 153 million to 347 million. While some of the increase can be blamed on diet and rising rates of obesity, researchers from Imperial College London and Harvard University attribute 70% of the increase to longer lifespans.
