Category Archives: What is aging

The 617 million dollar question your parents want answered

What is the 617 million dollar question? The aged population is increasing faster than any other on earth and soon–if not already–there’ll be even more people aged 65+ than under the age of 5. The 617 million dollar question comes when everyone … Continue reading

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Men die, women suffer

It is well known that men die earlier than women. The sad part is that women live longer than men, but in worse health1, a trend that exists across many different countries2. If we can understand why, we can do … Continue reading

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The what, why and how of aging

What is aging, why does it happen, and how? Good questions. What is aging? Here it’s pretty well accepted, aging makes you more likely to die, and you are going to die of a disease. That simple. (Assuming you are … Continue reading

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Evolution and the limits of lifespans

Why does a human live longer than a mouse? And why does the bowhead whale live longer than a human? And, as recently discovered1, why can the Greenland shark live around 400 years, beating the bowhead whale? The answer, as … Continue reading

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