Longevity Science: February 2006

New Media Coverage of Longevity Science

See also:
What is Aging? Theories of Aging Population Aging

Greetings,

I am pleased to share with you the new media coverage of our longevity studies published by the University of Chicago Magazine:

"Investigations: Fig. 1, Birthright"
The University of Chicago Magazine,
-- February 2006, volume 98, issue 3, page 20
http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0602/investigations/fig1.shtml

Comments and suggestions are welcome!

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The University of Chicago Magazine, 2006, 98 (3): 20

Investigations: Fig. 1, Birthright

It’s not just that centenarians are tougher than everybody else. Turns out they’ve got statistics on their side. According to a study by Leonid A. Gavrilov, PhD’98, and wife Natalia S. Gavrilova, SM’04, both researchers on aging at Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center, people raised on farms out West are more likely to live to 100 than urbanites back East.

October and November babies might expect to outlast those born between April and June. Up to age 110, men’s mortality outpaces women’s, and the life expectancies of both increase for those born of young parents less likely to have age-damaged sperm and eggs.

But the predictor that most struck researchers, who sifted through 75 million U.S. genealogical records to find centenarians born between 1875 and 1899, was birth order. First-born daughters were three times more likely to survive to 100 than their youngest sisters. Twice as many first-born sons reached 100 than boys born fourth or sixth. The odds rebounded, however, for sons born ninth or later. The study posits that younger siblings might suffer from diluted family resources, less parental attention, and their mothers’ “biological depletion.”

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Comments and suggestions are welcome!

By the way, our best (most popular) webpages are:

Longevity Science:
Unraveling the Secrets of Human Longevity & Aging

Population Aging

Evolutionary Theories of Aging and Longevity

What is Aging? Aging - Disease Connection

Anti-Aging Publications

Media Coverage of Longevity Science

Classics of Longevity Studies

Statement of Research Interests

Invited Lectures on Longevity Science

References for "The Biology of Life Span" book

Russian Studies: Russian Health, Mortality and Lifespan

The Orgel's Error Catastrophe Theory of Aging and Longevity

Is Immortality Possible?

Useful Tools:

Aging & Longevity Lecture at Columbia University

See also:
What is Aging? Theories of Aging Population Aging

Greetings,

This is to announce our forthcoming invited lecture at Columbia University, New York, to be held this Friday, February 10:

Reliability-Theory Approach
to Epidemiological Studies of
Aging, Mortality and Longevity

Columbia University Medical Center, Hammer Health Sciences Center, Room 301, 701 W. 168th St, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/msphcal/event_display.asp?event_id=482
and
http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/msphcal/default.asp?dt=2%2F10%2F2006&search=day

See you there!

The first draft of the Power-Point Presentation (2.5Mb) of our upcoming lecture is available at:

http://longevity-science.org/Epidemiology-2006.ppt

Any comments and suggestions are welcome!

Thank you!

Kind regards,

Dr. Leonid Gavrilov, Ph.D.
Website: http://longevity-science.org/
Blog: http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/
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Title: Reliability-Theory Approach to Epidemiological Studies of Aging, Mortality and Longevity

Subtitle: Research Seminar in Epidemiology
Event Kind: Seminar Series
Sponsor: Department of Epidemiology
Location: Hammer Health Sciences Center 701 W. 168th St.
Room Number: Room 301
Speaker(s) Name: Leonid Gavrilov, Ph.D. and Natalia Gavrilova, Ph.D.
Invitation Limited To: Open to the Columbia Community
RSVP: No
Event Date(s) & Time(s): Friday, February 10, 2006, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

11:30 - Dr. Bertie Lumey kindly invited for a lunch at Faculty Club with Lina Titievsky, Dr. Victoria Moceri, Dr. Susan Harlap and Dana March. After that a meeting with Dr. Arnold Sher.
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl
http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/epi/

http://asp.cpmc.columbia.edu/bioethics/bio_displayimage.asp?Event_ID=542

http://www.nyas.org/snc/calendarDetail.asp?eventID=5948&date=2%2F10%2F2006+1%3A00%3A00+PM&PartnerCD=Observer&TrackCD=Evt5948

By the way, our best (most popular) webpages are:

Longevity Science:
Unraveling the Secrets of Human Longevity & Aging

Population Aging

Evolutionary theories of aging and longevity

What is Aging ? Aging - Disease Connection

Anti-Aging Publications

Media Coverage of Longevity Science

Classics of longevity studies

Statement of Research Interests: Leonid Gavrilov

Invited Presentations of Leonid and Natalia Gavrilov

References for "The Biology of Life Span" book

Russian Studies: Russian Health, Mortality and Lifespan

The Orgel's Error Catastrophe Theory of Aging and Longevity

Is Immortality Possible?

New Scientific Blog: Longevity Science

See also:
What is Aging? Theories of Aging Population Aging

Greetings,

I am pleased to announce the creation of a New Scientific Blog:

Longevity Science
http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/

This Scientific Blog represents research efforts aimed to understand the mechanisms of aging and longevity in order to extend healthy and productive human lifespan.

This Blog will be an interactive extension of our scientific Website on the related topic:

Longevity Science: Unraveling the Secrets of Human Longevity
http://longevity-science.org/

My scientific credentials in Longevity Science studies are described at:

http://longevity-science.org/CV-gavrilov.htm