Season Greetings!

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-- 'Health Studies' blog


Dear Friends,

Our Season Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year to you!

When a New Year approaches, we often try to summarize what has happened during the ending year.

This year our research team has published the following papers on aging and longevity topics:

Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A. Aging Populations: Russia/Eastern Europe. In: P. Uhlenberg (Editor), International Handbook of the Demography of Aging, New York: Springer-Verlag, 2009, pp.113-131.


Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. Personal Profile. Interview with Leonid Gavrilov and Natalia Gavrilova. Rejuvenation Research, 2009, 12(5): 371-374.

Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A. Genetic Influences in Later Life. In: D. Carr (Editor), Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development, Macmillan Reference USA, 2009, vol.3, pp.165-170.

Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. Demographic Consequences of Defeating Aging. [Meeting Abstract]. Rejuvenation Research, 2009, 12( Suppl. 1): 29-30.

Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A. Search for Mechanisms of Exceptional Human Longevity. [Meeting Abstract]. Rejuvenation Research, 2009, 12( Suppl. 1): 30.

Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. Body Size in Midlife and Exceptional Longevity: A Study of the US WWI Draft Registration Cards. [Meeting Abstract]. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 2009, 13( Suppl. 1): 178-179.

Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. Parental Longevity Influences on Mortality Trajectories in Humans. [Meeting Abstract]. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 2009, 13( Suppl. 1): 551.

We hope perhaps you may find some of these publications interesting.

Please post your comments and suggestions below, by clicking here.




Also this year we gave invited talks at:

-- Lectures "Contemporary methods of mortality analysis", Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

-- International Scientific Conference "Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence" (SENS4), Cambridge, England

-- Scientific Workshop "War on Aging: Strategies", Pushino, Russia

As well as scientific presentations at:

-- Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Atlanta, USA

-- XIXth IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Paris, France

-- Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Detroit, USA

-- Scientific conference of the International Network on Health Expectancy (REVES),Copenhagen, Denmark

This year we attended two fascinating scientific meetings:

-- Longevity Consortium, San Diego, USA

-- Longevity Summit, Manhattan Beach, USA

Also this year we are elected to become Fellows of the Gerontological Society of America:

-- GSA Fellowship for Leonid Gavrilov

-- GSA Fellowship for Natalia Gavrilova

If you are interested in our lectures and/or scientific cooperation, please contact us at:

gavrilov(at)longevity-science.org

Thank you, and Happy New Year!

Kind regards,
– Leonid Gavrilov and Natalia Gavrilova


http://longevity-science.org/

P.S.: Please post your comments and suggestions below, by clicking here.


Fellowships of the Gerontological Society of America:


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Season Greetings!

See also:
-- 'Books Forum' blog
-- 'Health Studies' blog




Dear Friends,

Our Season Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year to you!

When a New Year approaches, we often try to summarize what has happened during the ending year.

This year our longevity studies have received a prestigious award from the US National Institute on Aging (R01 award from NIA), allowing us to continue and expand the longevity research for 5 more years.

Our longevity research project was subjected to a rigorous peer-review process at NIA, and it was rated as being among the best 5 % of the approved (scored) proposals. We are excited and inspired !

Also this year our research team has published the following papers on aging and longevity topics:

Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A.    Aging Populations: Russia/Eastern Europe.    In: P. Uhlenberg (Editor), International Handbook of the Demography of Aging, New York: Springer-Verlag, March 1, 2009 (In Press).

Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A.    Genetic Influences in Later Life.   In: D. Carr (Editor), Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development, Gale Cengage, Macmillan Reference USA, 2008.

Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S.     Mortality Measurement at Advanced Ages: A Study of the Social Security Administration Death Master File.   Living to 100 and Beyond: Survival at Advanced Ages [online monograph]. The Society of Actuaries, 2008, 32 pages

Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A.     Can exceptional longevity be predicted?   Contingencies [Journal of the American Academy of Actuaries], 2008, July/August issue, pp. 82-88.

Gavrilova N.S., Semyonova V.G., Dubrovina E., Evdokushkina G.N., Ivanova A.E., Gavrilov L.A.     Russian Mortality Crisis and the Quality of Vital Statistics.   Population Research and Policy Review, 2008, 27: 551-574.

Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A.     Physical and Socioeconomic Characteristics at Young Age as Predictors of Survival to 100: A Study of a New Historical Data Resource (U.S. WWI Draft Cards).   Living to 100 and Beyond: Survival at Advanced Ages [online monograph]. The Society of Actuaries, 2008, 23 pages.

Gavrilov LA, Gavrilova NS.     The Science of Staying Young [Book Review]. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 2008, 83(4): 420-421.


Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S.    Evolution in Health and Disease [Book Review]. The New England Journal of Medicine, 2008, 359(17): 1856-1857.


Gavrilov LA, Gavrilova NS.     Aging: The Paradox of Life: Why We Age [Book Review]. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 2008, 83(3): 325-326.


Gavrilov LA, Gavrilova NS.     The Biology of Human Longevity: Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans [Book Review]. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 2008, 83(1): 107-107.


Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S.     The Longevity Revolution: The Benefits and Challenges of Living a Long Life [Book Review]. The New England Journal of Medicine, 2008, 358(20): 2187-2188.

We hope perhaps you may find some of these publications interesting.

Please post your comments and suggestions below, by clicking here.




Also this year we gave invited talks at:

-- International Symposium "Living to 100 and Beyond: Survival at Advanced Ages", Orlando, Florida.

-- United Nations (UNPFA) Seminar "Contemporary Methods of Mortality Analysis", Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

-- 2008 Chicago Actuarial Association Workshop, Chicago, USA

As well as scientific presentations at:

-- Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA

-- Population Association of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA

This year we have developed and taught a new course at the University of Chicago:

"Demography of Russia and the Former Soviet Union"
(SOCI 20182), Spring 2008

Also in July this year we attended a fascinating international scientific meeting related to the topic of life extension and aging prevention in Stockholm, Sweden, which brought together leading scientists from Sweden, United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia and Germany (including one Nobel laureate).

If you are interested in our lectures and/or scientific cooperation, please contact us at:

gavrilov(at)longevity-science.org

Thank you, and Happy New Year!

Kind regards,
– Leonid Gavrilov and Natalia Gavrilova


http://longevity-science.org/



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Season Greetings!

Dear Friends,

Our Season Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year to you!

When a New Year approaches, we often try to summarize what has happened during the ending year, which brought us over 300 new books on aging and longevity topics.

This year our longevity studies have received media coverage by the Washington Post and The Telegraph (UK).

Most important, this year our research team has published the following papers on longevity science:

Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A.
Search for Predictors of Exceptional Human Longevity:
Using Computerized Genealogies and Internet Resources for Human Longevity Studies.
North American Actuarial Journal, 2007, 11(1): 49-67.

Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A.
Authors' Reply in Discussion "Search for Predictors of Exceptional Human Longevity: Using Computerized Genealogies and Internet Resources for Human Longevity Studies."
North American Actuarial Journal, 2007, 11(4): 135-138.

We hope you may find these publications interesting.

Please post your comments and suggestions below, by clicking here.




Also this year we gave ten invited talks at:

-- Harvard University, Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, USA

-- International Workshop on Human Longevity, Malaysia

-- VI European Congress of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, St. Petersburg, Russia,

-- Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

-- International Conference on Mathematical Sciences, "Integrating Mathematical Sciences within Society", Malaysia

-- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA), Madison, USA

-- International Conference on Aging & Longevity Studies, "From Homo sapiens to Homo sapiens discatenatus", Moscow State University, Russia

-- National Conference on Ageing, "Building on the Past, Looking to the Future", Malaysia

-- Chicago Actuarial Association Workshop, Chicago, USA

-- Institute of Gerontology, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia

As well as scientific presentations at:

-- Population Association of America Annual Meeting, New York, USA

-- Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA

-- International Network on Health Expectancy (REVES) Meeting, St Petersbourg, Florida, USA

If you are interested in our lectures, please contact us at:

gavrilov(at)longevity-science.org

Thank you, and Happy New Year!

Kind regards,
– Leonid Gavrilov and Natalia Gavrilova


http://longevity-science.org/

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you!

Dear Friends,

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you!

Here are some nice Christmas pictures for you to enjoy -- you are most welcome to drop a comment below, which particular pictures do you like the most.

You can get a bigger size of these pictures just by clicking on them (and also get some new fresh ideas on possible Christmas gifts if you wish).

Enjoy!

And have a long healthy life!


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