"Some creatures can outlive humans by centuries. Readers will learn about these extreme examples of longevity in the animal kingdom, how aging happens, and what
States that the number of genuine long-livers is exploding and a substantial proportion of new-borns in developed countries may survive to celebrate their 100th
While not quite on a par with Mel Brooks' 2,000 Year-Old Man, this volume reports on some folks who've been around for a long time. Contributors to 15 papers in
Does human mortality after age 110 continue to rise, level off, or start to decline? This book describes a concerted, international research effort undertaken w
Devoted to the description of The Georgia Centenarian Study, an interdisciplinary study of the ""oldest-old,"" conducted by the University of Georgia and the Me