Catching Uo; Lifespan and the Sexes  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 406 no. 8818 (Jan. 2013), page 64-65.
Topik: Aging; Cancer; Smoking; Public Health; Research; International

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Reg Dean, who died on January 5th at the ripe age of 110, was unusual. Centenarians are rare in themselves, of course, but male centenarians particularly so. In Britain, where Mr Dean lived, five times as many women as men receive the famed card of congratulation from the queen when they celebrate their 100th birthdays. That may, however, cease to be the case in the future, for the fact that women tend to live longer than men, though still true, is less true than it was, and the gap is shrinking--in rich countries, at least--every year. A report about to be published by the Longevity Science Advisory Panel (a group of scientists and actuaries set up by Legal & General, an insurance company) examines the factors behind these trends. The biggest by far is changes in the use of tobacco.

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