"The current system was designed 60 years ago for a totally different society, with totally different expectations of longevity, and with totally different explanations of what it meant to be old, or poor, or disabled, or vulnerable.
'Contrary to expectation, cheerfulness and sense of humour were inversely related to longevity.'.
Of course, the more important question is whether fitness relations to longevity differ for males or females leading to the expectation of higher immunity and longevity in either sex.
Thus, despite the expectation that longevity would be influenced by many genetic variants with small effect sizes, the effect of variants has consistently been shown in only three genes.
The NCOA created an "Aging Mastery Program" to develop new expectations, norms, and pathways for people aged 50 to 100, to make the most of their gift of longevity.
Behind Cridland's interim report is the expectation, supposing longevity keeps increasing, that it should be raised again.
But he is a genial freak of longevity.
Can any other group claim such a record of longevity?
Koch said he was defeated "because of longevity".
Do you want to emulate this miracle of longevity?
