Web Directory

» Between Zeus and the Salmon
   Online version of multi-author book describing biology and demography of longevity. Book can be ordered from National Academy Press.
   http://www.nap.edu/books/0309057876/html/index.html

» Calculation of Life Expectancy
   Concise explanation of the mathematics of life expectancy calculation with links to related concepts.
   http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LifeExpectancy.html

» Death: An Inquiry into Man's Mortal Weakness
   The life expectancy page within a much larger effort to put mortality into perspective.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/16665/expectancy.htm

» Healthy Life Expectancy
   Offers an international comparison of disability adjusted life expectancies.
   http://www3.who.int/whosis/hale/hale.cfm?path=whosis,hale&language=english

» Innovita Research Institute
   Research on aging, molecular concepts of aging, cloning and age-related diseases such as Alzheimers, Werner syndrome, and Parkinsons.
   http://www.innovitaresearch.org/

» Office of Population Studies, United Nations
   Link to documents describing impact of longevity trends on world population.
   http://www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm

» Premature Death in the New Independent States
   Causes of increased deaths in former states of the USSR. Book chapter viewable online at National Academy Press site.
   http://www.nap.edu/books/0309057345/html/156.html

» Review of The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging
   Generally favorable review of a book by Olshansky and Carnes that argues that large increases in life expectancy are unlikely in near future without fundamental advances in the science of aging. (Requires registration, but is reprinted in entirety on Amaz
   http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/344/12/941

» Roman Life Expectancy
   Roman Life Expectancy: calculations and caveats about accuracy.
   http://www.utexas.edu/depts/classics/documents/Life.html

» UK Government publications regarding life expectancy
   Topics of interest include Excel spreadsheets for life expectancy calculation as well as population statistics.
   http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nscl.asp?ID=7528

» US Life Expectancy Improves
   2001 press release from US Dept of Health and Human Services describing recent findings.
   http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2001pres/20011010.html

» Unraveling the Secrets of Human Longevity
   Scientific and Educational Website on Human Longevity Studies
   http://longevity-science.org/

» What Kills Us? Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
   Discussion of the causes of changes in life expectancy over the last 150 years.
   http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/beh0051/

» senescence.info
   Informational website on Gerontology and Aging Research
   http://www.senescence.info