Browsing: Longevity and Mortality Trends

Two areas of research are providing the gerontology community with the most promise: dysregulated nutrient sensing and cell senescence.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a striking divergence has emerged in the UK. While pensioners are living longer, working-age adults are facing worsening mortality rates.

People with mental health conditions often suffer from worse physical health, have more age-related diseases, and have a lower average life expectancy than people without a mental illness.

At the end of June, the Continuous Mortality Investigation in the UK, which produces mortality data and analysis, issued its latest update, CMI_2024, which showed an increase in cohort life expectancies at age 65 in England and Wales.

General mortality trend in England continues downwards but certain diseases getting worse.

Advances in early detection and treatment have significantly improved survival outcomes, especially in non-metastatic cases. However, prognosis varies greatly depending on the stage at diagnosis, molecular characteristics, and the extent of metastasis.

Life Risk News Q&A: Matthew Sheridan of Health Data Analytics Institute to get his thoughts on how predictive modelling is helping US health systems to better triage patients and model risk.

Those still trying to understand any potential future impact of Covid-19 on mortality are conducting an exercise in futility.

Recent months have delivered two significant developments that could profoundly impact life expectancy for those with chronic kidney disease.

As our population ages, the significance and frequency of falls increases. This affects life expectancy as well as morbidity and mortality.