Possibilities of prolonging human life in the near future.
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: People are interested in health and long life. As a result of their activities, health is improving and average life expectancy is increasing in most countries by two to three months every year. It is around 76 years in Estonia and nearly 80 years in the European Union (on average) at present. Life expectancy is projected to increase to 84.6 years for men and to 89.1 years for women in Europe by 2060. However, these figures are likely to be overly pessimistic. There are many ways of accelerating progress. Many of these are health behaviours: avoiding stress, controlling blood pressure, exercising and healthy diets do not require much additional expense. A combination of such measures can have an impressive effect on health and life expectancy. Our experimental studies in the industry have shown that it is possible to postpone age-related changes by up to 20 years at present. More rapid prolonging of human life is possible by advancing biogerontological studies and intervention programmes that need more resources than they currently have available to them.
Source: Agronomy Research
Author: Ülo Kristjuhan
Institution: Tallinn University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Aging
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $323
OpenAlex ID: W965427963