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2 - The Biomedical Bases of Successful Aging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2019

By
Athanase Benetos
Edited by
Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros ,
Athanase Benetos  and
Jean-Marie Robine
Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Athanase Benetos
Affiliation:
Université de Lorraine and Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) Nancy
Jean-Marie Robine
Affiliation:
INSERM
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Summary

Life expectancy at birth increased by more than 30 years during the last century. However, maximal life span increased little during the last centuries indicating that there is a limit in the maximal life expectancy of the human species. The respective roles of and interactions between genes, environment and stochastic factors determine the pace of the aging process. The important progress in the biomedical domain contributes in the development of strategies for the prevention of the functional decline and the frailty process, thereby increasing the probability of successful aging. However, it is rather illusory that these actions may alter the limits of human maximum longevity and stop the ageing process.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Successful Aging , pp. 23 - 26
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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