Long life is a topic of great interest in medicine and among the general public. The
“successful aging” which is a high priority for individuals and societies, is aging without any …

Until about 1950 centenarians were quite rare, and their number grew only slowly.
Examinations of reported centenarians in the Nordic countries indicate that most reports of …

As the oldest continent of the word, Europe presently faces an unprecedented demographic
scenario. The number of individuals reaching very advanced ages is growing significantly …

The demographic transition repre-sented by the marked increase in the worldwide aging
index over the past 50 years (especially in lowand middle-income countries) will pose a …

In the course of the next 10 years, say the watchers of consumer trends, a new generation—
Generation C—will emerge. Born after 1990, they are referred to as “digital natives,” now …

Centenarians are remarkable not only because of their prolonged life, but also because they
compress morbidity until the very last moments of their lives, thus being proposed as a …

Centenarians-people living to age 100 and beyond-are on the rise. The rapid growth in the
number of centenarians has been a neglected phenomenon, but researchers are now …

The number of centenarians is rapidly growing. In France, their estimated number was 200
in 1953 and over 3000 in 1989 when the IPSEN study was iniHated. They are expected to …

Demographers have forecast that there are going to be a great many more older adults in
the next few decades. This will have great implications for longevity medicine. The …

The number of centenarians is increasing in most countries (including the developing
countries). The numbers of centenarians and the corresponding growth rates in different …