Published September, 2011
By Jean-Marie Robine, Claudio Franceschi, Bernard Forette and Michel Allard
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Research and Perspectives in Longevity
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An ever greater number of our contemporaries will reach a very much greater age than their ancestors. Longevity is one of the most fertile fields for paradoxes: it is clear that the same causes do not produce the same effects at the age of ten and at the age of one hundred!

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Published September, 2011
By J.-M. Robine, T.B.L. Kirkwood, M. Allard and Michel Allard
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Comparative studies among mammalian species confirm that cells from long-lived species appear to have a greater intrinsic capacity to withstand stresses than cells from short-lived species.

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Published September, 2011
By Caleb E. Finch, Jean-Marie Robine and Caleb Finch
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Research and Perspectives in Longevity
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In this third volume on longevity Fondation Ipsen has again collected the most recent results in research on genes and diet in the evolution of human longevity, educational level and longevity, cognitive impairment and survival at older age and other contributions.

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Published September, 2011
By Jean-Marie Robine, Michel Allard, James W. Vaupel and Bernard Jeune
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Research and Perspectives in Longevity
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For a number of years, the Fondation IPSEN has been devoting considerable effort to the various aspects of ageing, not only to age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's, but also to the Centenarians, the paragon of positive ageing. The increase in life expectancy at old age, which started a few de cades ago only, is going on.

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Published October, 2010
By Jean-Marie Robine, J.R. Carey and J.-P. Michel
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Understanding the relationship between frailty and longevity becomes increasingly important as the world continues to age and life expectancy in most countries continues to increase.

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