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S. Jay Olshansky

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While eliminating smallpox and curtailing cholera added decades of life to vast populations, cures for the chronic diseases of old age cannot have the same effect on life expectancy. A cure for cancer would be miraculous and welcome, but it would lead to only a three-year increase in life expectancy at birth.

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As soon as a handful of scientists come up with an intervention shown to influence aging in other species, they begin selling it as an intervention for humans, even though there may not be evidence it works.

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We’re not trying to make us live forever; we’re not trying to even make us live significantly longer. What we’re trying to do is extend the period of healthy life.

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June 4, 2024

We’re not trying to make us live forever; we’re not trying to even make us live significantly longer. What we’re trying to do is extend the period of healthy life.

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June 4, 2024

As soon as a handful of scientists come up with an intervention shown to influence aging in other species, they begin selling it as an intervention for humans, even though there may not be evidence it works.

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