Being alive is the greatest gift we have, but the inevitability of death also frames the lives we lead. A looming loss or a terminal diagnosis is a wake-up call, reminding us to spend our limited t...
Being alive is the greatest gift we have, but the inevitability of death also frames the lives we lead. A looming loss or a terminal diagnosis is a wake-up call, reminding us to spend our limited t...
Is religion declining in the U.S.? Over the long term, yes - there's been a big decline. But in the last few years, religion in the U.S. has stabilized.
What are you seeing in your community? Let...
Can the declining birth rate be be chalked up to men?
Read "bye bye baby" on our website now to learn more about the UK's declining birthrate.
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CDC: Tips From Former Smokers - Christine B.'s Head of Household Memorial (15 sec)
When Christine lost her teeth and jaw to oral cancer after years of smoking cigarettes, her teenage children had to step up and take on adult responsibilities. In this video, Christine speaks about...
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What can we learn about death from the X-Men, small screaming rodents, and unwitting college students in psychology experiments? It turns out that the fear of death (or death anxiety) affects human...
Kevin Kuruc, Assistant Professor of Economics at Middlebury College, discusses the findings of his paper, “The Environmental Benefits of Low Fertility and Population Decline are Overstated.” The pa...
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Americans are living longer than ever.
A new report from the CDC finds that life expectancy in the United States hit an all-time high in 2024, thanks to public health measures and advancements in ...
...g from his own near-death experience, Junger examines what it means to confront mortality and how such moments challenge our understanding of consciousness, fear, and survival. ...
Through the use of DORIS, the potential of the tool for automating mortality code assignment will be demonstrated.
Dr. Carol Greider leads research into one of the most critical structures in human biology: telomeres—the protective ends of our chromosomes.
The 1990 Pew scholar investigates how telomeres short...
With support from the CDC Foundation through the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Data for Health Initiative, the Solomon Islands has advanced its civil registration system, changing how healthcare worker...
...utopsy program for community death have reshaped the country’s understanding of mortality. Verbal autopsy involves sending trained interviewers to determine the most likely caus...
GBD 2023: New findings on global mortality and life expectancy
Despite population growth and aging, the 2023 global age-standardized mortality rate declined 67% since 1950, and all countries and territories marked declines. Global...
La longevidad es el mayor logro de la humanidad, pero la narrativa dominante la trata como una "bomba de tiempo" o un "tsunami gris". ¿Estamos condenados a una crisis, o es hora de transformar nues...