The largest research survey on human aging was started in China in 1998 by PPARC scientists looking for the determinants of healthy longevity.
Welcome to PPARC - Duke University's Population, Policy and Aging Research Center
PPARC, part of the Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI), has facilitated demographic and biodemographic research since 1995. With National Institute on Aging funding, PPARC supports a wide range of research on aspects of aging, morbidity, mortality and longevity. The center's overarching goal is to explore the nature of, and limits to, the plasticity of longevity. (See the Plasticity of Longevity webcast.) A 2006 NIA-sponsored publication, The Future of Human Life Expectancy, reviews some findings and debates in the field.
..........................................................
News & Announcements
Disability and Aging Research Findings Disability and Aging Research Results have been covered in a NY Times article. Dr. Kaare Christensen (DuPRI) and researchers: M. McGue, I. Petersen, [more info]