Sunday, August 24, 2014

The Top 3 Ways To Die In Your Part Of The World

NPR presents a short animation of the 3 most common ways to die in the developed and developing world. A nice reminder of how much can science, technology and education improve life expectancy and quality


What are you doing to prevent this top killers? Share it in the comments.

Thursday, July 31, 2014

The Economist - How to live forever

In this short story, the Economist reviews latest anti-ageing research and BioTech companies focused on longevity. Some scientists believe we will all be able to extend our lifespan longer than 120 years, but others are researching on treating old age diseases and making current lifespan more healthy.
"The chances of a person living to 80 are based mostly on behaviour—don't smoke, eat well and exercise—but the chances of living beyond that are based largely on genetics."