lifespan

High temperatures accelerate the decay of LEDs to the point that their lifespans can be more easily estimated.

Lifespans will no doubt continue to stretch and immigration rules may change.

The standard numbers are that lifespans have been growing at between one and two years per decade.

For that reason, since heart failure is the main cause of death in such mice, their lifespans were not extended.

These days, homes are littered with all sorts of devices that have short lifespans and are constantly being replaced, analysts say.

it was mostly a result of improved nutrition, which also resulted in taller stature, longer lifespans, and better overall health.

All her books promise vastly extended lifespans and good health through anti-ageing treatments.

Residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa also enjoy among the world's longest lifespans.

The venture-capital industry exploded, the computer industry boomed and corporate lifespans shortened dramatically.

Other objects may have longer lifespans: for instance, they may live through an HTTP session or even the entire application.

Then they looked up the lifespans of the 184 players who had already died.

The researchers found "clear and compelling evidence" that happiness is key when it comes to better health and longer lifespans.

The logic of disposable-soma theory (see article) applies to both species. But that theory also explains their different lifespans .

Small lifespans are one of several reasons why these obese stars are so hard to find.

Experts from Bristol University found longer legs equal longer lifespans after examining skeletons.

Prof. Waters prefers a physiological explanation for small dogs' longer lifespans.

Resveratol, naturally found in red wine, stimulates a gene known as SIRT1, which has been linked with extended lifespans in rodents.

Podowski and others said most of the existing U. S. nuclear reactors are reaching the end of their lifespans.

The more ancient beholders are powerful arcanists (see Elder Orbs, above) that have used magic to extend their lifespans.

Not only were there many more active workers relative to pensioners, but average lifespans were considerably shorter than now.

At the same time, many power plants in rich countries, built back in the 1960s and 1970s, are nearing the end of their projected lifespans.

Because science is giving us longer lifespans all the time.

As lifespans lengthen, a person could still retire at, say, 66, but with a smaller annual benefit.

Researchers found "clear and compelling evidence" that happiness paves the way to better health and longer lifespans.

Because our lifespans are brief, life is even more valuable.

I think that really puts human lifespans into a different perspective.

Shopping may prolong lifespans because it gives people the opportunity to interact socially and to exercise.

If the loss of MDR proteins does contribute to ageing, then cells that can't make these proteins should have shorter lifespans.

This and future studies are relevant to the future of human lifespans.

And it is getting commoner as average lifespans increase.

Children may inherit their lifespans from their fathers, not their mothers

It has been claimed that getting rid of all diseases would increase lifespans by adding only some 15 to 20 years to the current 80;