Has Human Life Expectancy Reached Its Limit? — VOA Learning English
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A new study says humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy.
Developments in medical technology and genetic research are not leading to major increases in lifespan overall, the researchers said.
The study was published recently in Nature Aging.
“We have to recognize there’s a limit” and possibly change ideas about when people should retire and how much money they will need to live out their lives, said S. Jay Olshansky of the University of Illinois-Chicago. Olshansky was the lead writer of the study.
Mark Hayward of the University of Texas was not involved in the study. However, he called it “a valuable addition to the mortality literature.”
“We are reaching a plateau” in life…
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