Enhanced knowledge on longevity and mortality in cats should support improved breeding, husbandry, clinical care and disease prevention strategies. The VetCompass research database of primary care veterinary practice data offers an extensive resource of clinical health information on companion animals in the UK. This study aimed to characterise longevity and mortality in cats, and to identify i...

BACKGROUND Because the best possible device longevity is crucial (i.e., risk of infection with premature device exchange, current cost-effectiveness calculations depending on reasonable longevity, patient comfort), industry-independent real-life data are fundamental. However, only limited independent data on the longevity of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are available. OBJECT...

BACKGROUND Identification of genes that modulate longevity is a major focus of aging-related research and an area of intense public interest. In addition to facilitating an improved understanding of the basic mechanisms of aging, such genes represent potential targets for therapeutic intervention in multiple age-associated diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and neurodegenerati...

Life span is associated with a number of physical and social factors, including health, personality, and socioeconomic status. Here, we examined whether life longevity could be predicted from facial appearance. We asked participants to view headshots from a 1923 university yearbook and to estimate how long they thought each person lived, finding that participants’ judgments predicted targets’ a...