Post by European Research Council (ERC)

⏳ Has life expectancy hit a biological ceiling? For decades, rising life expectancy seemed almost guaranteed. Yet in recent years, in countries like the UK and the US, that progress has stalled or even reversed. ERC grantee Jennifer Dowd at the University of Oxford investigates the social, economic, and biological forces behind this trend. So, what is driving this slowdown? Not a biological limit. Countries like Japan and South Korea continue to demonstrate that lower mortality and longer lives are possible. “It is up to us as societies to understand the social, physical, and economic environments we can build to help people reach their full health potential,” Dowd argues. 🔗 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3RZSxEO #LifeExpectancy #PopulationHealth

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