Social Indicators Research, Vol. 130, No. 3 (February 2017), pp. 1005-1023 (19 pages) The sheer size of industrializing economies’ echo rising health challenges, are we ignoring the darker side of ...

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When it comes to life expectancy in high-income English-speaking countries, a new study has found that America has sat in last place since 2001. Despite its plethora of deadly animals, Australia ...

People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) frequently live well into adulthood. Advances in treatment have significantly increased the life expectancy for this condition. The median life expectancy ...

Sergey Timonin receives funding from the Australian Research Council (DP210100401). Tim Adair receives funding from the Australian Research Council. University of Melbourne provides funding as a ...

All products go through a five-stage life cycle: research and development, release, growth, maturity and decline. However, the life span of a product is different based on its industry, use, era and ...

People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy have a shorter-than-average life expectancy due to changes in muscles that affect breathing, heart activity, and other functions. However, treatment advances ...