James W. Vaupel

Biological mechanisms of disease and death in Moscow: rationale and design of the survey on Stress Aging and Health in Russia (SAHR) (2009)

Shkolnikova, Maria, Shalnova, Svetlana, Shkolnikov, Vladimir M, Metelskaya, Victoria, Deev, Alexander, Andreev, Evgueni, ...

Abstract Background Prior research has revealed large differences in health and mortality across countries, socioeconomic groups, and individuals. Russia experiences one of the world's highest levels...

Telomere Length and Mortality: A Study of Leukocytes in Elderly Danish Twins (2008)

Kimura, Masayuki, Hjelmborg, Jacob V. B., Gardner, Jeffrey P., Bathum, Lise, Brimacombe, Michael, Lu, Xiaobin, ...

Leukocyte telomere length, representing the mean length of all telomeres in leukocytes, is ostensibly a bioindicator of human aging. The authors hypothesized that shorter telomeres might forecast...

Genetics of healthy aging in europe (2007)

Franceschi, Claudio, Bezrukov, Vladyslav, Blanché, Hélène, Bolund, Lars, Christensen, Kaare, De Benedictis, Giovanna, ...

The aim of the 5-year European Union (EU)-Integrated Project GEnetics of Healthy Aging (GEHA), constituted by 25 partners (24 from Europe plus the Beijing Genomics Institute from China), is to...

Remarkable Plasticity of Longevity - Policy Challenge of Population Aging (2007)

Vaupel, James W.

Netzwerk AlternsfoRschung (NAR) Auftaktveranstaltung zur offiziellen Eröffnung des NAR, 19. Juli 2007 Prof. Dr. James W. Vaupel MPI für demografische Forschung, Rostock

Twins with implanted pacemakers: Is there an increased mortality risk for the co-twin? A follow-up study based on the Danish Twin Registry and the Danish Pacemaker Register (2005)

Tveskov, Claus, Skytthe, Axel, Arnsbo, Per, Vaupel, James W., Møller, Mogens, Christensen, Kaare

Background The main indications for implanting a cardiac pacemaker are either acquired atrio-ventricular block (AVB) or sick sinus syndrome (SSS). In general, the exact aetiology of these conditions...

Loss of partner and suicide risks among oldest old: a population-based register study (2004)

Erlangsen, Annette, Jeune, Bernard, Bille-Brahe, Unni, Vaupel, James W.

Background: while mortality among the oldest old has improved over recent decades, these improvements are not reflected in the suicide mortality of this age group. We do not know the reasons why the...

Genetic Contribution to Rate of Change in Functional Abilities among Danish Twins Aged 75 Years or More (2002)

Christensen, Kaare, Gaist, David, Vaupel, James W., McGue, Matt

In a previous cross-sectional study of twins, the authors found evidence of a substantial genetic influence on functional abilities among elderly women. It has been suggested that rate of change in...

Reproductive History and Mortality Later in Life for Austrian Women. (1999)

Gabriele Doblhammer, James W. Vaupel, Gabriele Doblhammer, Max Planck, Gabriele Doblhammer, James W. Vaupel

How does a woman’s reproductive history influence her life span? We find that parity and both an early and late birth significantly influence longevity. The impact of a woman’s reproductive...

Biodemographic trajectories of longevity (1998)

James W. Vaupel, James R. Carey, Kaare Christensen, Thomas E. Johnson, Anatoli I. Yashin, Niels V. Holm, ...

Old-age survival has increased substantially since 1950. Death rates decelerate with age for insects, worms, and yeast, as well as humans. This evidence of extended postreproductive survival is...

No Increased Mortality in Later Life for Cohorts Bom during Famine (1997)

Kannisto, Väinö, Christensen, Kaare, Vaupel, James W.

Nutrition early in life may influence adult mortality. The fetal-origins hypothesis suggests that nourishment before birth and during the individual's infancy programs the development of risk factors...

Exceptional longevity does not result in excessive levels of disability

Christensen, Kaare, McGue, Matt, Petersen, Inge, Jeune, Bernard, Vaupel, James W.

Late-life loss of independence in daily living is a central concern for the aging individual and for society. The implications of increased survival to advanced age may be different at the population...

Lively Questions for Demographers about Death at Older Ages

James W. Vaupel

This is an expanded version of comments on the future of the demography of aging at an invited session of the 2008 annual meeting of the Population Association of America. In an introduction, John...

Sex differential in mortality trends of old-aged Danes: a nation wide study of age, period and cohort effects

Jacobsen, Rune, Oksuzyan, Anna, Engberg, Henriette, Jeune, Bernard, Vaupel, James W., Christensen, Kaare

Objective Over the last half century the mortality rates in Denmark for females above age 80 have declined dramatically whereas the decline for males have been modest, resulting in a change in...