Limits to lifespan growth

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A long-standing human lifespan debate is revival, and the consensus is yet to come on whether the maximum human lifespan is reaching a limit or not. This study discusses how mathematical constraints inherent in survival curves indicate a limit on maximum lifespans, implying that humans would have inevitable limits to lifespan growth.

Keywords

• lifespan
• survival curve
• supercentenarians
• mathematical constraints
• stretched exponential model