Abstract Evolutionary considerations predict that rate of aging should vary in direct relation to the mortality rate of presenescent young adults (extrinsic mortality rate) independently of ...

As mentioned above, the key conceptual insight that allowed Medawar, Williams, and others, to develop the evolutionary theory of aging is based on the notion that the force of natural selection, a ...

The earliest speculations on the evolutionary role of aging appeared in papers on natural selection by Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin in the 1860s.

Evolutionary theories of aging predict that all living organisms weaken and deteriorate with age (a process known as senescence) – and eventually die.

Researchers discovered that early puberty or childbirth doubles women’s risk for major diseases and accelerates aging, while ...

The extreme longevity of naked mole-rats, the oldest known rodents in captivity, is said to confirm the evolutionary theory of senescence.

Evolutionary theories of aging predict that all living organisms weaken and deteriorate with age (a process known as senescence) – and eventually die. Now, using data captured by ZooMontana and ...

Evolutionary theories of aging predict that all living organisms weaken and deteriorate with age (a process known as senescence) – and eventually die. Now, using data captured by ZooMontana and ...

A study based on a review of genetic and health information from more than 276,000 people finds strong support for a decades-old evolutionary theory that sought to explain aging and senescence.