Links and Minifeatures 06 26 Monday

By Dan Melson on June 26, 2006 11:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Carnival of Personal Finance

Carnival of the Capitalists Recommended: Econbrowser (local fuel regulations boosting price), The Coyote Within (the importance of mindset)

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Since I learned about telomers, I've suspected this, but it's now scientifically linked: Key to long life may be mom's age at birth

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Pigilito said:

Dan,

It may be that birth order plays a part in this research, too (the study authors previously noted that birth order is important to life-span).

It is well known that first borns receive more parental attention than later born children. This results in more vaccinations and other important health benefits that have the potential to extend overall life span.

I would like to know if they controlled the mother's birth age to the childrens' birth order. That is: Do multiple children born to young mothers all have the same chance of reaching 100? I seriously doubt it. It's more likely that one would see a big gap between first borns and later borns.

In any case it's a fascinating study. I hope it undergoes peer review and is published.

June 27, 2006 7:20 AM

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