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Don’t expect human life expectancy to grow much more, says new study

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Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, a new study has found.

Advances in medical technology and genetic research – not to mention larger numbers of people making it to 100 – are not translating into marked jumps in lifespan overall, according to researchers who found that shrinking longevity increases in countries with the longest-living populations.

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