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The economics of longer lives

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2026-10-28 · THE ARISING
The economics of Parkinson monitoring are a warning for wearable-health startups
Published October 28, 2026 · Early health technology assessment and simulation · Negative economic base case Primary source: Parkinson ML remote-monitoring assessment, PMID 42947537
2026-10-26 · THE ARISING
Extra Schooling Cut Dementia Incidence and Blunted Genetic Risk, Study Finds
A change in school-leaving law decades ago appears to have altered who developed dementia later in life, and it may have softened the effect of risky genes too.