Longevity Trends

We aim to share with you the most important news and trends in longevity published by the international press, opinion leaders, academic institutions and industry organizations.

The key to staying active and healthy past 60

December 05, 2019

Ageing is inevitable and is influenced by many things – but keeping active can slow ageing and increase life expectancy. Evidence shows that ageing alone is not...

Genetic discovery holds implications for better immunity, longer life

December 04, 2019

Wrinkles on the skin of a microscopic worm might provide the key to a longer, healthier life for humans. Working with Caenorhabditis elegans, a transparent nema...

For the economy to cope with an ageing population, we must identify new solutions – here's how

December 03, 2019

Population ageing, driven by declining fertility, increasing longevity, and the progression of large-sized cohorts to older ages, is the dominant global demogra...

Aerobic exercise and heart-healthy diet may slow development of memory problems

December 02, 2019

Cognitive impairment without dementia (CIND), or mild cognitive impairment, is a condition that affects your memory and may put you at risk for Alzheimer's dise...

Deep biomarkers of aging and longevity: from research to applications

November 28, 2019

Multiple recent advances in machine learning enabled computer systems to exceed human performance in many tasks including voice, text, and speech recognition an...

Life expectancy and mortality rates in the United States, 1959-2017

November 27, 2019

Life expectancy data for 1959-2016 and cause-specific mortality rates for 1999-2017 were obtained from the US Mortality Database and CDC WONDER, respectively. T...

Smart food choices for healthy aging

November 26, 2019

You may need to make some changes in your food and beverage choices to achieve a healthy eating pattern. It’s easier than you think! A healthy eating pattern is...

Frequent social contact in midlife may reduce dementia risk, Whitehall II study analysis shows

November 21, 2019

Frequent social contact—regularly seeing friends and family—during midlife was associated with a lower likelihood of dementia diagnosis in later life, according...