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.

10,000 baby boomers turn 65 in the US every day – can Silicon Valley help with 'happier ageing'?

November 19, 2019

Silicon Valley has long sought to disrupt virtually every aspect of modern life. Now comes technology’s final frontier: old age. Tech that’s specifically design...

Scientists crack secret to longevity

November 18, 2019

Scientists seem to have cracked the secret of longevity of supercentenarians -those over the age of 110 years. New studies have found that these really old peop...

Why exercise protects your brain’s health (and what kind is best)

November 15, 2019

Both physical + mental activity preserve cognitive skills, potentially lower dementia risk. You’ve taken to heart recommendations to get at least 150 minutes of...

Why we can’t tell the truth about aging

November 14, 2019

A long life is a gift. But will we really be grateful for it? In days of old, when most people didn’t live to be old, there were very few notable works about ol...

In a first, scientists pinpoint neural activity's role in human longevity

November 13, 2019

Researchers discover that the activity of the nervous system might influence human longevity. Neural excitation linked to shorter life, while suppression of ove...

Stressed to the max? Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain

November 12, 2019

Researchers have found that the type of sleep most apt to calm and reset the anxious brain is deep sleep, also known as non-rapid eye movement (NREM) slow-wave...

What is the future of aging populations?

November 08, 2019

Across much of the world, life expectancy is on the rise, and while this represents a tremendous achievement in science and healthcare, it also presents a signi...

To help aging populations, classify organismal senescence

November 06, 2019

Globally, citizens exist for sustained periods in states of aging-related disease and multimorbidity. Given the urgent and unmet clinical, health care, workforc...

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