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.

Obesity 'causes more cases of some cancers than smoking'

October 18, 2019

Obesity now causes more cases of four common cancers in the UK than smoking, according to a charity. Cancer Research UK says bowel, kidney, ovarian and liver ca...

What if aging weren’t inevitable, but a curable disease?

October 15, 2019

Since ancient times, aging has been viewed as simply inevitable, unstoppable, nature’s way. “Natural causes” have long been blamed for deaths among the old, eve...

Coffee bean extracts alleviate inflammation, insulin resistance in mouse cells

October 14, 2019

Food science and human nutrition researchers are interested in the potential of inflammation-fighting compounds found in the silverskin and husk of coffee beans...

“Old age” is made up—and this concept is hurting everyone

October 11, 2019

Of all the wrenching changes humanity knows it will face in the next few decades—climate change, the rise of AI, the gene-editing revolution—none is nearly as p...

The science of senolytics: how a new pill could spell the end of ageing

October 09, 2019

The science of extending life is a subject of morbid fascination, conjuring the image of old billionaires being cryogenically frozen. But imagine if, instead of...

Fathers-to-be should avoid alcohol six months before conception

October 08, 2019

Aspiring parents should both avoid drinking alcohol prior to conception to protect against congenital heart defects, according to research published today in th...

The UK is moving into uncharted waters

October 04, 2019

The UK is moving into uncharted waters. Never have so many lived for so long. Fifty years ago only around one in ten of the population were over 65. Today it is...

Gut bacteria responding to dietary change encode sialidases that exhibit preference for red meat-associated carbohydrates

October 02, 2019

Dietary habits have been associated with alterations of the human gut resident microorganisms contributing to obesity, diabetes and cancer. In Western diets, re...

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