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 plateau of human mortality: Demography of longevity pioneers

August 23, 2019

Theories about biological limits to life span and evolutionary shaping of human longevity depend on facts about mortality at extreme ages, but these facts have...

Model predicts cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s, up to two years out

August 22, 2019

A new model developed at MIT can help predict if patients at risk for Alzheimer’s disease will experience clinically significant cognitive decline due to the di...

Ultra-processed foods appear to cause overeating and weight gain

August 21, 2019

Eating food that's ultra-processed — not just chips or cookies, but also things like breakfast cereal, deli meat, or canned fruit in syrup — makes people overea...

Lifelong learning: unlocking the potential of older workers

August 20, 2019

You wouldn't be very happy if your boss said you were going to spend the next 20 years of your career doing exactly the same thing: no development opportunities...

Dietary choline associates with reduced risk of dementia

August 19, 2019

A new study has shown that dietary intake of phosphatidylcholine is associated with a reduced risk of dementia. Phosphatidylcholine was also linked to enhanced...

Healthy plant-based diet lowers risk for CVD mortality, morbidity

August 14, 2019

Eating more plant-based foods and less animal products lowered the risk for CV morbidity and mortality in a general population of middle-aged adults. According...

Older adults can serve communities as engines of everyday innovation

August 14, 2019

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Encouraging hobbies and activities is more than an important part of healthy aging. According to a team of Penn State College of Informat...

NAD+ repletion rescues female fertility during reproductive ageing

August 12, 2019

Female infertility is a common and devastating condition with life-long health, emotional and social consequences. There is currently no pharmacological therapy...

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