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 science of sleep: understanding what happens when you sleep

October 28, 2019

Sleep accounts for one-quarter to one-third of the human lifespan. But what exactly happens when you sleep? Before the 1950s, most people...

The untapped potential of the ‘longevity economy’

October 24, 2019

With increased lifespans, elders are living thousands of days longer. That’s very good news for the global economy. Youth may be poised...

Intermittent fasting and time-restricted feeding: What does science have to say on these diets?

October 23, 2019

You've probably heard of the 5:2 diet, and you may have heard of the 16/8 diet, but what about alternate day fasting?...

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Can Relieve Pain as You Age

October 21, 2019

You cut your finger, and it becomes red and inflamed. You hurt your knee, and it gets swollen and inflamed. But what,...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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

October 9, 2019

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