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 Power of Positive Thinking

September 23, 2019

Here’s heartwarming news: People with a family history of heart disease who also had a positive outlook were one-third less likely to...

U.K. Launches $250 Million Genome-Decoding Research Project

September 20, 2019

The U.K. is launching a 200 million-pound ($247 million) DNA database to boost the prevention and treatment of life-threatening diseases from cancer...

Contribution of genetics to visceral adiposity and its relation to cardiovascular and metabolic disease

September 19, 2019

Visceral adipose tissue (VAT)—fat stored around the internal organs—has been suggested as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic disease1,2,3, as...

Stress Management: Important at Any Age

September 18, 2019

Retirement is the time in your life when you can finally throw out the alarm clock and set your own schedule. This...

Retiring in Japan: Seniors greatly outnumber younger workers — and that’s a big problem for everyone

September 17, 2019

Japan has one of the highest old-age dependency ratios but not one of the highest retirement income replacement ratios. That could spell...

‘Sleeping cells’ drive a host of age-related diseases — and new drugs are seeking to rid them from our bodies

September 16, 2019

Senescent cells are key drivers of the ageing process — and a new generation of drugs is seeking to banish them from...

It’s Never Too Late To Begin Working Out, Study Finds

September 13, 2019

Based on a new research study, older persons who have never exercised regularly have a similar ability to build muscle compared to...

Cellular Senescence: A Contradictory Condition

September 10, 2019

Until recent years, many scientists had postulated that aging was an unavoidable constant of life. What’s more, at the cellular level, the...

First hint that body’s ‘biological age’ can be reversed

September 9, 2019

A small clinical study in California has suggested for the first time that it might be possible to reverse the body’s epigenetic...