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 Buck announces first faculty appointments for the Center for Female…

July 1, 2019

The Center, the first of its kind in the world, focuses on preventing or delaying ovarian aging, a subject that has been...

The globe is going gray fast

June 28, 2019

The world’s population is getting older, slowing down and may stop growing completely by 2100. Women are having fewer babies, the number...

What’s the evidence that supports a plant-based diet as being the healthiest?

June 28, 2019

There are many diets out there, such as the Paleo diet, the Keto diet, the South Beach Diet, the Adkins diet, and...

The mitophagy activator urolithin A is safe and induces a molecular…

June 25, 2019

Urolithin A (UA) is a natural dietary, microflora-derived metabolite shown to stimulate mitophagy and improve muscle health in old animals and in...

11 things people who live to 100 have in common

June 17, 2019

While the secret to eternal youth remains a mystery, the common characteristics of super seniors from around the world just might offer...

Can we live longer but stay younger?

June 16, 2019

Aging, like bankruptcy in Hemingway’s description, happens two ways, slowly and then all at once. The slow way is the familiar one:...

Global life expectancy up 5.5 years since 2000: WHO

June 16, 2019

Global life expectancy grew by 5.5 years between 2000 and 2016, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning though that unequal income...

What the East can teach the West to harness the “Longevity Dividend”

June 14, 2019

Only a third of us are looking forward to growing older – and the biggest worry about old age globally is simply...

Adopting a healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia

June 14, 2019

People can reduce their risk of dementia by getting regular exercise, not smoking, avoiding harmful use of alcohol, controlling their weight, eating...