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.

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...

The specific Japanese diet that holds the key to longevity

June 13, 2019

Japan’s population enjoys the longest average lifespan of any country’s: As of 2018, the WHO pegged average Japanese life expectancy at 84.2...

What are precision medicine and personalized medicine?

June 13, 2019

Precision medicine, also known as personalized medicine, is a new frontier for healthcare combining genomics, big data analytics, and population health....

Long-term study investigates association between diet and dementia

June 13, 2019

A U.K. study that measured diet and cognitive decline over an almost 25-year period did not show an association between a healthier...

Understanding the dynamics of the aging process

June 13, 2019

Aging is associated with changes in dynamic biological, physiological, environmental, psychological, behavioral, and social processes. Some age-related changes and...