"Global average life expectancy increased by 5.5 years between 2000 and 2016, the fastest increase since the 1960s" This presents opportunities to individuals, employers and policy makers to help ALL live longer, healthier lives.

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/planning-for-an-aging-population#

#longevity #lifespan

An outstanding presentation from SENS CSO, Aubrey de Grey at last year's Longevity Forum "Scientists, check - Investors, check - Next up, policy"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsA__sV0bR4

#ageing #aging #longevity #livinglonger #agingpolicy

Longer lifespans have been tied to social connections. “We are trying to reduce the isolation and other social determinants that were exacerbated by COVID-19” says Papa Founder - a start up battling loneliness in older people. @crunchbase

https://news.crunchbase.com/news/papa-secures-18m-series-b-to-connect-older-adults-with-companions/

#longevity

Fizzy drinks and chocolate! "Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest living person, is also now the all-time longest-living in Japan" https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/117-year-old-woman-who-loves-cola-and-boardgames-breaks-another-record-1.4360376 @IrishTimes

#longevity #lifespan #oldestperson #ageing

bluezones: "The centenarians from the blue zones regions of the world sleep about 7 to 9 hours per night and take frequent naps, further decreasing their stress load and reducing the risk of heart disease by 34%." https://www.bluezones.com/2020/09/studies-show-1-in-3-u-s-adults-do-not-get-enough-sleep-3-ways-to-improve-sleep/

#lifespan #longevity #livelonger

We can't wait for Longevity Week 2020 virtually on 9-12 November! Stay tuned for more info on partner events for the week and how you can register!

To sign-up for Longevity News & Updates, please visit our Longevity Week page >>>
https://thelongevityforum.com/the-longevity-week/

#Longevity

Research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition on how consuming ultra processed foods can lead to faster biological ageing "Telomere length is a marker of biological age that may be affected by dietary factors"

https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article-abstract/111/6/1259/5824715?redirectedFrom=fulltext

#longevity #lifespan #healthydiet

Intriguing insights from calorie restriction research "These metabolites, & others that the researchers identified, could provide pointers for developing drugs that offer people the life extending benefits of calorie restriction" @mnt

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-a-drug-mimic-the-life-extending-effects-of-calorie-restriction#Artificial-intelligence

Interesting article @Telegraph on five different anti ageing concepts “Many of the wealthiest and brightest people in Silicon Valley are turning their attention to perhaps the most difficult problem of all: how can we live longer?”

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/348/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/348/pub/348/page/113/article/80703

#longevity #ageing

Reminiscing over Andy Brigg's excellent talk last year at The Longevity Forum.!

If you missed it, you can still view it here >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkeEahHIzPI

More longevity insights coming soon at Longevity Week 2020 taking place virtually 9-12 November.

A great article @independent on how Prof Sarah Gilbert is leading the way on the COVID19 vaccine “When you’re in the situation that you need to do things which could potentially have a large impact, you just get on with it.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-vaccine-oxford-latest-results-covid-19-sarah-gilbert-interview-trial-a9695161.html

#COVID #COVID19 #vaccine

Longer lives and changes in how we live can influence population. Experts predict the world population may start shrinking before 2100. These great visuals on the world population in 2100 help explain.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/world-population-2100-country/

#lifespan #populationdecline

Factors such as #healthcare, #poverty and #pollution can cause drastic differences in life spans. These images portray the differences of two Chicago neighbourhoods that are only 8 miles apart that have a #life-expectancy gap of about 30 years. @nytimes

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/05/opinion/inequality-life-expectancy.html?referringSource=articleShare

We are thrilled to be hosting Longevity Week 2020 virtually on 9-12 November. Stay tuned for more info on partner events for the week and how you can register!

To sign-up for Longevity News & Updates, please visit our Longevity Week page >>>
https://thelongevityforum.com/the-longevity-week/

#Longevity

A throwback to last year's Longevity Forum keynote with Linda Fried, Dean of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health on "Realising the Opportunities of Longer Lives."

https://youtu.be/QNInmlHXmC0

#longevity #longerlives #lifespan

Diseases of ageing, cellular agriculture and more from co-founder Jim Mellon. Check out the interview by Dave Asprey @bulletproofexec on Bulletproof Radio.

Listen here:
https://blog.daveasprey.com/jim-mellon-736/

#longevity #agriculture #ageing #livinglonger

This year's virtual Longevity Week will be themed "The Age of Resilience"

We will be focusing on the challenges presented by COVID19 & discuss ideas on how we can prevent & combat future pandemics to ensure healthier, longer lives can be achieved by all.

https://bit.ly/3b3TqCK

Catching the longevity "wave" with Nir Barzilai - podcast from last year on results from the longevity dividend, using drugs for longer lifespans and how we have advanced in the last decade.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/nir-barzilai-the-longevity-forum-2019/id1495909954?i=1000463301494

#longevity #lifespan #metformin

A hobby for longevity...gardening! Some tips on how gardening is not just about growing plants but can actually decrease cortisol levels

#longevity #lifespan #destress

RT @ProSyn: Rather than focusing just on how many old people there are, governments in aging societies need to look at how policy can be used to improve how people age. - @ProfAndrewScott of @LBS and @Longevity_Forum https://bit.ly/2Q8pCes

How the level of physical activity can lower mortality rates? @nresearchnews "Linking volume and intensity of physical activity to mortality"

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-1019-9

#mortality #lifespan #exercise #health #longevity #livelonger

A throwback to Longevity Week last year! Podcast with Laura Deming, a venture capitalist leading the way on longevity investment.

https://thelongevityforum.com/2020/01/18/laura-deming-the-longevity-forum-2019/

With longer lives, we need to financially prepare for a long retirement. An interesting article @MilkenInstitute on how we need to rethink our financial needs for later.

https://milkeninstitute.org/power-of-ideas/financial-security-retirement

#retirement #longevity #lifespan #pensions

“The proper mindset about longevity is not about aspiring to live to a very old age, but to enjoy the best quality of life possible during the last ten years we live” says Alvaro Cedeno-Molinari @Forbes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/cathyhackl/2020/08/12/what-costa-ricas-blue-zone-can-teach-us-about-the-future-of-wellbeing--longevity/#30773a1552d8

#longevity #lifespan #bluezones

Save the date! We will be hosting our annual Longevity Week 9 - 12 November 2020 with the theme...

"The Age of Resilience"

Stay tuned for more details on how to register for this virtual event.

https://thelongevityforum.com

By 2050, 1 out of every 6 people will be over the age of 65. Pensions will be crucial to support this ageing population. Here are rankings of pension plans by country:

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-countries-pension-plans/

#pensions #retirement #financepension #retirementmoney

Congratulations on graduation Giuseppe! It's never too late to learn! Italy's oldest student graduates at 96 years old (chronological age that is!)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/05/realised-dream-italy-oldest-graduate-top-of-the-class-at-96

#lifelonglearning #adulteducation #Longevity

It's no secret that longevity has been linked to social interactions - this article dives into types of interactions and how to connect safely during a pandemic @mindbodygreen

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/social-interaction-and-health

Birth rates are falling naturally but this could lead to a drastic shift for society. Some countries will end up with half the population they have today. @futurism

https://futurism.com/global-birth-rates-falling-precipitiously

#populationdecline #longevity #ageingsociety

Britain's fertility rate is continuing to fall which will alter demographics especially with people also living longer. Could our lives and jobs be changing resulting in a shift of family plans? @TheEconomist

https://www.economist.com/britain/2020/07/23/britains-baby-bust

#lifespan #fertilityrate #longerlives

#Covid has resulted in more older people using #tech creating a new market for start ups. 15% of the population today is over 65 but will reach 22% by 2050. “[This is] a sector that has long been ignored by venture capital money” says Patricof @FT

https://www.ft.com/content/d4749707-b85e-4774-a45b-bbb2d505f56d?accessToken=zwAAAXO0y-hokdPUdJcHuF5HdNOkW7uy1QX1bQ.MEUCIEwejkVeLBurcA_SXOMWiQbs4UL4YysvehksucsqdVN9AiEA-pkDNwutb93UwWM-XAqD_BvnsNtlK8GBmJa8MJvXrcA&sharetype=gift?token=01e22032-a6db-4e8f-9bd8-e97f9eb000e7

Italy's oldest student graduates university at 96! "Knowledge is like a suitcase that I carry with me, it is a treasure" says Giuseppe Paterno

http://ow.ly/jZaj50AP2kV.

#lifelonglearning #education #encore #secondact #longevity

The importance of connections for all generations during #covid as "loneliness does not discriminate by age" @EncoreFellowsUK @LongevityCenter

http://longevity.stanford.edu/2020/07/12/socially-scented-connections-during-the-pandemic/

#longevity #gen2gen #ageingwell #ageing #ageingsociety #coronavirus #pandemic

Even in a #pandemic older people are flourishing "AARP found that 57 percent of those 60 or older actually reported feeling younger than they are, compared to only 42 percent of respondents 40 to 59 and 27 percent of those 18 to 39." @nytimes

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/well/live/aging-benefits-pandemic.html?referringSource=articleShare

#ageing

Another diet tip towards #longevity...olive oil! "Compounds in the fat of this high-grade oil can flush out proteins that gum up the communication channels between brain cells" @aarp https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2020/olive-oil-benefits.html

#ageing #health #lifespan #agingwell #ageingsociety

Re-identify the “Lifestage Formerly Known as Retirement” - the third age offers new opportunities with longer + #healthier #lifespans @Forbes

http://ow.ly/IGs850AK52h

#retirement #longevity #livinglonger #secondact #encore

Eat until 80% full - an easy rule from Okinawa to help with #livinglonger and staying #healthy

#longevity #lifespan #centenarians http://ow.ly/hLBx30r0qDt

UC San Diego researchers have identified a molecular circuit that controls cell aging which can be manipulated - this could help us delay the #ageing process

http://ow.ly/q46350AFdG0

#longevity #wellness #health #aging

Tackling pandemics by looking at the ageing process to prevent multimorbidity - read more in Aging and Disease "Geroscience in the Age of COVID-19"

http://www.aginganddisease.org/article/0000/2152-5250/ad-0-0-0-2007060732-1.shtml

#longevity #aging #agingprocess #geroscience

Surprising secrets for #longevity from @PsychToday

- acts of kindness
- social interaction
- volunteering
- eating healthy
- keep moving
- relationships

http://ow.ly/rypn50ACiwr

#ageingwell #agingsociety #health

Blood protein levels in women are more stable compared to men as they age - "Women and Men Age Differently—in More Ways Than Just Longevity" @WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-and-men-age-differentlyin-more-ways-than-just-longevity-11594774800

#ageing #longevity #aging

Interesting research into "Resilient generations" Gen Z + Millennials and their response to covid @Deloitte

https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/millennialsurvey.html

#longevity #covid #coronavirus #gen2gen

Your neighbourhood could affect your lifespan based on Washington State Univ study "Living in highly walkable, mixed-age communities has a positive effect on life and means the residents are more likely to reach their 100th birthday"

https://www.longevity.technology/is-living-environment-rather-than-biology-longevitys-key/

#longevity

Tech can help with #longevity. More than just a Fitbit - how can we use tech to show early signs of health problems? @rww

https://readwrite.com/2020/02/08/living-to-100-longer-lifespans-call-for-new-tech/

#ageing #health #healthwarnings #preventativehealth

The Best Underrated Exercise for Keeping Your Brain Sharp Well Into Your 80s - it may not be what you expect! @iamwellandgood

https://www.wellandgood.com/exercise-and-brain-health/

#longevity #healthymind #livinglonger #ageingwell

Healthy gut bacteria can reduce cholesterol to decrease risk of strokes and heart attacks - two leading causes of death @scrippsresearch

#longevity #heartattack #healthydiet #healthygut

Preventing bone loss could contribute to longevity says new study on bone hormone osteocalcin @guardiannews http://ow.ly/QASO50Aq7hw

#longevity #boneloss #ageing #agingwell

http://Encore.org CEO Marc Freedman w/ Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative explains the importance of older + younger people living together and how this benefits society as a whole
https://advancedleadership.harvard.edu/blog/making-most-multigenerational-society

#ageingsociety #ageing #longevity