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The Longevity Forum – Longevity 2030
- November 4, 2019
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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
Study on living environment and #Longevity @ScienceDaily> "When it comes to living to the ripe old age of 100, good genes help but don't tell the full story. Where you live has a significant impact on the likelihood that you will reach centenarian age" http://ow.ly/HzJF50AfOPU
An insight from Medical Daily - adding avocado to your daily diet can boost health! "Here's A Cheap Fruit That Can Help You Live Longer" @medicaldaily http://ow.ly/uh6t50AfOzp
#longevity
Great interview with @ChipConley and co-founder @ProfAndrewScott on shaking up the multi stage life, keeping up with lifelong learning and staying healthier for longer.
https://wisdomwell.modernelderacademy.com/friday-book-club-the-100-year-life
#longevity #lifespan #ageing
Some uplifting tips for superageing “It’s a myth that the older you get, the sicker you get. It’s more like, the older you get, the healthier you’ve been” @thperls
#longevity #ageing #aging #centenarian https://parade.com/1051505/paulaspencer/centenarian-secrets/
An article on modern advances on the ageing process - The Hallmarks of Aging @CellCellPress "the rate of aging is controlled, at least to some extent, by genetic pathways and biochemical processes conserved in evolution"
#ageing #ageingsociety #longevity http://ow.ly/UoU330qQFai
Fascinating article from @futurism on how isolation has psychological impacts "COVID Could Be Making People So Lonely That They’re Getting Sick" http://ow.ly/HjVy30qQF8z
#Longevity #isolation #covid #coronavirus
RT @thebigmiddlepod: NOTE: #AndyBriggs, former CEO of @AvivaUK, has also moved on but is campaigning against #ageism and for an equitable #longevity dividend as co-chair of govt's UK Longevity Council. Here's his address last November to flagship event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkeEahHIzPI
#Covid has put pressure on #olderworkers and #pensions. People are living longer - to support these extra years many will have to work more than originally planned.
http://ow.ly/sonV50A6TpX
#longevity #livinglonger #ageingsociety
Another reason why #olderworkers add value to the workplace - study shows that longevity might be linked to the need to pass on wisdom @WSJ
http://ow.ly/HY2Q50A6TkR.
#longevity #lifespan #wisdom
How has #covid changed our way of thinking towards an ageing society? Interesting commentary from Oxford Academic and BGS @gerisoc "Ageism and COVID-19: what does our society’s response say about us?" https://academic.oup.com/ageing/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ageing/afaa097/5831206
#ageingsociety #coronavirus #ageism
RT @thebigmiddlepod: NEW EPI: #Longevity entrepreneur #JimMellon on the future of biotech, the shocking turn of events in US, the climate, capitalism and inequality crises, his sector picks, and why sugar is poison.
#ageing #aging
https://www.susanflory.com/jim-mellon/
NEW EPI: A fascinating conversation on the post-pandemic Future of Everything with British entrepreneur-philanthropist - and brainbox - #JimMellon.
@Longevity_Forum @masterinvestor @OrielOxford @UniofOxford
#futureofwork #immunesupport #investing #aging
https://www.susanflory.com/jim-mellon/
Great insights on #retirement and #covid in this @FT opinion piece http://ow.ly/iDFI50zUC2Y
Interview with co-founder @ProfAndrewScott in Swiss Life on adapting for a resilient long life. "A multi-level life requires more investment in one's future self"
https://www.swisslife.com/de/home/hub/interview-andrew-j-scott.html?utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=scott
#longevity
#ageingsociety
#technology
Great paper from Frontiers in Endocrinology "Obesity leads to reduced life span and affects cellular and molecular processes in a fashion resembling aging" http://ow.ly/FqHr50zUhX4
#ageing
#lifespan
#healthlife
Longevity Forum co-founder profandrewscott: Our new book co-authored @lyndagratton "The New Long Life" is out in the UK (amazon: http://ow.ly/v5da50zSn6I).
Why did we write the book? Watch the video for what prompted our focus on #technology and #ageing.
http://ow.ly/bC9E50zSn6H
Proteins, diet and environment are all factors of #ageing. We must continue to increase our #healthspan - "– the period that people can live in a healthy and productive state, without age-related diseases" https://news.yahoo.com/anti-ageing-protein-shown-slow-101828811.html
#longevity
#health
#longerlives
http://ow.ly/CePI50zPprv by Reason explains 2019's Longevity Forum videos in his blog - a diverse effort on reversing #aging and promoting healthy #lifespans.
http://ow.ly/psqj50zPprq
#fightaging
#longevity
Connecting inflammation to #ageing could be the answer to lessening symptoms as we get older. “The immune system plays a role in increasing the velocity of aging,” says immunologist Maria Mittelbrunn @sciencemag https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/defective-immune-cells-could-make-us-old?utm_campaign=news_daily_2020-05-21&et_rid=17773659&et_cid=3335518
#longevity
#inflammation
#aging
Healthy lifestyle is not just great for #longevity but also helps in fighting against Covid-19 "Why COVID-19 Hits Some People and Places Differently" @BlueZones http://ow.ly/jOKh30qGVeL
thebigmiddlepod: What a fabulous gift Jim Mellon towards groundbreaking work on cell #ageing of Prof Lynne Cox @OrielOxford.
Older people most at #COVID19 risk now and in future pandemics will surely benefit. Hear Dr Cox on her fascinating research here: http://ow.ly/SUdR30qGVdI
Lifelong learning coming out for ageing society during Covid pandemic - Ok Zoomer: how seniors are learning to lead more digital lives http://ow.ly/OEfa50zIGDI
#longevity
#ageing
danieljhannan: One bit of unequivocally good news amid all this. My old college, @OrielOxford, has today received a million-pound gift from the investor and philanthropist Jim Mellon to study how to improve health resilience along the elderly. Thank you, Jim. 👏👏👏
Announcing another good news story. @OrielAlumni and master investor Jim Mellon has made a £1 million gift to @OrielOxford to support longevity research into boosting immunity and, crucially, extending the healthspan of ageing populations. https://twitter.com/OrielOxford/status/1261261557805301760
We are very grateful to Jim Mellon (1975, PPE) for his gift of £1m to support the study of Longevity Science @UniofOxford, supporting Oriel's Prof Lynne Cox @OxBiochNews in her research and funding a new DPhil scholarship in Ageing and Cell Senescence. https://www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/about-college/news-events/news/orielensis-jim-mellon-gifts-%C2%A31-million-aid-research-improving-future
Co-founder of The Longevity Forum, Jim Mellon donates to the study of #Longevity Science at Oxford at Oriel College
#ageing
#ageingscience
#longerlives
We are very grateful to Jim Mellon (1975, PPE) for his gift of £1m to support the study of Longevity Science @UniofOxford, supporting Oriel's Prof Lynne Cox @OxBiochNews in her research and funding a new DPhil scholarship in Ageing and Cell Senescence. https://www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/about-college/news-events/news/orielensis-jim-mellon-gifts-%C2%A31-million-aid-research-improving-future
Great article from @aarppolicy on caring for #olderpopulation while in #isolation "COVID-19 and Older Adults: Think (and Learn) Globally; Act (and Innovate) Locally" https://blog.aarp.org/covid-19-and-older-adults-think-and-learn-globally-act-and-innovate-locally
#ageingsociety
#ageing
A shortage of doctors has also shown the importance of older workers @BBC 98 year old doctor in France caring for patients in care homes
#longevity
#ageingworker
#ageing http://ow.ly/p0cQ30qDpVS
Three Tips for Staying at Home to Emerge from the Pandemic Happier & Healthier @bluezones https://www.bluezones.com/2020/04/three-tips-for-staying-at-home-to-emerge-from-the-pandemic-happier-healthier/
Elderly could be given drugs to make their immune system "younger" according to Harvard study @thetelegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/02/elderly-coronavirus-patients-could-given-drugs-make-immune-system/
#ageingsociety
#ageing
#covid19
Co-founder of The Longevity Forum, Andrew J Scott is hosting a webinar on May 14th at 6pm BST to discuss “Implications of Covid for an Ageing Society and the Longevity Agenda”. More info here: http://ow.ly/ZCca50zs0e8
#Intergenerational links are more important than ever during #covid19. We cannot forget we have a lot to learn from older generations. #stayconnected @theguardian http://ow.ly/zz7o30qBIwF
Is the first person that will have an 150th birthday alive today? Excellent questions from @wsj on our expectations on #lifespan "Is 100 the New Life Expectancy for People Born in the 21st Century?" http://ow.ly/z4UI50zmEUO
#longevity
#ageingsociety
#ageing
This is the first #pandemic since globally number of people aged over 65 outnumbers those under 5. In this @ProSyn article I show how that changes for the US the number of peope at risk from #COVIDー19 and also the economic value of social distancing https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/how-aging-societies-should-respond-to-pandemics-by-andrew-scott-2020-04?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=page-posts-april20&utm_post-type=link&utm_format=16:9&utm_creative=link-image&utm_post-date=2020-04-23
#Intergenerational relationships can be strengthened through Covid-19 hardship. A 20 year old in London self isolates with grandparents @telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/20-years-old-self-isolating-grandparents/
#covid19
#longevity
#selfisolate
People over 100 years of age may have a better chance of surviving coronavirus compared to other 70+ individuals. 106 year old woman recovers from virus in the UK @thetimes
#longevity
#ageingsociety
#centurions http://ow.ly/7V8N30qyI1r
A new health tip @Telegraph one aspirin per week could slash cancer risk
http://ow.ly/NO4t50zgtBz
#ageinghealthy
#longerlife
#Longevity
War veteran and soon to be #centurion raises £2m for NHS by walking lengths of back garden! Thank you Captain Moore for helping while #stayingactive! https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/14/war-veteran-99-raises-2m-for-nhs-by-walking-lengths-of-back-garden @guardian
#ageingsociety
#ageing
Great podcast on the importance of #ageing workers and proving how the “new 65” feels today
#longevity #ageingsociety
In a society with so many octogenarians, WHY DO WE STILL THINK 50 IS OLD? "Biological aging is much more important than chronological aging," notes Paul Irving. And older adults are incredibly diverse AND essential to the workforce. Thx @Paul_Irving1
http://ow.ly/PuoV50z9d9Y
Advice from @quartz on keeping intergenerational relationships alive with isolated #olderpeople https://bit.ly/34egkUB
#longevity
#intergenerational
#covid19
Some uplifting advice @BlueZones "Generosity and connection are two of the hallmarks of the societies with the greatest happiness and longevity..." https://generocity.org/philly/2020/03/30/the-cso-for-givingtuesday-says-generosity-is-the-key-to-avoiding-a-social-recession/
Taking tough measures to keep the most vulnerable alive in the age of #COVID19 has a huge benefit for society: $8 trillion, according to economists at the University of Chicago
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trillions-benefits-social-distancing-975130/ @RollingStone
#health
#socialdistancing
#coronavirus
Co-founder @profandrewscott is hosting a webinar with @LBS on Friday at 12pm London time on Coronovirus and the Global Economy - register for the webinar here: http://ow.ly/bNU350z0U5P
Some words of wisdom from the world's oldest man during his 112th birthday celebration in self isolation https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/take-the-long-view-urges-worlds-oldest-man-bob-weighton-112-65tqqvjm0 @thetimes
#ageing
#longevity
#centenarian
Susan Flory shares podcast from most recent Longevity Forum with Nir Barzilai!
NEW EPI: #Longevity trailblazer #NirBarzilai @EinsteinMed on huge promise of erasing "the scratches of #aging" with drugs. First trial soon of #metformin to arrest #ageing instead of treating diseases of it one-by-one.
via @Longevity_Forum with thanks!
https://www.susanflory.com/nir-barzilai/
Can you reprogramme old cells in #supercentenarians? The difference between a #centenarian and a supercentenarian is #ageing beyond 110 years! @Newsweek writes on scientific progress on possibly making #cells appear younger as stem cells http://ow.ly/ybR430qt7rL
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