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The Longevity Forum – Longevity 2030
- November 4, 2019
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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
Daily #meditation could slow #aging in your brain, study says @cnn https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/health/meditation-slows-brain-age-trnd-wellness/index.html How positive emotions can aid brain #health
#longevity
#brainhealth
#ageingwell
How to keep your brain active while #ageing? Eighty Is The New Thirty: A Guide To Getting Older with Neuroscientist @Danlevitin & Journalist @camcavendish @intelligence2. Importance of #lifelonglearning, keeping active & not necessarily #retirement. http://ow.ly/wa9u30qsipW
Elderly lifelong friends discuss decision to self-isolate together - The importance of elderly staying social. What to choose...garden or netflix? https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/coronavirus-elderly-self-isolation-women-bbc-breakfast-interview-a9410996.html @Independent
#elderlysocial
#seniorcare
#ageing
Staying social and keeping connections is crucial while #ageing - 4 tips to help the #elderly stay connected http://ow.ly/pdIi50yR15R via @wef
#ageingsociety
#elderlycare
#seniorcare
#seniorliving
During this time of many elderly in isolation a new study shows #healthcare providers should be asking about social interactions@StriaNews http://ow.ly/l1qq30qr2zp
With people staying indoors - a great article from @Ageing_Better on exercises you can do at home.
#elderly
#retirement
#ageinghealthy
With Coronavirus leading to people staying indoors, our Senior Programme Manager for Healthy Ageing, @jesskue, outlines the exercises you can do at home, depending on ability, during a time of self-isolation.
https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/news/how-we-can-all-keep-active-home-during-coronavirus-crisis
A few minor changes can help with #ageing @thetimes http://ow.ly/3TKQ50yK6qV
#Longevity
#reverseageing
#age
NEW EPI: #Biochemist Prof Lynne Cox @UniofOxford on ⬆️#healthspan by stopping ageing cells from morphing into damaging zombies. She also specialises in boosting immune systems of vulnerable elderly - timely.
@Longevity_Forum @archatoxford @APPGLongevity
https://www.susanflory.com/prof-lynne-cox/
Investing for a better world "The ants, whales and pandas battling for a £34m investment contract" @ft https://www.ft.com/content/0a8dd296-e4e2-46cd-82f2-5464c35f63e0?shareType=nongift
#longevity
#charity
#investing
Thank you to our trustee Dafina Grapci-Penney @DafinaGP for her work in #longevity - "International Women’s Day: the amazing women of Longevity" @Longevity.Technology
https://www.longevity.technology/international-womens-day-the-amazing-women-of-longevity/
#womensday
#longevitytechnology
#ageing
#ageingsociety
Looking at #ageing as a curable disease. @FT explains how big tech has invested in #longevity.
http://ow.ly/o3AV50yG5eo
#healthcare
#curingdisease
#aging
In IMF Finance & Development article by @ProfAndrewScott we learn facts vs myths concerning #longevity. New frontier of #longerlives highlights supporting older workers, longer productive lives, diverse ageing & more
http://ow.ly/TZ6z50yCJeX
#longevity
#olderworkers
#ageingwell
#wellbeing is a great track for #longerliving! "From siestas to saunas: the 10 European wellbeing traditions everyone should try" @theguardian http://ow.ly/lnUq50yC5nR
#longevity
#longlife
#relaxation
Living for longer means extra time in your midlife. “The world must wake up to the challenge of longer lifespans” by @CamCavendish in @FT http://ow.ly/wxNA30qlKOo #longevity #ageing #ageingsociety
As #pensions run out the cost of #healthcare especially nursing homes increases. How can we prepare for a longer life/retirement? @FT https://www.ft.com/content/3bfe5136-9526-41a9-94f4-206876606a5b?segmentId=6faa8072-922c-4fbf-5b33-45a1342b0cc3
#retirement
#ageing
#retirementcost
Interesting article on the debate of #genescience @thetimes "Gene science isn’t a slippery slope to eugenics" https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/8e66e628-5335-11ea-b4ee-385bb4c8d255
#science
#Longerlives
#ageing
#healthcare
#Longevity opportunities "longevity dividend" are growing in Singapore and Japan. #lifelonglearning, #pensions and #healthcare are adapting to longer lives!
http://ow.ly/W1yK50ytfDJ
#retirement
#ageingsociety
What The 2020s Have In Store For Aging #Boomers? @khnews looks at how the balance of older & younger people is changing due to #longevity. “In the history of the human species, there’s never been a time like [this],” - Dr. Richard Hodes
http://ow.ly/JXXg50ypTGt
#babyboomers
DNA is showing us #ageing at different rates - What age do you feel today?
http://ow.ly/TyyF50ynEyb
#populationageing
#lifespan
#livelonger
#ageingsociety
“#Longevity is, in many ways, one of the greatest achievements of the last century and a half — #lifespan has almost doubled in that time in the U.S.,” says @kenpstern https://www.nextavenue.org/longevity-project/ #retirement #ageisjustanumber #ageing
70 is the New 50 - #Ageing Expert, Dr George Leeson, Tells Us Why https://www.elder.org/feature/dr-george-leeson-director-of-oxford-institute-of-population-ageing-on-why-age-is-just-a-number/ @UniofOxford @oxford_ageing #PopulationAgeing
The record 128% growth in single-person households worldwide between 2000 and 2030 is changing societies like #Japan.
@bryan_lufkin @BBCNews says #PopulationAgeing underpins this #demographic change:
http://ow.ly/5rsi50y0XDY
#longevity #ageing #boomers #millennials #socialcare
Miss-use of #EquityRelease in "young old age" could spell financial strife in "old old age", finds survey by @FamilyBSoc reported in @FT
http://ow.ly/dkXo50y0YNa
#WealthTransfer #Longevity #FinancialWellbeing #Retirement #investments #economicImpact #FutureProducts #SocialCare
The problem with projected #LifeExpectancy estimates and why they under-play the positive leaps in human #longevity, writes @Wolfgangfengler of @BrookingsInst :
http://ow.ly/3BIP50y0YqS
#PopulationAgeing #Lifespan #Healthspan #AgeingSociety #demographics #longevityEcosystem
Is #Ageism a serious threat to #PublicHealth in an #AgingSociety?
@TIME writer @AliceParkNY investigates, drawing from research by @YaleSPH >
http://ow.ly/Oryl50y0SLJ
#PublicHealth #longevity #PopulationAging #LifeExpectancy #equality #discrimination #MedTech #healthcare
Hollywood star @chrishemsworth is to front a new docu-series by @NatGeoChannel exploring human #longevity and #healthspan.
Episodes include regenerating damage, shocking the body & supercharging memory.
http://ow.ly/lpw450y0SbE
#Aging #Ageing #LiveLonger #LifeExpectancy
How can #investors maximize on America's #AgingWorkforce and significant #demographic changes?
This blog on @Nasdaq does some stock-picking:
http://ow.ly/I13j50y0RJi
#longevity #InvestInLongevity #investmentOpportunities #FutureProducts #LongevityEcosystem #EconomicImpact
Does a declining, #ageing global population really mean slower #economic growth?
@RobinBHarding of @FT investigates >>
http://ow.ly/YVac50y0Kkz
#japan #longevity #populationageing #workforceplanning #economicsoflongevity #demographics #retirement #publicpolicy #economicImpact
A super read by @whippletom in @thetimes > Welcome to the Decade When #Medicine Meets Sci-fi Fantasy
http://ow.ly/UnEW50y0JB8
#AI #GeneEditing #MedTech #Genomics #PersonalisedMedicine #drugdiscovery #implanteddevices #BigDataAnalysis #DNA #PublicHealth #FutureProducts #longevity
Another myth debunked. You don’t need to be a teenage #Harvard drop-out to succeed in #business. #Experience matters. Opportunity in the #longevityeconomy. https://lnkd.in/gRa4QRN
#Innovative ideas invited by @UKRI_News - deadline 13 Feb.
#healthspan #lifespan #lifelonglearning #ageingSociety #PublicHealth #SocialCare #longevity #longevityEcosystem #innovation #awards #research
Not long left to submit your outline proposals for the ISCF Healthy #Ageing Catalyst Awards. We're seeking innovative ideas with the potential to transform the physical, mental or social well-being of people across the world as they age. Apply by 13 Feb http://socsi.in/Cjv3s
Retirees' spending sprees add billions to UK economy, while younger people spend less.
@byameliahill reports in @guardian that by 2040, older people will spend 63p in every £ in UK economy. In 2018 it was 54p. @resfoundation notes wealth age divide.
http://ow.ly/jlXt50xSrkh
"The #fashion and #beauty industry’s "shameful sidelining” of older consumers could cost it £11bn over the next 20 years" - says @guardian
http://ow.ly/qeb050xSqy5
Slow change is happening, though, says @AriSethCohen as brands embrace the Grey Pound.
#LongevityEconomy #Ageing
#Ageing fashion buyers in UK & beyond represents huge market opportunity for the #Fashion industry...if only it can ditch its #ageism
Read more in @qz http://ow.ly/MC8j50xSpPM
Interesting fashion-buying data from @ILCUK
#Longevity #LongevityEcosystem #FutureProducts #design
Gain an extra decade of #lifespan by doing just 4-5 healthy habits in middle-age, study published in @bmj_latest
Read full @thetimes article:
http://ow.ly/IpBv50xSoTz
#healthspan #100yearlife #lifelonglearning #ageingsociety #midlifeMOT #midlifecareers #lifebeginsat60
Where in the UK has the highest proportion of people aged 90+?
6 of Top 10 areas concentrated in same part of UK: http://ow.ly/cHia50xSorG
@thisismoney reports, w/ data from #pension firm @Aegon
#AgeingSociety #LongevityEconomy #LifeExpectancy #PopulationAgeing #Longevity
How can homes of the future better serve older people? Can they preserve independence, address #isolation?
New #architecture #design competition launched to uncover innovative re-designs of #housing & community for an older #populationAgeing
@ArchDaily https://www.archdaily.com/931503/co-life-co-living-for-elderly
A project applying #BigData & #Design principles to #UrbanPlanning for an #ageingPopulation has won the #NewtonPrize for China.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/project-to-improve-the-lives-of-urban-citizens-and-elderly-people-wins-2019-newton-prize
£200k Prize awarded by @NewtonFund facilitated by @BritishCouncil & National Natural Science Foundation of China.
3 large peaks of change in blood proteins across human #lifespan discovered in study by @StanfordMed part funded by @Alzheimers_NIH
Opens potential for #blood test to prevent #age related #diseases in future.
http://ow.ly/Y72z50xSlKn
#PublicHealth #Longevity #ChronicDisease
“People in their 60s today look very much like people in their 40s not long ago" - Thoughts on the #FutureofWork and #Retirement by @OS_Mitchell from @PensionResearch
Read full article - The End Of #Retirement - by @johndstoll @WSJ article >
http://ow.ly/TRKT50xSkSe
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