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Podcast with Aubrey de Grey
- January 15, 2020
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The exclusive 'Second Half of Life' study by @NatGeo and @AARP discovered that older Americans are redefining their health, defying challenges and living with purpose...
#SecondAct #LifeTwo #Retirement #LivingWithPurpose #Longevity
http://ow.ly/pXg750JCGQy
New @Harvard research: "Being an optimist can extend your lifespan by 4+ years - and boost chances of reaching 90 years old"
Research by @KogaHayami @HarvardChanSPH & team, published in @AGSJournal found a link between #optimism and #longevity
http://ow.ly/7On950JA1V5
"There's no time for us
There's no place for us
Who wants to live forever?'
A new study shows Queen were onto something; #BiomedicalScience often assumes longer life is the goal.
Here is the age most people want to live to>>>
http://ow.ly/yG4x50JA2bo
New @Harvard research: "Being an optimist can extend your lifespan by 4+ years - and boost chances of reaching 90 years old"
Research by @KogaHayami @HarvardChanSPH & team, published in @AGSJournal found a link between #optimism and #longevity
http://ow.ly/7On950JA1V5
A look at The Global Decline of Fertility Rates. "Lower fertility rates, coupled with increased life expectancies around the world, are creating an aging population. Since 1950, the global median age has grown from 25 years to 33 years."
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/charted-the-global-decline-of-fertility-rates/#:~:text=Over%20the%20last%2050%20years,they%20have%20less%20than%20three.
#ageing
How can we sustain our health with a realistic diet?
Read more about @TheLancet 2.0 Commission on health here:
https://eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission/eat-lancet-commission-2-0/
Check out CEO Juvenescence, Greg Bailey & British geneticist, Linda Partridge
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nutritious-side-of-longevity-with-linda/id1495909954?i=1000524944126
@juvlabs @Eatforum #agingwell #healthuk
Centenarians are reinventing ageing well. 100-year-old Italian woman has driving licence renewed
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/08/100-year-old-italian-woman-has-driving-licence-renewed
#ageing #aging
How ‘lab-grown’ meat could help the planet and our health @cnn
Click below for our podcast with Henry Dimbleby, co-founder of Leon Foods and Sustainable Restaurant Association on the future of agriculture
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/an-agricultural-revolution-to-save-our-world-with/id1495909954?i=1000540776695
Interesting interview with João Pedro de Magalhães on Reprogramming and Aging Theories
"We don’t have a good understanding of a lot of complex diseases, particularly quite a few age-related diseases."
https://www.lifespan.io/news/joao-pedro-de-magalhaes-on-reprogramming-and-aging-theories/
#ageing #healthuk
6 signs that you could live to a hundred.
Are you hoping for a #long #life which stretches into three figures? Watch out for these signs to see if you’re in with a fighting chance.
https://longevity.technology/lifestyle/6-signs-that-you-could-live-to-a-hundred/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=blog_healthspan
Anti-aging drugs are being tested as a way to treat covid - MIT @Techreview
"Bold idea now being explored in clinical trials around the world, which are testing drugs that reverse the impacts of age"
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/05/17/1052334/anti-aging-drugs-treat-covid-19/
#ageing
Another reason to eat dinner at 6pm!
"On a calorie-restricted diet, mice that only ate during the active phase of their circadian cycle lived nearly 35% longer than control mice that ate whenever they wanted."
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/avoiding-late-night-meals-may-have-anti-aging-benefits
#ageing #healthuk
"We need to start planning for a life that will last to the ripe old age of 100. If you retire at 65, that would mean a retirement period of 35 years – almost as much time as you spent working if you started earning a salary at 25!"
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-05-17-four-common-mistakes-that-could-jeopardise-your-retirement-planning/
#pension #longevity
"Life expectancy has risen, on average, by more than two years per decade since the 1960s. However, the latest available data suggest that life expectancy (has) stalled or even declined in several EU Member States." Source: Eurostat
https://www.statista.com/chart/27390/annual-change-in-life-expectancy-europe/
Looking back at one of our best podcasts: An interview with CEO of Juvenescence Greg Bailey and Max Planck Institute geneticist Linda Partridge on how far we've come with nutrition and ageing well
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-nutritious-side-of-longevity-with-linda/id1495909954?i=1000524944126
#ageing #longevity
Join our co-founder Jim Mellon for a @juvlabs webinar featuring a panel discussion on the promising lucrative opportunities of the science of #ketosis across a wide range of therapeutic areas. May 10, 2022 5p BST.
Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8016504513805/WN_vh5EjyzWTLKJuLzsF07bhg
Evidence of how we are having longer careers than ever before:
100-year-old man breaks Guinness World Record for working at same company for 84 years
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/05/02/brazil-guinness-world-record-84-years/9616152002/
#ageing
Sadly, the world's oldest person died this week at 119 years old. Tanaka lived in Fukuoka, Japan and regularly commented on her affection for chocolate and coca cola.
World's oldest person dies in Japan at age 119
https://www.livescience.com/oldest-person-kane-tanaka-death-119
#ageing #longevity
Life expectancy for poor men is ten years less than rich @thetimes
"Men living in the most deprived areas have a life expectancy of 73.5 years, compared with 83.2 in the least deprived areas"
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/life-expectancy-for-poor-men-is-ten-years-less-than-rich-wldjl9pbd
#healthuk #ageingwell
Nir Barzilai: “Take out the noise and focus on tackling #aging”.
Dorian Gray, Wolverine and Peter Pan – ahead of the Longevity Leaders Congress, Dr @NirBarzilaiMD talks #longevity labels and tackling aging.
@longevityleader @JamesPeyer @EinsteinMed
https://www.longevity.technology/nir-barzilai-take-out-the-noise-and-focus-on-tackling-aging/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=blog_features
An interesting analysis of densely populated cities finding 7.8 billion people living within a 4,000 km radius called the Yuxi Circle
The Yuxi Circle: The World’s Most Densely Populated Area @visualcapitalist
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/the-yuxi-circle-the-worlds-most-densely-populated-area/
Over 70s are more positive about ageing than any other age group.
However, our 'Reframing ageing' report shows that public attitudes towards ageing and older age are complex and nuanced.
You can read it here: https://ageing-better.org.uk/publications/reframing-ageing-public-perceptions-ageing-older-age-and-demographic-change
"There have been advances in healthcare over recent decades that mean many people with chronic health conditions are living longer with increasing healthspan"
The results are in and it’s good news – healthspan is increasing @longevitytech
https://www.longevity.technology/the-results-are-in-and-its-good-news-healthspan-is-increasing/
Evidence that conserved essential genes are enriched for pro-longevity factors
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.18.484929v1
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