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Podcast with Aubrey de Grey
- January 15, 2020
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Great article on aging...chronological vs biological.
"The slowest-aging participant aged only 0.40 biological years for every chronological year, while the fastest aged 2.44 biological years per calendar year"
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/opinion/age-life-expectancy.html
#longevity @nytimes
The new possibilities of cellular meat...
Winston Churchill wrote: ‘We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium.’
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/The--clean-meat--revolution-is-coming
#longevity #cleanmeat #healthuk
Join us Thursday for a free lunchtime webinar on the history of vaccines! Vatican expert, Father Michael Collins will guide us through the story of Edward Jenner.
10 June at 1pm UK time
FREE REGISTRATION:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2216226346298/WN_0FtXrnCmQbyahp96VGKugQ
@OrielOxford @OxfordVacGroup
Join our Innovation & Commercialization webinar with Jim Mellon @JimMellonBooks @Longevity_Forum @juvlabs 10 June at 1430 BST. Discussion with Svitlana Surodina @Svitlana_s @skeindigital & Richard Siow @Rcmsiow @kingsmedicine @kingsbschool @InnovateKings
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/ark-innovation-and-commercialisation-series-in-conversation-with-jim-mellon
Want to live longer...try sports like tennis. @thetimes looks at professional athletes from the Wimbledon and their longer lifespans
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/for-a-longer-life-its-game-set-and-match-to-tennis-players-6fn2klrlm?shareToken=160d834720c0dfc1fb18bedc1c0e8e47
#healthuk #lifespan
"Going vegan would result in the largest carbon savings, but even just a reduction of meat and dairy consumption – without eliminating it completely – can also have a massive impact. "
Charts explaining carbon opportunity cost frm agriculture
https://ourworldindata.org/carbon-opportunity-costs-food
#cleanmeat
#Aging across the planet. Beyond time for institutions of all types to adapt to a new #demographic reality. @lajohnstondr #ageing #longevity @MIAging @Longevity_Forum @AARPIntl https://twitter.com/lajohnstondr/status/1398260550988140545
In old-after-rich #Taiwan, “In the next decade, there will be universities closing every year, ” (.. not in old-before-rich PRC). https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/family/2021/05/28/taiwan-hurtles-towards-super-aged-status @Bingqin_Li @Paul_Irving1 @Noahpinion @hofrench @Dali_Yang @J_B_C16 @FredSerriere @niubi @IEAKwame #ageing #demographics
View our philosophy webinar "Longevity Wisdom and Imagination" on youtube! Thank you Robert Rowland Smith and @ProfAndrewScott for the thought provoking discussion!
https://youtu.be/sgJFrC9KrwM
#longevity #lifespan #healthuk
Wiser as we get older or do we become more like children? Wisdom vs intelligence? Find out more on Thursday's lunchtime webinar w/ author & philosopher Robert Rowland Smith
27 MAY 1 PM BST
FREE WEBINAR:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3616219481099/WN_ybcNDnCsR2-AVULeO4Y8Rg
@ProfAndrewScott @aubreydegrey @LongevityTech
Thoughts on pros and cons of the world's changing population...more older people and less babies @nytimes
"Like an avalanche, the demographic forces — pushing toward more deaths than births — seem to be expanding and accelerating."
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/22/world/global-population-shrinking.html
#longevity
The Potential Role of Protein Kinase R as a Regulator of Age-Related Neurodegeneration.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33994991/
@NRGMayo @INDUCSF @TI_AgeingNeuro @MolNeuro @fsgnmt @AlzData @AlzheimersLA @alzassociation @beatdementia @DementiaUK @UCSDHealthAging @Longevity_Forum @Trisha_M_
Fantastic article by @normacohen on how the modern household faces parenting challenges which has led to a #populationdecline
"Falling fertility means our global population is set to shrink this century—unless policies make parenthood easier"
http://ow.ly/VAzB50EPmx9
#fertility
6 Surprising Things to do from a Longevity Doctor - some helpful tips and unfortunately eating chocolate isn't one of them!
https://thebeet.com/7-surprising-things-to-do-to-live-longer-from-a-longevity-doctor/
#longevity #lifepsan #health
Father Michael Collins takes us back to Ancient Pompeii to learn about their diet and health "The Lost Cookbook of Pompeii"
Monday 10 May at 5pm BST
Register here (FREE WEBINAR):
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9216201511489/WN_92RRUIy2Qh6n0KU-74xa1g
Trailer here:
https://youtu.be/IjtoegXODtw
Keeping a sense of one's self is ever important during retirement. Great article in the @Telegraph about staying confident after retiring from your job.
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/588/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/588/pub/588/page/165/article/168136
#retirement #encore #ageing
We need to consider alternative agriculture practices such as clean meat. "Studied show 7 years of food output has been lost"
A Fifth of Food-Output Growth Has Been Lost to Climate Change
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-01/a-fifth-of-food-output-growth-has-been-lost-to-climate-change
@Bloomberg
We need to take more preventative measures and stress the importance and urgency of investing in healthy ageing.
https://europeansting.com/2021/04/09/early-healthcare-investment-is-our-best-chance-at-healthy-ageing/
#ageing #healthuk
An opinion piece on changing your perspective on life for the better after your first adult 'chapter' is over @nytimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/18/opinion/life-adulthood-death.html?referringSource=articleShare
Ever important this year - a new report has been released from All Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity "Levelling Up Health"
"To seize the economic and social advantages of longevity requires us to level up our health"
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d349e15bf59a30001efeaeb/t/607d58172ad03b5b774f10d3/1618827288368/Levelling+Up+Health+Report+Digital+Final.pdf
@TinaWoods
Longevity is also about sustainability! In a recent study, 7 out of 10 American consumers would be willing to try cell-based meat (aka clean meat). Would you?
Read more here: http://ow.ly/nKTC50EkJrX
There's a lot of talk about being financially prepared to retire but this great article has 8 questions on if you're MENTALLY ready? @WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ready-to-retire-emotionally-11618007274
#retirement #longevity #ageingwell
New trailer for our webinar on 26 April "Behind Roman Eyes" with Vatican Expert, Father Michael Collins
https://youtu.be/EzIV_nkfqhA
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@ProfAndrewScott @LongevityTech @virginmirth
"The Best Remedy for Our Diseases? Aging Less"
Could new therapies actually slow down deterioration tied to ageing? The Wall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-remedy-for-our-diseases-aging-less-11618003335
Thank you for joining us yesterday for The Eternal Beauty of Ancient Greece webinar with Father Michael Collins!
In case you missed it....view on our youtube channel:
https://youtu.be/qFws_CnR3ng
#longevity #ageing #ancientgreece #lifespan #vatican
We always discuss diet and exercise for a long life but what exactly does a pantry look like a blue zone kitchen?
@mindbodygreen
Read more: http://ow.ly/EEmt50EkJnp
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