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Science says people will live past 120 in this century; here’s how
"Scientists are zeroing in on 'senescent cells,' aging cells that stop dividing and making new cells."
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/science-says-people-will-live-past-120-in-this-century-heres-how
@LaddersHQ #longevity #aging
An excellent interview with @ProfAndrewScott from @LongevityTech "Aging well: the new human imperative"
Focus not just on healthcare but economic impact >>> $38 trillion economic boost for every additional year of increased life expectancy in the US.
https://www.longevity.technology/aging-well-the-new-human-imperative/
US Life expectancy has dropped for the first time since World War II. during the pandemic
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/us/american-life-expectancy-report.html
#longevity #lifespan
Meet Wally - at 82 she is the oldest woman to blast into space. After being denied a space flight by NASA years ago, she will be making the voyage into space thanks to Bezos and Blue Origin
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/665/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/665/pub/665/page/75/article/197053
#aging #lifespan #stayyoung
How might the COVID-19 pandemic end? An article from McKinsey on how the pandemic evolved and how we can plan going forward.
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/how-might-the-covid-19-pandemic-end
#pandemic #aging
A chart on carbon emissions and the impact of various lifestyle choices from shower head choices to not flying @StatistaCharts
https://www.statista.com/chart/24997/emission-savings-of-different-sustainable-lifestyle-changes/
#aging #climate #healthuk
How can we put a monetary value on living longer? A short clip from my recent interview with Linda Yueh and David Sinclair on our paper in @nresearchnews "The Economic Value of Targeting Aging"
https://youtu.be/we66DHtnoDQ
#aging #agingwell #livinglonger
Boy genius Laurent Simons, 11, has his path to immortality all mapped out
“Immortality, that is my goal, not for myself, but for other people by replacing as many body parts as possible with mechanical parts”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boy-genius-laurent-simons-11-has-his-path-to-immortality-all-mapped-out-gk2z5kwxr
#longevity #aging #healthuk
4 ways to live longer from John Hopkins Medicine
1. Don't smoke
2. Healthy weight
3. Move
4. Diet
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/4-top-ways-to-live-longer#::text=A%20Johns%20Hopkins%2Dled%20study,by%20an%20astounding%2080%20percent.
A great blog post by Sergey Young on how the environment affects our longevity
"Longevity Revolution. 3 Signs The Environment Will Actually Help Us Live Longer"
http://ow.ly/vv8d50FnxL3
Don't miss the recording from Vatican expert, Father Michael Collins on The Medieval Camino de Santiago!
Video is full of insights on the lifestyle of the pilgrims making this journey from lifespan to daily health
http://ow.ly/uVlb50FmG3N
#longevity #aging #caminodesantiago
Interesting questions presented in The Times "Humankind is on the brink of a new era where science is starting to reveal in unprecedented detail the workings of our individual cells + whole brains"
Would you want to know your future health risks?
http://ow.ly/25vO50FkPnI
Thank you again Dame Sarah Gilbert for being our Longevity Person of the Year recipient for 2020!
http://ow.ly/wAyH50FkNQs
#longevity #covid19 #covidvaccine
A great article on the future of work @McKinsey
To future-proof citizens’ ability to work, they will require new skills—but which ones? A survey of 18,000 people in 15 countries suggests those that governments may wish to prioritize.
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/defining-the-skills-citizens-will-need-in-the-future-world-of-work#
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
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