“We know from decades of research that strong social connections and a reason to get up in the morning are key to our well-being as we age – we need to get past the idea of ‘stay safe and stay out of the way’ ” says Marc Freedman, President and Founder of Encore.org, a non-profit …
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Longevity Forum is hosting our annual forum on Nov 9th in Glasgow & the Science Summit on Nov 16th at Oxford Oriel College
*By invitation only - please email info@thelongevityforum.com to attend
For partner events, check out https://thelongevityforum.com/the-longevity-week
https://youtu.be/A7i6n6msXdE
Tallying the Cost of Growing Older
Researchers have been studying how much care American adults will require as they age, and for how long.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/02/health/elderly-health-care-finances.html
#longevity #ageing
There are many studies about a healthy diet for longer living but there's further evidence that fasting could help..
Evidence that overnight fasting could extend healthy lifespan
@nresearchnews
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01578-8
#ageing #longevity
Longevity Science Foundation Pursuing 120+ Year Human Lifespan Launches In Switzerland
"Support projects in four major areas of healthy longevity medicine and tech – therapeutics, personalised medicine, AI, and predictive diagnostics. "
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210930005030/en/Longevity-Science-Foundation-Pursuing-120-Year-Human-Lifespan-Launches-In-Switzerland
#ageing
Op-Ed: Why we need a global institution for an aging world @ProfAndrewScott
"There is no single international institution responsible for safeguarding the rights and advocating for the interests of the world’s fastest-growing age group — 65 and over."
http://ow.ly/hwWg50GogO9
Longevity Week is 15-19 November!
Register for partner events now!
https://thelongevityforum.com/the-longevity-week/
https://youtu.be/A7i6n6msXdE
Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall will narrate Meat the Future, a forthcoming film about the next agricultural revolution where animals are no longer slaughtered for food.
https://vegnews.com/2021/9/jane-goodall-lab-grown-meat
#ageing #cleanmeat
The spirit of the age: Why the tech billionaires want to leave humanity behind
"Technologists such as the American inventor Ray Kurzweil say that the important thing is to live long enough to live forever."
https://magazine.newstatesman.com/2021/09/29/the-spirit-of-the-age-why-the-tech-billionaires-want-to-leave-humanity-behind/content.html
#ageing #longevity @NewStatesman
Could we soon have the technology to create woolly mammoths to preserve the Arctic tundra?
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mammoth-task-all-in-the-genes-bznrl9q90?shareToken=d16b6fe017a223c929120e5956cf7f12
@thetimes #longevity #climatechange
In Aging Japan, Under 75 Is the New ‘Pre-Old’
Parts of world’s oldest nation bump up classification for the elderly
https://www.wsj.com/articles/aging-japan-demographics-elderly-under-75-pre-old-11632490841
@WSJ #livinglonger #ageing
This Simple Chart Reveals the Distribution Of Global Wealth
"The pandemic resulted in global wealth taking a significant dip in the first part of 2020. By the end of March, global household wealth had already declined by around 4.4%."
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/distribution-of-global-wealth-chart/
#longevity
The 20 Fastest Growing Jobs in the Next Decade
An increase in healthcare jobs such as caretakers and nurses - proof of our ageing society
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-20-fastest-growing-jobs-in-the-next-decade/
#ageing #healthuk
"A hypothetical intervention that increased life expectancy by just one year at birth is worth $118,000 to the average American—but an extra year of healthy life expectancy is worth $242,000."
https://future.a16z.com/economic-case-for-curbing-aging/
@a16z #longevity #aging
Who wants to live for ever? Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg do
Silicon Valley’s billionaires are ploughing a fortune into tech to keep them ticking
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/who-wants-to-live-for-ever-jeff-bezos-and-mark-zuckerberg-do-g68w8tbcm
#longevity #aging
The pandemic has made people rethink when they retire
"One in ten people over 50 who were working entirely from home said they were more likely to retire later — double the proportion of those who were working from an office."
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-wfh-made-us-all-rethink-retirement-bkfck980d?shareToken=f12465a712a190521481aaee27a49a0f
@thetimes
"Jeff Bezos funds the quest for eternal life"
The retired Amazon billionaire is investing in a project exploring gene reprogramming in Silicon Valley
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jeff-bezos-funds-the-quest-for-eternal-life-h2jgkfz85?shareToken=7b50978022acde9c251c98a153d481c1
@thetimes #longevity #livinglonger
Our Longevity Person of the Year, Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert along with Dr Catherine Green were just named Heroes of the Year at the GQ Men of the Year awards!
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/711/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/711/pub/711/page/100/article/213957
#longevity #ageing #covid19
Altered microbiome after antibiotics in early life shown to impact lifespan by South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
https://medicalxpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/medicalxpress.com/news/2021-08-microbiome-antibiotics-early-life-shown.amp
#longevity #ageing #agingwell
Nearly million more workers to delay retirement by 2030 @Telegraph
Workers are putting off retirement often from not having sufficient funds or enjoying flexible work
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/708/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/708/pub/708/page/94/article/212618
#ageing #longevity
Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Frailty and Its Outcomes in the Longevous Population: The Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.719806/full
#longevity #ageing
"In so many ways, the key to reframing our thinking surrounding many of our most persistent problems, starting with one of the greatest problems of all: How we approach our health" @SergeyYoung
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-increasing-life-expectancy-can-solve-other-problems-at-the-same-time-11629727858
#ageing #longevity
Despite hope that the pandemic would launch an effort away from fossil fuels, the world's need for electricity is expected to increase by 5% and 45% of that electricity will be from high CO2 sources.
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/07/31/despite-climate-concerns-demand-for-dirty-fuels-is-surging
#climatechange
The longest-lived people in the world eat this every day. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/23/this-power-nutrient-can-help-you-live-longer-but-most-americans-dont-eat-enough-says-dietitian.html
"The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that our health is more than a series of individual choices"
The interconnection between the climate and our future health and longevity
https://thehill.com/changing-america/opinion/567017-as-we-face-climate-change-congress-must-invest-in-programs-and
#climate #longevity #healthuk
Takeaways from the latest Climate Change report from the UN. Preserving the climate is a crucial part of longer, healthier lives for everyone
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/10/1026137992/3-things-to-know-about-what-scientists-say-about-our-future-climate
#longevity #healthuk #climatechange
What a drag it is getting old: Implications for economic growth
The has a population of almost 8 billion but recently we've seen a population slow down - what does this mean for economic growth and more older people?
https://www.fxstreet.com/analysis/what-a-drag-it-is-getting-old-implications-for-economic-growth-202108092032
@WellsFargo #longevity
We need to ensure that older people receive high quality care that helps with happier, longer lives
Many people fear going into a residential home in later life...
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/ageing-ireland-i-don-t-want-to-go-to-a-residential-home-the-idea-abhors-me-1.4631927
@IrishTimes #longevity #healthuk
"People who live to 100 and beyond may have a secret weapon in their gut — a blend of microbes that contributes to longevity."
@thetimes
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/it-takes-a-special-kind-of-guts-to-live-until-100-lmwvs6bhh?shareToken=91ebdc8335b7ff1feb35cd6278d839ef
#aging #healthuk #longevity
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
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