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/

We need to make longer lives a possibility for everyone and tackle longevity inequalities

An article from Northwestern University and Science Daily "Americans with higher net worth at midlife tend to live longer"

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210723121517.htm

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

The fertility rate in the UK is at an all time low. The uncertainty of the pandemic contributed to the decades long trend of fewer children.

https://magazine.newstatesman.com/editions/com.progressivemediagroup.newstatesman.issue.NS202127/data/214254/index.html

#aging #longevity

Great article from @wef on how our economy can benefit from longer and healthier lives. We must ensure healthspan rises to match lifespan

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/07/all-s-well-that-ages-well-a-new-health-imperative/

#aging #healthuk #ageing

"Pandemic has accelerated the prior decline of neighbourliness among younger people over recent decades, leaving them with worryingly low levels of social trust and community attachment. "

New Onward research: Age of Alienation

https://www.ukonward.com/age-of-alienation/

#community #aging

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

Univ of Ottawa has developed a calculator to determine how long senior citizens will live. The goal is to provide better care during the last stages of life.

http://ow.ly/l66m50Ftshj

#longevity #healthcare #elderlycare

A study on how dogs like humans can age well or poorly. Can analyzing dog lives unlock the secrets of human aging?

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/can-helping-dogs-live-longer-unlock-the-secrets-of-human-aging-11625246553

#aging #lifespan

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.

Is 150 years the limit of human lifespans? An interesting article on different methods of measuring aging and our limitations

https://theconversation.com/is-150-years-really-the-limit-of-human-lifespan-162209

#aging #healthuk #lifespan

The world's population is getting older...

"According to the United Nations, the global median age has increased by 7 years since 1950, from 24 to 31"

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-population-2020-by-age/

Image from Visual Capitalist
#longevity #agingsociety #ageing

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#

Dr Greg Bailey, CEO @juvlabs and Linda Partridge, founding director @maxplanckpress Institute on Aging debate nutrition and how to live today on our latest podcast!

Apple
http://ow.ly/S75l50FfU1j

Google
http://ow.ly/UCjx50FfU1f

Spotify
http://ow.ly/rnuK50FfU1d

Don't forget to sign up for Thursday's Longevity Tonic webinar with Father Michael Collins on the Medieval Camino de Santiago pilgrimage!

24 June at 5:30pm BST

FREE WEBINAR:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3816238492335/WN_lpw8mTaaSwKTrKWSlWgHyQ

@CaminoWays @followthecamino @CaminoTweets

A paper on health policy and ageing @UniofNewcastle "A clear understanding of whether increases in longevity are spent in good health is necessary to support ageing, health and care-related policy."

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/5/e045567

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

Register for our free webinar "On the Road: The Medieval Camino de Santiago"

"Follow the stars" with Vatican expert, Father Michael Collins as he explores this medieval voyage and the daily lives of the many pilgrims

24 June at 5:30pm London time

http://ow.ly/4nTt50FbBeb

Our latest Longevity Tonic webinar is now online! Vatican expert, Father Michael Collins takes us back to Edward Jenner in 1796 and the first smallpox vaccination. This life saving tech couldn't be more important today

Youtube:
http://ow.ly/39jm50Fbup6

#longevity #healthuk

Nutrition is a crucial part of living a longer, healthier life! Listen to our latest podcast w/ Prof Linda Partridge, Founding Director Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing

Apple
http://ow.ly/lcXH50F9ErY

Google
http://ow.ly/o7fZ50F9ErV

Spotify
http://ow.ly/vvW150F9Es2

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 us Thursday for a free lunchtime webinar on the history of vaccines! The subject couldn't be more pertinent today

10 June at 1pm UK time

FREE REGISTRATION:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2216226346298/WN_0FtXrnCmQbyahp96VGKugQ

@aubreydegrey @LongevityTech @masterinvestor

Join us for a webinar on the history of vaccines! This subject couldn't be more relevant today. Vatican expert, Father Michael Collins will takes us back to the 18th century for the development of the smallpox vaccine.

10 June at 1pm BST

FREE WEBINAR:
http://ow.ly/CBVW50F1056

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

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

Last chance to register for today's lunchtime webinar on longevity wisdom and imagination w/ author & philosopher Robert Rowland Smith!

TODAY 1 PM BST

FREE WEBINAR:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3616219481099/WN_ybcNDnCsR2-AVULeO4Y8Rg

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

You can take control of how you age! Podcast featuring Norman Lazarus, author of The Lazarus Strategy on how to avoid aging related diseases through physical activity...and have fun in the process

Youtube:
http://ow.ly/AJ5O50ERpzO

Spotify:
http://ow.ly/2gaB50ERpzQ

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

Our latest podcast is now available! Declan Doogan & Prof Norman Lazarus, author of "The Lazarus Strategy: How to Age Well and Wisely" discuss how exercise can prevent disease & how to find a routine that makes you happy

Apple (also Spotify + Google): http://ow.ly/ZVKV50EOzL4

Meet the Nun Who Wants You to Remember You Will Die @nytimes

"Memento mori" is a concept is to intentionally think about your own death every day, as a means of appreciating the present and focusing on the future.

#longevity #lifespan

"Boston Consulting Group and Kearney believe the trend is global and growing — beef could be the new coal, shunned by elite tastemakers over rising temperatures and squeezed by increasingly cheap alternatives." @Bloomberg

http://ow.ly/8AzL50EMF0h

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