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

To start off your week, here's a short interview w/ famous environmentalist & scientist James Lovelock ( 102 years old ) explaining his keys to longevity and keeping your mind young.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPAo9UjuRDA

"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/

The British Society of Gerontology Special Interest Group on Ageing Business and Society is holding its third workshop this Wednesday, May 22nd.

FREE REGISTRATION HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gerontology-business-working-together-for-the-decade-of-healthy-ageing-tickets-320526331887

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

New data projects that Japanese people will live longer, and that overall years spent living with dementia will decrease.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220427115813.htm

#ageing #healthuk

With retirement ages rising, will we see a difference in the mortgage industry? An opinion piece @FT "Mortgages: working for longer"

http://ow.ly/IJ9m50J2EPT

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

New Article Outlines the Characteristics of a “Longevity Diet”
Professor Valter Longo leads review of research in animals and humans to identify how nutrition affects aging and healthy lifespan.

https://gero.usc.edu/2022/04/28/valter-longo-longevity-diet/

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

Free conference by UK Spine on 27-28 June will showcase exciting research in the area of healthy ageing! @UK_Spine

REGISTER NOW:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-spine-annual-conference-2022-tickets-274110430677

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

A quote from author, Maya Angelou on embracing ageing!

Baby bust: Pandemic accelerates fall in China’s birth rate @ft

https://www.ft.com/content/a1389fba-ffd6-474e-8eed-ac9198453e94

#ageing #longevity #population

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/

Want to live to 100? Here’s what the latest longevity research says @marketwatch

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/want-to-live-to-100-heres-what-the-latest-longevity-research-says-11649355732

"Aging in place can be so much easier with smart home technology" @washingtonpost

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/04/07/aging-place-can-be-so-much-easier-with-smart-home-technology/

#ageingwell #ageing

The cost of raising children in China is affecting the population growth. "Experts warn China's ageing population will put huge pressure on its health and social security system."

http://ow.ly/V8oE50IEVQk.

#ageing #agingsociety

Some interesting insights into concerns around ageing in the UK - from the pandemic to the future of work. The The Longer Lives Index: A crisis of confidence by the Phoenix Group

http://ow.ly/lYLx50IzTjG

#ageing #healthuk

Could calorie reduction be integral to ageing well and improving our overall healthspan?

"Biology of aging study shows why curbing calories counts"

https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/biology-aging-study-shows-why-curbing-calories-counts

"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/

A great paper on mortality linked to TV watching "Television viewing time and all-cause mortality: interactions with BMI, physical activity, smoking, and dietary factors"

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35305675/

#ageing #healthuk

Don't forget we have an array of videos on longevity topics from clean agriculture and population changes to keeping your mind young with art + philosophy >>>

Longevity Forum youtube channel is here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMYdombQE8QldF74xvysbLQ

Curiosity and lifelong learning are an integral part of longer lives...

#ageing #longevity

How to live longer: Calorie restriction may 'play major role' in lifespan - study findings

"How much food we eat is also linked with our health, and eating too much or too little can have negative consequences."

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1583707/live-longer-healthy-life-age-limit-calories

#ageing #healthuk

Stay positive and eat right! Longevity Secrets Of The Oldest People In The World

https://www.eatthis.com/news-longevity-secrets-oldest-people/

#ageing #longevity #lifespan

Great article on The Corporate Implications of Longer Lives "People want to be age-agnostic; corporations want age markers."

No paywall through tomorrow on MIT Sloan Management Review: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-corporate-implications-of-longer-lives/

#ageingwell #longevity

The secret to longevity? Ask a yellow-bellied marmot @sciencedaily

"These large ground squirrels are able to virtually halt the aging process during the seven to eight months they spend hibernating in their underground burrows"

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220307131958.htm

Remember the words by author Jules Renard on ageing well
"It's not how old you are. It's how you are old."

#longevity #ageing #agingwell

If case you missed our webinar last week "The Road from Canterbury" with @FRMikeCollins you can view the Via Francigena journey on our youtube channel:

https://youtu.be/Cho8lyhgxqQ

#viafrancigena #pilgrimage #longevity

Today is International Women's Day! Happy to share an inspirational quote for longevity from the oldest living woman in history, Jeanne Calment.

#ageing #longevity

Join us today at 5:30pm GMT for our Longevity Tonic webinar "The Road from Canterbury." We will look back on this historical trip that thousands of pilgrims faced, the Via Francigena.

REGISTER FREE: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eVdiqL01TfGpKIVEq2dHsg

#pilgrimage #viaFrancigena

Last chance to register for our Longevity Tonic webinar tomorrow at 5:30pm London time: The Road from Canterbury - an exploration of the lives that made the pilgrimage to Rome

Register free here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eVdiqL01TfGpKIVEq2dHsg

#pilgrimage #travelhistory @FRMIKECOLLINS

TUESDAY AT 5:30PM GMT - Free webinar with Father Michael Collins @FRMIKECOLLINS on The Road from Canterbury.

Discover with us the famous pilgrimage to Rome - a journey for the body, mind and soul.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eVdiqL01TfGpKIVEq2dHsg

Join us Tuesday evening for a free webinar on The Road from Canterbury! This is part of our Longevity Tonic series - thought provoking webinars for the mind and soul.

Tues 8 March 5:30pm GMT

REGISTER HERE:
http://ow.ly/58vC50I9g76

Where Young People Can't Find Jobs from @Statista

"Roughly 27 percent of people aged 15 to 24 are unemployed in the MENA region"

http://ow.ly/Vrus50I5Q9P

#ageing #lifespan

A fantastic article by Delia Lloyd @realdelia "Language and the Longevity Dividend" http://ow.ly/bZJv50I5PRs

"Clearly, we need a new vocabulary for how we talk about people in the second half of life if we are to generate any sort of change in attitude."

#ageing #healthUK

A graphic of the lifespans of 50 animals - A look at longevity across many species on the planet

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-life-expectancy-of-humans-and-49-other-animals/

Longevity is about lifelong learning - join us for a journey from Canterbury to Rome as we discover the challenges pilgrims faced

Register for our FREE webinar on The Road to Canterbury on 8 March at 5:30pm GMT

http://ow.ly/A5wm50HWKnz