LONGEVITY WEEK 15-19 NOVEMBER

"Sustainability in a decade of healthy ageing"

Register for partner events now! https://thelongevityforum.com/the-longevity-week/

@UKRI_News @LongevityEurope @masterinvestor @AFARorg @ColliderHealth @EncoreFellowsUK @ARK_KCL @Ai4Conferences

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

Register for the Master Investor event on investing in longevity!
Featuring scientists and business leaders in collaboration w/ the American Federation of Aging Research @AFARorg and the Longevity Industry Association

17 November at 9am GMT

http://ow.ly/CSkD50GjQA8

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

Vatican expert Father Michael Collins takes us a journey through the famed Geoffey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

21 Oct at 5:30pm London time

Register now (FREE): https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1416333696351/WN_7_U5FMh2SWqoHd6879QKvg

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

In many rich countries covid-19 has slashed life expectancy to below 2015 levels

Last year only Danes, Norwegians and Finnish women enjoyed slight gains in longevity

@TheEconomist #longevity #ageing

Carbonomics: Introducing the GS Net Zero Carbon Models and Sector Frameworks from Goldman Sachs

https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/pages/carbonomics-gs-net-zero-carbon-models.html

#longevity #cop26

A Point of View on Longevity @AARP @ProfAndrewScott

"Given the size of the baby boomer population that is moving into retirement, firms need to quickly switch their attention to how to preserve this experience in the workforce."

http://ow.ly/ZWGM50GighT

#longevity #ageing

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

Simple ways to live to 100

Keep working, mediterranean diet and better mental health

https://www.eatthis.com/news-simple-ways-live-100/

#longevity #ageing #livelong

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

Why eternal life is too much of a good thing @ft

An interesting article about the social changes brought on my longer life expectancy

"We all want to cling on, but are we really ready for a world in which boomers and Gen Xers take even longer to shove off?"

#longevity #ageing

"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

"Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian was awarded a $1 million Breakthrough prize last week for helping to invent next generation sequencing (NGS), an ultra-fast method of reading DNA that has revolutionised the life sciences."

@thetimes #longevity #ageing

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

Global dementia cases forecasted to triple by 2050

Global education access is expected to decrease dementia but at the same time health problems from smoking, obesity, etc will increase the prevalence of dementia

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210727171713.htm

#agingwell #longevity

"One hot dog takes 36 minutes off your life" @Telegraph

The importance of protein in a well balanced diet for longer lives.

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/698/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/698/pub/698/page/22/article/209433

#healthuk #ageingwell

Life expectancy at birth by country from HealthStatus. We are living longer than ever but we need to ensure that we are living healthier for longer as well.

https://data.oecd.org/healthstat/life-expectancy-at-birth.htm

#longevity #lifespan

"Before the advent of antibiotics, a small cut could be fatal, and surgery and childbirth were extremely hazardous. Is the rise of antimicrobial resistance sending us back to that era? "

https://reader.moneyweek.com/2021/08/09/briefing-260/pugpig_index.html

#longevity #aging #healthuk

Looking at daily human energy needs over our life course. As we age, we spend less energy in our later years.

"Daily energy expenditure through the human life course"

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/373/6556/808

#longevity @ScienceMagazine #aging

"A new study finds that the disconnect between how old we feel and how old we want to be can offer insights into the relationship between our views on aging and our health."

@ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210727145250.htm

"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

Why helping people to age well is a new healthcare priority
@wef

With longer living, there has been a gradual shift in the disease burden from infectious diseases towards non-communicable diseases

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

"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/

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