by Martin Ettington | Aug 12, 2017 | Aging, Animals, Longevity, Science Research |
July 17, 2017 The tubeworm species Escarpia laminata. Credit: the Chemo III project, BOEM and NOAA OER Large tubeworms living in the cold depths of the Gulf of Mexico may be among the longest living animals in the world. This is revealed in a study in Springer’s...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 9, 2017 | Aging, Good Habits, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article |
By Rick Ansorge | Thursday, 13 Jul 2017 09:44 AM The number of Americans living to 100 — and beyond — has increased dramatically in recent decades, while those over the age of 80 comprise the world’s fastest-growing segment of the population, according to the...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 3, 2017 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Good news for Peter Thiel, I guess? By Neel V. Patel on July 3, 2017 The quest for immortality is an oft repeated story throughout history, but it’s only in the past century that the movement has pivoted from the annals of religious escapades and spiritual...
by Martin Ettington | Jul 28, 2017 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Ryan F. Mandelbaum Wednesday 1:00pm Humans don’t like dying, they don’t like the idea of dying, and most have made not dying an important part of their life. Lots of folks are interested in making us not die for longer, so it was a real bummer last year when a team...
by Martin Ettington | Jul 20, 2017 | Aging, Food, Longevity |
By Mary Martin | Friday, 23 Jun 2017 06:13 AM When it comes to eating healthy foods, some may be more deceptive than others. Sure, we know that a piece of fruit is better than a cupcake to satisfy a sweet tooth, but why is lean turkey breast better than pork? And...
by Martin Ettington | Jul 15, 2017 | Aging, Longevity, Plants |
By Marnie ChestertonBBC Radio Science Unit 12 June 2017 Mayflies live a day, humans live a century, if we’re lucky, but what is the oldest living organism on the planet? For scientists, accurately proving the age of any long-lived species is a hard task. Under...
by Martin Ettington | Jul 12, 2017 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research, Weight Loss |
By Sylvia Booth Hubbard | Tuesday, 11 Jul 2017 12:28 PM For decades, health experts have warned about the dangers of being overweight, pointing to an increased risk of many conditions, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and some cancers. But several...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 23, 2017 | Aging, Exercise, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article |
Physical activity has many profound benefits to your health but one that we often ignore is aging. Exercise can have a substantial impact on the aging process in your body, at a cellular level. In a recent study, which looked at the relationship between exercising and...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 20, 2017 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Psychology |
Anna Petherick A group of Wisconsin nuns in the 1930s proved that positive personality traits can add years to your life. Being disagreeable, on the other hand, can be deadly Studying a group of nuns over their lifetimes, researchers were able to determine that...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 16, 2017 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Psychology |
Erin Brodwin May 16, 2017, 1:52 PM Are you friendly? Open? Emotionally stable? Dozens of large studies of older people around the world suggest that these personality traits are among a handful of characteristics tied to a longer life. And while one study found that...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 12, 2017 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Tuesday, 09 May 2017 08:46 AM Even as life expectancy is rising in many places across the U.S., there are some places where lifespans are getting shorter and geographical inequalities are becoming more pronounced, a new study suggests.Nationwide in 2014, the average...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 8, 2017 | Aging, DNA, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
By Chris Pritchard | Friday, 05 May 2017 12:43 PM Medical researchers have discovered a naturally occurring compound the human body produces that can speed DNA repair, combat disease, and may turn back the clock on aging. The compound — called NAD+, which is...
