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New MIND diet may significantly protect against Alzheimer's disease
Date: March 19, 2015 Source: Rush University Medical Center Summary: A new diet, appropriately known by the acronym MIND, could significantly lower a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, even if the diet is not meticulously followed, according to a new...
The longest-lived animals on Earth, in one chart
This Chart speaks for itself: Updated by Joseph Stromberg on March 21, 2015, 9:00 a.m. ET @josephstromberg joseph@vox.com When you think of animals that can live a really long time, you probably think of tortoises and parrots. The ocean quahog — a species of clam that...
In Short-Lived Fish, Secrets to Aging
FEB. 27, 2015 A 2-month-old African turquoise killifish, top, and a 5-month-old killifish, bottom, show aging much like that in humans. CreditItamar Harel Carl Zimmer The turquoise killifish lives in a fleeting world: the ponds that appear only during the rainy season...
Nourishing the Aging Brain
Research reveals how the brain changes as we age and hints at ways to slow the decline. By Morten Scheibye-Knudsen | March 1, 2015 © DUNG HOANG The quest for immortality has inspired humankind since the dawn of civilization. Diverse ancient myths and religious stories...
Treadmill performance can predict longevity: study
WASHINGTON, MARCH 2: Your performance on a treadmill may tell how long you are going to live, a new large-scale study has claimed. Analysing data from 58,000 heart stress tests, cardiologists at the Johns Hopkins Medicine have developed a formula that estimates one’s...
5 Ways Positive Thinking Can Transform Your Health
The Huffington Post | By Carolyn Gregoire Posted: 03/16/2015 8:03 am EDT Updated: 03/16/2015 8:59 am EDT Our emotional world has a remarkable power to determine not only our mental health, but also how our physical well-being. "Positive characteristics, such as...
A True Fountain-Of-Youth Drug Combo?
This is really, really interesting. Can we alleviate the effects of aging by getting rid of “bad” cells in the body? A new study from the Mayo Clinic and the Scripps Research Institute reports that a novel cocktail of two unrelated drugs dramatically slows the aging...
Lifespan Linked to Solar Activity in New Research
People born when there was low solar activity lived longer on average than those born during times when there was more solar activity, according to a study of births in Norway led by Dr Gine Roll Skjærvø of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in...
New Drug Can Help You Live Longer?
Mar 09, 2015 07:45 PM EDT A new class of drugs has reportedly been shown to help you live a longer, healthier life by alleviating symptoms of frailty and improving cardiac function... at least in animal models, according to a new study. Researchers from The Scripps...
Peanuts linked to same heart, longevity benefits as more pricey nuts
POSTED MARCH 05, 2015, 8:41 AM Daniel Pendick, Executive Editor, Harvard Men's Health Watch Nuts, a food you may have been avoiding because of their high fat content, have been gaining traction as an all-natural health food. Tree nuts like almonds, pecans, and walnuts...
New class of drugs dramatically increases healthy lifespan
Date: March 9, 2015 Source: Scripps Research Institute Summary: Scientists have identified a new class of drugs that in animal models dramatically slows the aging process -- alleviating symptoms of frailty, improving cardiac function and extending a healthy lifespan....
Have a sense of purpose in life? It may protect your heart
Date: March 6, 2015 Source: Mount Sinai Medical Center Summary: Having a high sense of purpose in life may lower your risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a new study. Having a high sense of purpose in life may lower your risk of heart disease and stroke,...
Consumer Reports: Coffee could contribute to longevity
If you're a coffee lover, you can perk up. Experts at Consumer Reports have reviewed the latest research and say drinking coffee has several health benefits. In fact, it may even lengthen your life, because of the antioxidants in coffee that protect against disease....
'Feast-and-famine diet' could help in extending lifespan
'Feast-and-famine diet' could help in extending lifespan, reveals new study Saturday, 28 February 2015 - 5:37pm IST | Place: Washington | Agency: ANI A new research has found that feast-and-famine diet extends the lifespan of an individual and prevents from the...
Want to live past 90? Here is what a researcher learned
Want to live past 90? Here is what a researcher learned from the ‘oldest old’ By Megan Nicolai / The Orange County Register Published Feb 27, 2015 at 12:02AM What prolongs your life or prevents dementia might not be what you expect. Claudia Kawas, a geriatric...
The Strange Connection Between Saunas and Longevity
Justin Worland @justinworland Feb. 23, 2015 Higher frequency and longer duration of sauna use was correlated with less risk for heart problems and a lower chance of mortality Frequenting the sauna appears to be connected to a reduced risk of number of cardiovascular...
Standing On One Leg Helps Predict Brain Health And Longevity
By Jennibeth Loro(staff@newseveryday.com) - 18 Feb '15 10:10AM Try this one out. Try standing on one leg for twenty seconds and repeat the procedure in your other leg? How do you feel? Can you stand in one leg for at least 20 seconds? A recent study led by Dr Yasuharu...
Secrets of Vilcabamba, Playground of the Inca and Valley of Longevity
19 FEBRUARY, 2015 - 12:58 APRIL HOLLOWAY Tucked away in the Andean slopes of Ecuador, lies the quiet and picturesque village of Vilcabamba. Known to many as the ‘Valley of Longevity’, Vilcabamba has a reputation for being home to one of the highest concentrations of...
Fruit-fly find may pave way for human ‘longevity’
Posted on Feb 5 2015 - 6:37pm by IBC World Washington, Feb 5: A new research has discovered that a common lab chemical can extend the life span of female fruit flies by 68 percent, suggesting that some studies on the genetic roots of aging will need a second look. For...
Meet the supercentenarians–share secrets of a long life
Meet the supercentenarians: World's oldest people born in the 1800s share the secrets of long life 10:05, 15 February 2015 By Glen James, Emma Mountford It seems it's not that unusual to live a very long life these days....well, as long as you're a woman and don't...
Does a Real Anti-Aging Pill Already Exist?
Inside Novartis’s push to produce the first legitimate anti-aging drug February 12, 2015 by Bill Gifford Photographer: David Brandon Geeting for Bloomberg Businessweek; Prop Stylist: Ruby Maxwell/Acme Brooklyn; Groomer: Angela Di Carlo One afternoon in the...
Location, location, longevity? Ireland’s centenarians mapped
Data shows higher-than-average numbers of centenarians in Mayo and Longford in 2014 Pamela Duncan Wed, Feb 11, 2015, 11:11 In recent months, centenarians interviewed by this newspaper have variously attributed their longevity to “hard work, staying positive and the...
Forever young: Meditation might slow the age-related losses in the brain
Forever young: Meditation might slow the age-related loss of gray matter in the brain Date: February 5, 2015 Source: University of California - Los Angeles Summary: Building on their earlier work that suggested people who meditate have less age-related atrophy in the...
Meeting A 125 Year Old Himalayan Master
JULY 10, 2011 BY GONGA In June of 2011, we were invited to meet a 125 year old Himalayan Master who lives in the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India. The area is tucked into a far northern corner of India, with Nepal to the east and Tibet to the north....
Meet Jonathan, St Helena's 182-year-old giant tortoise
By Sally KettleSt Helena Our world is full of weird and wonderful creatures, many of which amaze scientists and non-scientists, alike. But is it true that a living tortoise could have started its life in the first half of the 19th Century? Plantation House in St...
170 Year Old Hanuman Das Baba: A Living Saint of Vrindavan
The following photos are of Hanuman Das Baba of Vrindavan, who may be one of the oldest living saints on earth. Once I asked this Baba how old he was. He Replied he could not remember his age, but recalled that he was 12 years old when Jhansi Rani fought the British....
103-Year-Old Doctor: Exercise Is Overrated
Monday, 02 Feb 2015 04:28 PM By Nick Tate Ephraim Engleman, M.D., who will celebrate his 104th birthday in March, has some unconventional recommendations for those seeking to live a long, healthy life. Among them: Staying active is critically important, but...
Add nature, art and religion to life's best anti-inflammatories
Date: 2/3/15 Source: University of California - Berkeley Summary: Taking in such spine-tingling wonders as the Grand Canyon, Sistine Chapel ceiling or Schubert's 'Ave Maria' may give a boost to the body's defense system. Researchers have linked positive emotions --...
Do You Have The ‘Smart Gene’ That Also Helps You Live Longer?
Laura KenneyManaging Editor, Yahoo HealthJanuary 28, 2015 The “smart gene,” the “longevity gene,” the “awesome gene,” or whatever you want to call it, here’s hoping that this little genetic superpower is part of your DNA. Researchers have discovered that a variant of...
Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut: Preparing for Tu B'Shvat
Mike Wallace, the legendary 60 Minutes correspondent, kept to a Tu B’Shvat diet. When I was one of his producers years ago, he prided himself on his intake of nuts and raisins, insisting they were the secret to his longevity and jet black hair. Mike, rest his soul,...