White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA)
July 13, the main event of the once-in-ten-years White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) took place (with the participation of US President).
Category: Longevity
It Is Time to Classify Biological Aging As A Disease
We believe that aging should be seen as a disease, albeit as a disease that is a universal and multisystemic process.
Longevity and Happiness — Living in the Blue Zones
Globally there have been identified so called “blue zones”, places where people live in general for longer than in other areas on Earth or as my husband says “the places that have everything“.
How Old Are You Really?
A study has confirmed what many of us have been saying for years: age is nothing but a number. The researchers developed a method to determine the pace of ageing in individuals by looking at a range of biomarkers –...
Two Innovations in Aging and Health
Last week, there were two game-changers in anti-aging research originating from the US East and West coasts.
Dreams of a Pill to Enable Regeneration
Eight years ago, I assumed erroneously that the chute of my food processor was longer than my fingers.
Aging and the Hypothalmus
The interface between the electrical and the chemical networks in the brain is a tiny region in the middle of the brain, the hypothalamus.
The Seven Stages of Man — Uncoupling Biological and Chronological Aging
Chronological, biological and social age are now becoming increasingly uncoupled.
GDF-11 Not So Fast
A research report from Novartis may temper our excitement about GDF11, which was a runner-up for Science Magazine’s 2014 Breakthrough Of the Year.
Video Friday: “Longevity: Tales from the Oldest Old” Presented by Claudia H. Kawas, M.D.
Dr. Kawas discusses findings from The 90+ Study, one of the largest population-based studies of oldest-old in the world.