A Look Under the Hood
I thought I knew how old I was — until a series of tests told me something different. This past summer, I interviewed Doug Vaughan, MD, a longevity expert who runs the Potocsnak Longevity Institute at Northwestern University. I was writing an article on the possibility of extending the human lifespan. Vaughan measures people’s epigenetic […]
Live Long and Prosper
Gerontology experts weigh in on humans’ projected lifespans Fact checked by Jim Lacy Guessing how long the youngest generation will live feels like predicting your favorite sports team’s win record before the season begins. The more optimistic researchers now say humans born today could live to age 120; skeptics say most of us will top […]
Life in a Blue Zone
Certain places on the planet have a higher concentration of centenarians. Here’s what researchers know about them. Fact checked by Shannon Sparks Italian longevity researchers in the 1990s discovered something remarkable: A mountainous province on the island of Sardinia had an unusually high number of people over 100. As researchers marked each centenarian’s location on a […]
Searching for Longevity? Start with Healthy Habits in Your Control
On the day Bernadine Walsh turned 50 years old, the spitfire with the sassy sense of humor joined a dance troupe. For her 60th birthday, she bought herself a bike. At 70, she started taking piano lessons. When she turned 80, she threw herself a Roaring ’20s birthday party. Walsh ended up having so much […]
Longevity gene may boost brain power
Source: University of California at San Francisco whatdoctorsknow.com A new study has demonstrated that people with a variant of a longevity gene, called KLOTHO, have improved brain skills such as thinking, learning and memory regardless of their age, sex, or whether they have a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. Increasing KLOTHO gene levels in […]