HuffPost quoted Jennifer Ailshire in an article on SuperAgers and habits to improve longevity. “We think of SuperAgers … as people who are reaching 85 years of age, so they’re exceeding the typical or average life expectancy for … their cohort,” Ailshire said. “For us, a SuperAger is not just someone who’s long-lived. It’s also someone who’s maintained a fairly high level of physical, cognitive, psychological and social well-being.” Yahoo, MSN and others republished the article.
Washington Post quoted Paul Irving in an article on how positive attitudes regarding aging can shape aging trajectories. Intergenerational connection is one way to improve attitudes; there is an “opportunity to capitalize on the experience, wisdom and judgment of older people, and the creativity, risk-taking characteristics and new ideas of young people. … What an exciting new way to think about talent,” he said.
New York Times quoted Constanza Cortes on how strong glutes aid in healthy longevity. Along with contributing to overuse and strain in other muscles and joints, weak glutes can affect how confidently you move, one of the reasons they can lead to more falls, she said.
Inside Precision Medicine featured a study led by Roberto Vicinanza and Pinchas Cohen on the Mediterranean diet’s effect on mitochondrial microproteins. MSN, Earth.com and Medical Xpress also covered the study.
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LAist’s AirTalk with Larry Mantle spoke to Pinchas Cohen about the current evidence supporting the use of peptides for wellness. “I think some of the new peptides will present fantastic targets for further development,” he said. “But I really am concerned about people getting their medical advice on TikTok instead of through licensed physicians.”
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Los Angeles Times mentioned the USC Leonard Davis School in an article on the longevity industry in Los Angeles. The school has become a key pipeline for research commercialization, the article said.
GOOD featured research by Andrei Irimia on how indigenous groups in the Bolivian Amazon show less dementia and slower brain aging than industrialized populations. “The lives of our pre-industrial ancestors were punctuated by limited food availability,” Irimia said. “Humans historically spent a lot of time exercising out of necessity to find food, and their brain aging profiles reflected this lifestyle.”
Body + Soul quoted Valter Longo in an article on longevity habits. Longo said a longevity diet involves eating lots of legumes, wholegrains and vegetables, some fish, no processed or red meat, minimal chicken, little sugar or refined grains, and a good amount of nuts and olive oil.
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