A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging humans become more resilient?
Tag: Longevity
How to Live a Long and Healthy Life as an Introvert
Our personal health reporter explains why it’s the quality, not quantity, of socializing that matters.
How to Live a Long and Healthy Life as an Introvert
Our personal health reporter explains why it’s the quality, not quantity, of socializing that matters.
How to Live a Long and Healthy Life as an Introvert
Our personal health reporter explains why it’s the quality, not quantity, of socializing that matters.
In a ‘Hot Mic’ Moment, Xi and Putin Muse About Immortality and Organ Transplants
Medical advances and geopolitics collide for two septuagenarian leaders who have suggested that their time in office is far from over.
Belgian Nonprofit Papy Boom Is Helping Retirement-Home Residents Hit the Clubs
A group of Brussels retirement-home residents grooved to electronic music late one night as part of a program to fight loneliness among seniors.
The Ah Ma Flippa Ball Team Is a Sign of Singapore’s Aging Population
The Ah Ma Flippa Ball team (ah ma means grandmother) is one example of how Singapore is encouraging its growing population of seniors to stay active.
Pope Francis Came Near Death in Hospital, His Doctor Says
In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the hospital, but said he needs to change his vigorous habits, at least for a while, to recover.
A Long Life, Thanks to Where You Live? Not Likely, Says Ig Nobel Winner.
An Australian researcher found that many areas that supposedly produce lots of centenarians also produce shoddy record-keeping.
Maria Branyas Morera, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 117
Born before the emergence of the telephone, she came to embrace the digital revolution and cultivated a following on social media as “Super Catalan Grandma.”