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Longevity

fat tailed dwarf lemur

Hibernating Lemurs Turn Back Time at Cellular Level

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Electric Cars Now Outlast Gas Vehicles, Landmark Study Shows

• Americans over the age of 40 could live an extra 5.3 years if all were as active as the top 25% of the population • For the least active 25% of Americans aged 40+, an extra hour’s walk could add 6.3 hours of additional life-expectancy, on average.

Walk More, Live Longer: Activity Study Reveals Path to Added Years

25-year study reveals key factors in healthy brain aging and cognitive performance

25-Year Study Reveals Childhood Intelligence Shapes Brain Health in Old Age

An elephant family comforts their calf during an afternoon nap under a tree in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. Credit: George Wittemyer

Social Animals Live Longer: Oxford Study Reveals Benefits of Group Living Across Animal Kingdom

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Grief’s Hidden Toll: How Losing Loved Ones Affects Cellular Aging

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The research was wrong: study shows moderate drinking won’t lengthen your life

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First 200 Sub-Four-Minute Milers Live Nearly Five Years Longer Than General Population

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More schooling is linked to slowed aging and increased longevity

A century-old buffalofish from Apache Lake, Arizona.

Study uncovers hundred-year lifespans for three freshwater fish species in the Arizona desert

University of Rochester researchers successfully transferred a longevity gene from naked mole rats to mice, resulting in improved health and an extension of the mouse’s lifespan.

Longevity gene from naked mole rats extends lifespan of mice

The estimated impact of adopting different numbers of healthy lifestyle factors on additional years of life expectancy among men as compared to men with none of these habits. While adopting more healthy lifestyle factors at a younger age is associated with the greatest gains in life expectancy, adopting even a few of these factors or adopting them at an older age can still bring significant gains.

These eight habits could lengthen your life by decades

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Metformin could promote healthy aging based on genetics

In a new study by Waseda University researchers, young and middle-aged mice were fed isocaloric diets with varying amounts of protein. Mice consuming moderate amounts of dietary proteins (25% and 35%) exhibited lower blood glucose, and hepatic and plasma lipid levels.

Optimal Protein Intake for Aging: Study Reveals the Key to Metabolic Health and Longevity

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