November 12, 2025
A recent study of over 80,000 Europeans concluded that speaking more than one language is associated with delayed aging. Further analysis suggested that the protective effect of speaking one foreign language diminished with age, while the protective effect of speaking two or more foreign languages was more robust with aging [1]. Beyond communication Learning a...
June 06, 2025
While the overall prevalence of dementia might be rising due to population aging, a study has found that today’s older people seem to be less prone to dementia than in the past [1]. Are we having more dementia or less? While the robust rise in average life expectancy seen in the previous century has largely...
October 11, 2024
A new study has suggested that radical life extension is all but impossible in this century [1], and it has made waves among people interested in living longer. Out of steam? A paper titled “Implausibility of radical life extension in humans in the twenty-first century” was destined to ignite controversy in the longevity community. Published...
April 26, 2021
By the year 2050, one in four Europeans will be aged 65 or over, which presents a number of challenges and possible opportunities for Europe’s rapidly aging society. To this end, the European Commission published the "Green paper on ageing - Fostering solidarity and responsibility between generations" back in January to encourage a broad policy...
October 06, 2020
A high-quality cohort study by Finnish scientists shows that today’s elderly are in better physical and cognitive shape than people of the same age were a generation ago [1,2]. Does longer also mean better? One of the fears commonly evoked by the idea of life extension is that prolonging lifespan will not necessarily prolong healthspan....
September 17, 2019
Dr. S. Jay Olshansky is a Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Research Associate at the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Chief Scientist at Lapetus Solutions, Inc. He has received multiple scientific awards,...