BookWyrm

Peter Butler

I don’t think I realized how healthy bicycling is. Huzzah!

> A substantial body of evidence supports the health benefits of cycling, everything from strengthening the immune system to boosting the likelihood of living longer. Now, a new study finds people who are in the habit of riding a bike are significantly less likely to have osteoarthritis and experience pain in their knees by age 65, compared to people who don't bike.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/20/1251561467/biking-knee-pain-longevity-arthritis

#Bicycling #Research #Longevity #Health

Robert Roy Britt

In general, people view the beginning of old age as coming later in life than it used to. But that trend, rooted in life-expectancy increases, is slowing, while the gap between lifespan and healthspan has become significant.

#aging #longevity #health

https://medium.com/wise-well/is-80-really-the-new-60-bfa98b7d1a7a

Peter Spork

Neulich hat die Podcasterin und Moderatorin Inga Bergen gefragt, warum der Begriff #Longevity – früher eher Anti-Aging oder Langlebigkeitsforschung genannt – so populär ist, sich aber kaum jemand für Krankheitsprävention interessiert. In letzter Konsequenz geht es in beiden Gebieten um sehr ähnliche Dinge, denn auch wer auf Longevity schwört, möchte vor allem möglichst lange gesund bleiben.

Im Grunde ist es eine Frage des Marketings, antworteten viele. Longevity klingt sehr viel besser als #Prävention. Ich nehme mir das zu Herzen und schlage heute zwei richtig gute, wissenschaftlich geprüfte, mittlerweile ziemlich evidenzbasierte Longevity-Maßnahmen für die gesamte Gesellschaft vor. Ihre Umsetzung kostet nur wenig Geld. Profitieren werden die Wirtschaft, das Schulsystem, die Kultur, die allermeisten Kinder und Erwachsene. (...)

Weiter geht`s in der #SporksScienceNews #112: Lasst sie doch noch etwas schlafen! (übrigens wie immer auch mit #Epigenetik-News)

Einfach hier entlang: https://9jmt.mjt.lu/nl3/kfmIY8i-mm8k6-qU7j7nKw

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

Dog Longevity Update:
This guy here says he's got a pill for it!

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240228209735/en/Animal-Biosciences-Announces-New-Canine-Clinical-Research-Evaluating-Reversal-of-Age-Related-Signs-in-Dogs

#DogLongevity #Longevity

me·ta·phil, der

Nice move of @Fairphone, releasing the #PCB schematics of the #Fairphone 5 alongside a comprehensive #repair manual.

🌐 https://www.fairphone.com/en/2024/01/24/have-you-seen-the-schematics-for-the-fairphone-5/

#FP5 #RightToRepair #Longevity #Sustainability

A zomed-out black-white schematics of a smartphone mainboard with hundreds of little chips on it

Page thumbnails of the aforementioned Fairphone 5 repair and disassembly guide that includes zoomable PCB schematics

MattPotter

Holy shit I love this research paper

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/704080v1

#anthropology #anthro #academia #academicresearch #longevity

CSH 8 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory bioRxiv THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY HOME | SUBMIT| FAQ | BLOG| ALERTS / RSS| ABOUT | CHANNELS Search Advanced Search New Results View current version of this article A Follow this preprint Supercentenarians and the oldest-old are concentrated into regions with no birth certificates and short lifespans iD Saul Justin Newman doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/704080 This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review [what does this mean?]. * 0 || У 255| Abstract Full Text Info/History Metrics

Abstract The observation of individuals attaining remarkable ages, and their concentration into geographic sub- regions or 'blue zones', has generated considerable scientific interest. Proposed drivers of remarkable longevity include high vegetable intake, strong social connections, and genetic markers. Here, we reveal new predictors of remarkable longevity and 'supercentenarian' status. In the United States, supercentenarian status is predicted by the absence of vital registration. The state-specific introduction of birth certificates is associated with a 69-82% fall in the number of supercentenarian records. In Italy, which has more uniform vital registration, remarkable longevity is instead predicted by low per capita incomes and a short life expectancy. Finally, the designated 'blue zones' of Sardinia, Okinawa, and Ikaria corresponded to regions with low incomes, low literacy, high crime rate and short life expectancy relative to their national average. As such, relative poverty and short lifespan constitute unexpected predictors of centenarian and supercentenarian status, and support a primary role of fraud and error in generating remarkable human age records. Copyright The copyright holder for this preprint is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv

Queer Sci Fi

WRITER FUEL: The Mexican axolotl salamander can regrow its body and stay looking young forever. It's only found in two lakes and is considered critically endangered, with pollution and invasive predators driving the species' decline.

https://www.limfic.com/2023/11/20/writer-fuel-forever-young-the-adorable-regenerating-axolotl/

#LimFic #LiminalFiction #WriterFuel #Writers #Authors #WritersofMastodon #StoryIdeas #Biology #Axolotl #Longevity #Regeneration #Paedomorphosis #Neoteny

cartoon illustration of four playful axolotl salamanders - deposit photos

Hank G (BookWyrm) started reading Outlive by Peter Attia

Peter Attia, Bill Gifford: Outlive (2023, Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale)

A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on …

In my #health and #fitness posts earlier this week Peter Attia's came up a couple of times. This book has been making the circuit and I've been thinking about picking it up. Well, a spontaneous trip to the bookstore after lunch and I figured "WTH, let's give it a spin." #PeterAttia #longevity

TU München

A new study shows that animals treated with #taurine live longer and healthier lives, and also demonstrates a link between some age-related diseases and low levels of the #aminoacid: http://go.tum.de/789131

#aging #longevity

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