Meditation isn’t as simple as it looks. There’s lots of evidence about how it alleviates stress and makes you more aware of your own wellbeing, but first you need to navigate its many techniques and forms (https://longevity.technology/lifestyle/8-types-of-meditation-which-one-is-best-for-you/). Humans have been meditating for thousands of years. Most religions have some method that they use to try […]
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As Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia progress, patients lose more of their memories. From details of friends and family members to the practicalities of everyday life, this can be devastating. You can’t just replace those memories, but with modern technology, there may be other ways to keep people connected to their pasts, their loved
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Plant-based diets and the vegan lifestyle are growing in popularity. Maybe you’re worried about animal cruelty, maybe you want to reduce the destructive impact of big agriculture on the environment, or perhaps you’re attracted by the possible health benefits. Still, there can be some negative side effects to making the switch, so you need to
Some types of exercise are more popular than others, and cycling and running are both up near the top of the list. They’re effective, relatively accessible and can be adapted to suit your needs and lifestyle. That means there’s plenty of debate over which should be the activity of choice when you’re trying to get
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When you talk about aging with any regularity, you’ll start becoming familiar with all the different numbers and ages that the experts use to track your health. Chronological age, biological age… they’re not complicated concepts, but there do seem to be a lot of them. Metabolic age is just one more calculation for the pile
There are so many plants that have been used for their purported health benefits over the centuries. Science is still trying to catch up on which ones are actually effective and which are just superstitions. Milk thistle is one potential candidate that has attracted a lot of interest from researchers, but is it something you
Longevity science might be an expanding field, but that doesn’t make it accessible to everyone. New drugs and technologies are expensive, while clinical trials are limited in scope. In Singapore, however, they’re taking steps to bring this kind of medicine to the general public. Welcome to Alexandra Hospital’s Healthy Longevity Clinic (https://longevity.technology/news/alexandra-hospital-opens-worlds-first-healthy-longevity-clinic-in-a-public-hospital/). Singapore is a
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Healthcare in the modern world entails collecting huge amounts of data. Yes, this sometimes raises privacy concerns, but there’s no denying that knowing more about someone makes it easier to identify potential illness. That’s if you can analyze that sometimes overwhelming amount of information. This is where AI can come in useful. It can pick
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Like collagen, elastin is essential to the health and longevity of our tissue. Like most of our bodies, it also wears out with age. Degraded elastin can cause all sorts of problems, some more aesthetic and others with serious health implications. Elastin Biosciences hopes it can provide a solution (https://longevity.technology/news/elastin-biosciences-announces-breakthrough-discovery-in-elastin-restoration/). Elastin is a type of
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Ketogenic diets have received a lot of interest in health and wellness circles, sometimes for their purported benefits and other times because of a certain degree of skepticism. Now attention is turning to another potential use for ketones: the alleviation of frailty, an age-related side effect with a huge impact on quality of life (https://longevity.technology/news/first-ever-clinical-trial-of-ketone-supplementation-to-treat-and-prevent-frailty/).
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