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This scientific study investigates how healthy lif This scientific study investigates how healthy lifestyle behaviors in midlife influence life expectancy, both with and without major chronic diseases, over a 20-year period. The research uses data from 57,053 Danish adults aged 50–69 years from the well-known Diet, Cancer and Health cohort.
The authors aim to understand how everyday lifestyle choices shape long-term health, disease onset, multimorbidity, and healthcare use.
🔑 Purpose of the Study
The study asks:
How does a combined healthy lifestyle score relate to:
Life expectancy free of major chronic diseases
Life expectancy with disease
Multimorbidity (2+ simultaneous chronic illnesses)
Days of hospitalization over 20 years?
It quantifies how much longer and healthier people live as their lifestyle improves.
🧪 How the Study Was Conducted
Population
57,053 men and women, ages 50–69
Denmark, followed for up to 21.5 years
Free of major disease at the start (1997)
Lifestyle Health Score (0–9 points)
Based on 5 behavioral factors:
Smoking (0–2 points)
Sport activity (0–1 point)
Alcohol intake (0–2 points)
Diet quality (0–2 points)
Waist circumference (0–2 points)
A higher score = healthier lifestyle.
Diseases included
Participants were tracked for the development of:
Cancer
Type 2 diabetes
Stroke
Heart disease
Dementia
COPD
Asthma
Follow-up outcomes
Life expectancy without disease
Life expectancy with disease
Time with one disease and multi-disease
Hospitalization days
📊 Key Findings (Perfect Summary)
🟢 1. Healthy behavior significantly extends disease-free life
For 65-year-old participants, each 1-point increase in the health score resulted in:
+0.83 years of disease-free life for men
+0.86 years for women
People with the highest score (9) lived ~7.5 more years disease-free compared to those with the lowest score (0).
🔴 2. Healthy lifestyle reduces the years lived with chronic disease
For each 1-point increase in health score:
Men: –0.18 years with disease
Women: –0.37 years with disease
Women gained the most reduction.
🔵 3. Multimorbidity drops sharply with higher health scores
Among 65-year-olds:
Men with a low score spent 16.8% of life with 2+ diseases
Men with high scores spent only 3.6%
The pattern is similar in women.
Healthy lifestyle greatly compresses time lived with multiple illnesses.
🟣 4. Healthy lifestyle dramatically cuts hospitalization days
For 65-year-old men:
Score 0 → 6.1 days/year in the hospital
Score 9 → 2.4 days/year
For women:
Score 0 → 5.5 days/year
Score 9 → 2.5 days/year
Healthier behaviors = less burden on healthcare systems.
🔥 Which behavior mattered most?
1. Smoking (largest impact)
Current smoking reduced disease-free life by:
–3.20 years in men
–3.74 years in women
And increased years with disease.
2. High waist circumference
Reduced disease-free years by:
–2.54 years (men)
–1.90 years (women)
3. Diet, exercise, & alcohol
These had moderate but meaningful positive effects.
🧠 Final Interpretation
The study clearly shows:
Healthy living in midlife extends life, delays disease, and reduces hospital use.
Even small lifestyle improvements make measurable differences.
The health score is a simple but powerful predictor of later-life health outcomes.
📌 One Perfect Sentence Summary
A healthy lifestyle combining no smoking, regular activity, optimal diet, balanced alcohol intake, and healthy waist size can extend disease-free life by more than 7 years, reduce multimorbidity, and significantly cut hospitalization over 20 years.
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This document provides a comprehensive global anal This document provides a comprehensive global analysis of healthy lifespan inequality (HLI)—a groundbreaking indicator that measures how much variation exists in the age at which individuals first experience morbidity. Unlike traditional health metrics that capture only averages, such as life expectancy (LE) and health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE), HLI reveals the distribution and timing of health deterioration within populations.
Using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, the authors reconstruct mortality and morbidity curves to compare lifespan inequality (LI) with healthy lifespan inequality across 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019. This analysis uncovers significant global patterns in how early or late people begin to experience disease, disability, or less-than-good health.
The document presents several key findings:
1. Global Decline in Healthy Lifespan Inequality
Between 1990 and 2019, global HLI decreased for both sexes, indicating progress in narrowing the spread of ages at which morbidity begins. However, high-income countries experienced stagnation, showing no further improvement despite increases in longevity.
2. Significant Regional Differences
Lowest HLI is observed in high-income regions, East Asia, and Europe.
Highest HLI is concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Countries such as Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Haiti exhibit the widest variability in morbidity onset.
3. Healthy Lifespan Inequality Is Often Greater Than Lifespan Inequality
Across most regions, HLI exceeds LI—meaning variability in health loss is greater than variability in death. This indicates populations are becoming more equal in survival but more unequal in how and when they experience disease.
4. Gender Differences
Women tend to experience higher HLI than men, reinforcing the “health–survival paradox”:
Women live longer
But spend more years in poor health
And experience more uncertainty about when morbidity begins.
5. Rising Inequality After Age 65
For older adults, HLI65 has increased globally, signaling that while people live longer, the onset of morbidity is becoming more unpredictable in later life. Longevity improvements do not necessarily compress morbidity at older ages.
6. A Shift in Global Health Inequalities
The study reveals that as mortality declines worldwide, inequalities are shifting away from death and toward disease and disability. This transition marks an important transformation in modern population health and has major implications for:
healthcare systems
pension planning
resource allocation
long-term care
public health interventions
7. Policy Implications
The findings stress that improving average lifespan is not enough. Policymakers must also address when morbidity begins and how uneven that experience is across populations. Rising heterogeneity in morbidity onset, especially among older adults, requires:
stronger preventative health strategies
lifelong health monitoring
reduction of socioeconomic and regional disparities
integration of morbidity-related indicators into national health assessments
In Short
This study reveals a crucial and previously overlooked dimension of global health: even as people live longer, the timing of health deterioration is becoming more unequal, especially in high-income and aging societies. Healthy lifespan inequality is emerging as a vital metric for understanding the true dynamics of global aging and for designing health systems that prioritize not only longer life, but fairer and healthier life.
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This paper explains why traditional measures of He This paper explains why traditional measures of Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) can be misleading when they rely only on age-specific morbidity (illness/disability) rates.
The authors show that many health conditions in older ages are not primarily driven by age, but by Time-To-Death (TTD)—how close someone is to dying. Because of this, the usual practice of linking health problems to chronological age produces distorted results, especially when comparing populations or tracking trends over time.
Key Insights
Morbidity often rises sharply in the final years before death, regardless of the person's age.
Therefore, when life expectancy increases, the population shifts so that more people are farther from death, leading to lower observed disability at a given age—even if the true underlying health process hasn’t changed.
This means that improvements in mortality alone can make it appear that morbidity has decreased or that people are healthier at older ages.
As a result, period HLE estimates may falsely suggest real health improvements, when the change actually comes from mortality declines—not better health.
What the Study Demonstrates
Using U.S. Health and Retirement Study data and mortality tables:
They model disability patterns based on TTD and convert them into apparent age patterns.
They show mathematically and empirically how mortality changes distort age-based morbidity curves.
They test how much bias enters standard health expectancy decompositions (e.g., Sullivan method).
They find that a 5-year increase in life expectancy after age 60 can artificially reduce disability estimates by up to 1 year, even if actual morbidity is unchanged.
Core Message
Age-based prevalence of disease/disability cannot be reliably interpreted without understanding how close individuals are to death.
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This PDF is a comprehensive academic research pape This PDF is a comprehensive academic research paper that explores what allows people to live to 100 years and beyond while still maintaining physical, psychological, and social well-being. It examines the characteristics, lifestyles, health patterns, and resilience factors of centenarians and near-centenarians, highlighting why some individuals age successfully despite extreme longevity.
The paper integrates demographic data, medical profiles, social determinants, and psychological traits to understand healthy aging in the oldest-old—a population that is rapidly increasing worldwide.
🔶 1. Purpose of the Study
The document aims to:
Identify what differentiates healthy centenarians from those with typical age-related decline
Analyze their physical health, cognitive functioning, and emotional well-being
Explore long-life determinants including lifestyle, genetics, environment, and personality
Understand how these individuals maintain independence and quality of life
Provide insights for public health and aging research
It serves as a foundational resource for gerontologists, clinicians, and policymakers.
🔶 2. Who Are the Participants?
The study focuses on:
Centenarians (100+ years)
Near-centenarians (ages 95–99)
These groups are compared across:
Health status
Cognitive functioning
Daily living ability
Social networks
Psychological resilience
🔶 3. Key Findings
⭐ A. Physical Health Patterns
The paper notes:
Many centenarians delay major diseases until very late in life (“compression of morbidity”)
Some maintain surprisingly good mobility and independence
Common chronic issues include vision, hearing, and musculoskeletal limitations
Hospitalization rates are not always higher than younger elderly groups
Despite extreme age, a proportion of centenarians preserve functional health.
⭐ B. Cognitive Functioning
The study highlights:
A meaningful number maintain intact cognitive abilities
Others show mild impairments, but dementia is not universal
Cognitive resilience is linked to higher education, mental engagement, and social activity
Longevity does not guarantee cognitive decline; variability is wide.
⭐ C. Psychological Strength & Emotional Well-Being
A central message is that many centenarians possess strong mental resilience:
High optimism
Emotional stability
Adaptive coping skills
Lower depressive symptoms than expected
Positive psychological traits strongly correlate with healthy aging.
⭐ D. Social Environment & Support
Findings show:
Strong family support is crucial
Continued social engagement boosts health and mood
Many maintain close relationships with caregivers and relatives
Successful aging is deeply connected to social connection.
⭐ E. Lifestyle Factors
Patterns common among long-lived individuals include:
Moderation in diet
Regular light physical activity
Avoidance of smoking
Effective stress management
Consistent daily routines
These habits contribute significantly to longevity quality—not just lifespan.
⭐ F. Biological & Genetic Contributions
Although lifestyle matters, the study notes:
Genetics plays a major role in reaching 100+
Longevity-associated genes influence inflammation, metabolism, and cellular repair
Family history of longevity is a strong predictor
🔶 4. Broader Implications
The paper stresses that understanding healthy aging in centenarians can:
Help identify protective factors for the general population
Guide interventions for aging societies
Improve caregiving and support systems
Challenge stereotypes about extreme old age
🔶 5. Central Conclusion
Healthy aging at 100+ is shaped by a combination of genetics, lifestyle, psychological resilience, and strong social support. Many centenarians remain physically functional, mentally active, emotionally stable, and socially connected—demonstrating that long life can also be a high-quality life.
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This document is an academic research article titl This document is an academic research article titled “Healthy Ageing and Mediated Health Expertise” by Christa Lykke Christensen, published in Nordicom Review (2017). It explores how older adults understand health, how they think about ageing, and most importantly, how media influence their beliefs and behaviors about healthy living.
✅ Main Purpose of the Article
The study investigates:
How older people use media to learn about health.
Whether they trust media health information.
How media messages shape their ideas of active ageing, lifestyle, and personal responsibility for health.
🧓📺 Core Focus
The article is based on 16 qualitative interviews with Danish adults aged 65–86. Through these interviews, the author analyzes how elderly people react to health information in media such as TV, magazines, and online content.
⭐ Key Insights and Themes
1️⃣ Two Different Ageing Strategies Identified
The research shows that older adults fall into two broad groups:
(A) Those who maintain a youthful lifestyle into old age
Highly active (gym, sports, diet programs).
Use media health content as guidance (exercise shows, magazines, expert advice).
Believe good lifestyle can prolong life.
Try hard to “control” ageing through diet and activity.
(B) Those who accept natural ageing
Define health as simply “not being sick.”
Value mobility, independence, social interaction.
More relaxed about diet and exercise.
Focus on quality of life, relationships, emotional well-being.
More critical and skeptical of media health claims.
2️⃣ Role of Media
The article describes a dual influence:
Positive influence
Media provide accessible knowledge.
Inspire healthy habits.
Offer motivation and new routines.
Negative influence
Information often contradicts itself.
Creates pressure to meet unrealistic standards.
Can lead to guilt, frustration, confusion.
Overemphasis of diet/exercise overshadows social and emotional health.
3️⃣ “The Will to Be Healthy”
Inspired by previous research, the article explains that modern society expects older people to:
Stay active
Eat perfectly
Avoid illness through personal discipline
Continuously self-improve
Older adults feel that being healthy becomes a moral obligation, not just a personal choice.
4️⃣ Media’s Framing of Ageing
The media often portray older adults as:
Energetic
Positive
Fit
Productive
These representations push the idea of “successful ageing,” creating pressure for older individuals to avoid looking or feeling old.
5️⃣ Tension and Dilemmas
The study reveals emotional conflicts such as:
Wanting a long life but not wanting to feel old.
Trying to follow health advice but feeling overwhelmed.
Personal health needs vs. societal expectations.
Desire for autonomy vs. media pressure.
📌 Conclusions
The article concludes that:
Health and ageing are shaped heavily by media messages.
Older people feel responsible for their own ageing process.
Media act as a “negotiating partner” — guiding, confusing, pressuring, or inspiring.
Ageing today is not passive; it requires continuous decision-making and self-management.
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This research paper by Hugo Benítez-Silva and Huan This research paper by Hugo Benítez-Silva and Huan Ni develops one of the most detailed and rigorous empirical models explaining how health status and health changes shape people’s expectations of how long they will live. It uses panel data from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a large longitudinal survey of older adults.
🌟 Core Purpose of the Study
The paper investigates:
How do different measures of health—especially changes in health—affect people’s expected longevity (their subjective probability of living to age 75)?
It challenges the common assumption that simply using “current health status” or lagged health is enough to measure health dynamics. Instead, the authors argue that:
➡ Self-reported health changes (e.g., “much worse,” “better”)
are more accurate and meaningful than
➡ Computed health changes (differences between two reported health statuses).
📌 Key Concepts
1. Health Dynamics Matter
Health is not static—people experience:
gradual aging
chronic disease progression
sudden health shocks
effects of lifestyle and medical interventions
These dynamic elements shape how people assess their future survival.
Health Status and Empirical Mod…
2. Why Self-Reported Health Status Is Imperfect
The paper identifies three major problems with simply using self-rated health categories:
Health Status and Empirical Mod…
a. Cut-point shifts
People’s interpretation of “good” or “very good” health can change over time.
b. Gray areas
Some individuals cannot clearly categorize their health, leading to arbitrary reports.
c. Peer/reference effects
People compare themselves with different reference groups as they age.
These issues mean self-rated health alone doesn’t capture true health changes.
📌 3. Two Measures of Health Change
The authors compare:
A. Self-Reported Health Change (Preferred)
Direct question:
“Compared to last time, is your health better, same, worse?”
Advantages:
captures subtle changes
less affected by shifting cut-points
aligns more closely with subjective survival expectations
B. Computed Health Change (Problematic)
This is calculated mathematically as:
Health score (t+1) − Health score (t)
Problems:
inconsistent with self-reports in 38% of cases
loses information when health changes but does not cross a discrete category
introduces potential measurement error
Health Status and Empirical Mod…
🧠 Why This Matters
Expected longevity influences:
savings behavior
retirement timing
annuity purchases
life insurance decisions
health care usage
Health Status and Empirical Mod…
If researchers use bad measures of health, they may misinterpret how people plan for the future.
📊 Data and Methodology
Uses six waves of the HRS (1992–2003)
Sample: 9,000+ individuals, 24,000+ observations
Controls for:
chronic conditions (heart disease, cancer, diabetes)
ADLs/IADLs
socioeconomic variables
parental longevity
demographic factors
unobserved heterogeneity
Health Status and Empirical Mod…
The model is treated like a production function of longevity, following economic theories of health investment under uncertainty.
📈 Major Findings
✔ 1. Self-reported health changes strongly predict expected longevity
People who report worsening health show large drops in survival expectations.
Health Status and Empirical Mod…
✔ 2. Computed health changes frequently misrepresent true health dynamics
38% are inconsistent
15% lose meaningful health-change information
Health Status and Empirical Mod…
✔ 3. Self-reported changes have effects similar in magnitude to current health levels
This means:
Health trajectory matters as much as current health.
Health Status and Empirical Mod…
✔ 4. Health change measures are crucial for accurate modeling
Failing to include dynamic health measures causes:
biased estimates
misinterpretation of longevity expectations
🏁 Conclusion
This paper makes a major contribution by demonstrating that:
To understand how people form expectations about their own longevity, you must measure health as a dynamic process—not just a static snapshot.
The authors recommend that future empirical models, especially those using large panel surveys like the HRS, should:
✔ prioritize self-reported health changes
✔ treat computed changes with caution
✔ incorporate dynamics of health in survival models
These insights improve research in aging, retirement economics, health policy, and behavioral modeling.
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This PDF is a fact sheet that summarizes how older This PDF is a fact sheet that summarizes how older adults (age 65+) use health services in the United States. It presents national statistics on doctor visits, chronic diseases, hospital care, emergency care, prescription drug use, long-term services, and long-term care needs among seniors.
The focus is to show how rising longevity, chronic illness, and disability shape healthcare demands in older populations.
The document is structured with clear data points, percentages, and brief explanations—ideal for public health professionals, students, policymakers, and caregivers.
📌 Main Topics Covered
1. Use of Physician Services
Seniors account for 26% of all physician visits in the U.S.
Doctor visits increase with age due to chronic disease management.
Many older adults see multiple specialists annually.
2. Hospital Use
People aged 65+ make up a large proportion of hospital admissions.
Older adults have higher rates of:
inpatient stays
readmissions
longer lengths of stay
Hospitalization risk increases with complex chronic conditions.
3. Emergency Department (ED) Visits
Seniors frequently use emergency departments for:
falls
injuries
acute illness episodes
complications of chronic diseases
ED visits rise significantly after age 75.
4. Chronic Diseases
The PDF highlights the heavy burden of chronic illness in late life:
80% of older adults have at least one chronic condition.
Up to 50% have two or more chronic diseases.
Common conditions include:
arthritis
heart disease
diabetes
hypertension
osteoporosis
COPD
Chronic illness is the primary driver of healthcare utilization in older populations.
5. Prescription Drug Use
Older adults use a disproportionately high number of medications.
Polypharmacy (using 5+ medications at once) is common and increases risks of:
adverse drug reactions
drug–drug interactions
falls
hospitalization
6. Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
The PDF includes essential data on long-term care:
Older adults are the largest users of home care, community-based services, and institutional care.
A growing population of seniors requires:
help with activities of daily living (ADLs)
nursing home services
home health care
personal care services
7. Long-Term Care Facilities
The data highlight the following:
65+ adults represent the majority of people living in:
nursing homes
assisted living facilities
Many residents have significant functional or cognitive impairment (e.g., dementia).
8. Summary of Utilization Patterns
The PDF shows a clear pattern:
Older adults are the highest users of healthcare across almost all service types.
Their needs are shaped by:
multiple chronic diseases
declining mobility
cognitive decline
functional impairments
increased vulnerability to acute health events
As longevity increases, demand for health services will continue to rise.
🧾 Overall Conclusion
The PDF provides a concise but comprehensive portrait of how much and what types of healthcare older adults use.
Key messages:
✔ Older adults use far more physician services, hospital care, and emergency care than younger groups.
✔ Chronic diseases dominate health service use.
✔ Prescription medication use is high, with major safety concerns.
✔ Long-term services and institutional care are essential for many seniors.
✔ As the population ages, the healthcare system must adapt to growing demand.
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This paper investigates whether the biological rat This paper investigates whether the biological rate of human aging has changed over the past century, or whether improvements in survival and life expectancy result mostly from reducing early-life and midlife mortality rather than slowing aging itself.
The study uses historical mortality data and aging-rate models to determine if humans age more slowly today or if we simply live longer before aging starts dominating mortality.
🔍 Core Question
Has aging itself slowed down, or do we just survive long enough to reach old age more often?
📊 Methods Used
The study examines:
Mortality curves over time (e.g., 1900–present)
The Gompertz function, which mathematically describes how mortality risk doubles with age
Changes in:
Initial mortality rate (IMR)
Rate of aging (Gompertz slope)
Data comes from:
Historical life tables
Cross-country mortality records
Comparisons of birth cohorts over time
The focus is on whether the slope of mortality increase with age has changed — this slope is considered a direct indicator of the rate of aging.
🧠 Key Findings (Perfect Summary)
1. Human aging rate appears largely unchanged
The study finds no strong evidence that the rate at which mortality increases with age (the Gompertz slope) has slowed.
This means humans likely age at the same biological speed as they did 100 years ago.
2. What has changed is the starting point of aging
Early-life and midlife mortality have dropped dramatically due to sanitation, medicine, nutrition, and public health.
As a result, more people reach old age, giving the impression that aging has slowed.
But aging itself (measured by mortality acceleration) has remained stable.
3. Modern longevity gains are driven by shifting the mortality curve
Rather than flattening the curve (slower aging), society has:
Pushed the curve downward (lower mortality at all ages)
Delayed the onset of chronic disease
Improved survival after age 60
These factors extend lifespan without changing the underlying biological aging rate.
4. Even in recent decades, aging rate shows stability
Improvements after 1970 came from:
Cardiovascular improvements
Medical interventions
Smoking decline
But studies consistently show the rate of mortality acceleration remains constant.
🧬 Overall Interpretation
Human aging — measured as the exponential rise in mortality risk with age — has not slowed.
Instead, society has become better at preventing early death, allowing more people to reach advanced ages.
In short:
❗ We live longer not because we age slower, but because we avoid dying earlier.
📌 One-Sentence Perfect Summary
The paper concludes that although human life expectancy has increased dramatically, the biological rate of aging has remained essentially unchanged, and modern longevity gains are due to reduced mortality before and during old age rather than slower aging itself.
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This comprehensive review demonstrates that subjec This comprehensive review demonstrates that subjective well-being (SWB)—including happiness, life satisfaction, optimism, and positive emotions—plays a causal and measurable role in promoting better health, stronger physiological functioning, and longer life. Drawing on seven converging lines of evidence from longitudinal human studies, laboratory experiments, physiological research, animal studies, natural experiments, and intervention trials, the authors present one of the most rigorous and multidimensional examinations of the happiness–health connection.
The review shows that individuals who experience higher levels of SWB not only report better health but live significantly longer, even when controlling for baseline health status, socioeconomic factors, and lifestyle. Positive emotions predict reduced mortality, lower risk of cardiovascular disease, stronger immune function, and improved resilience to stress. In contrast, chronic negative emotions—such as depression, anxiety, and hostility—are linked to inflammation, impaired immunity, hypertension, atherosclerosis, and accelerated aging.
The document organizes evidence into seven major categories:
1. Long-term Prospective Studies
Large-scale, decades-long studies consistently show that SWB predicts longevity in healthy populations and sometimes improves survival in diseased populations. Optimists and individuals with high positive affect live longer than pessimists and those with low affect.
2. Naturalistic Physiological Studies
Everyday positive emotions correlate with lower cortisol, reduced blood pressure, healthier cardiovascular responses, and lower inflammation. Negative emotions produce harmful biological patterns such as elevated cytokines and delayed wound healing.
3. Experimental Mood Induction Studies
When researchers induce positive or negative emotions in controlled settings, they observe immediate changes in cardiovascular activity, immune function, stress hormones, and healing responses—confirming direct causal pathways.
4. Animal Research
Studies on monkeys, pigs, hamsters, and rodents show that stress compromises immunity, accelerates disease processes, and shortens lifespan, while positive social environments and reward-based experiences promote health and healing.
5. Quasi-experimental Studies of Real-world Events
Major emotional events—earthquakes, wars, bereavement—produce measurable spikes in mortality and biological stress markers, revealing how emotional states influence health at the population level.
6. Interventions That Improve SWB
Meditation, relaxation training, social support enhancement, and hostility-reduction interventions lead to measurable improvements in immune function, blood pressure, wound healing, and in some cases, longer survival.
7. Studies on Quality of Life and Pain
Positive emotions reduce pain sensitivity, accelerate functional recovery, and improve daily functioning among people with chronic illnesses.
Key Conclusion
Across diverse methods and populations, the evidence forms a compelling causal model:
**Happiness is not just an outcome of good health—
it is a contributor to it.**
SWB influences the immune, cardiovascular, endocrine, and inflammatory systems, shaping vulnerability or resilience to disease. While happiness cannot cure all illnesses, especially severe or rapidly progressing diseases, it profoundly improves health trajectories in both healthy and clinical populations.
In Essence
This document is a landmark synthesis demonstrating that happy people truly live longer, and that fostering subjective well-being is not merely a psychological luxury but a powerful public health priority with far-reaching implications for prevention, aging, and holistic healthcare.
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This study investigates how the gut microbiota (th This study investigates how the gut microbiota (the community of microorganisms living in the gut) changes throughout the reproductive lifespan of female rabbits and how these changes relate to longevity. It compares two maternal rabbit lines:
Line A – a standard commercial line selected mainly for production traits.
Line LP – a long-lived line created using longevity-based selection criteria.
🔬 What the Study Did
Researchers analyzed 319 fecal samples collected from 164 female rabbits across their reproductive lives (from first parity to death/culling). They used advanced DNA sequencing of the gut microbiome, including:
16S rRNA sequencing
Bioinformatics (DADA2, QIIME2)
Alpha diversity (richness/evenness within a sample)
Beta diversity (differences between samples)
Zero-inflated negative binomial mixed models (ZINBMM)
Animals were categorized into three longevity groups:
LL: Low longevity (died/culled before 5th parity)
ML: Medium longevity (5–10 parities)
HL: High longevity (more than 10 parities)
🧬 Key Findings
1. Aging Strongly Alters the Gut Microbiome
Age caused a consistent decline in diversity:
Lower richness
Lower evenness
Reduced Shannon index
20% of ASVs in line A and 16% in line LP were significantly associated with age.
Most age-associated taxa declined with age.
Age explained the greatest proportion of sample-to-sample microbiome variation.
2. Longevity Groups Have Distinct Microbiomes
High-longevity rabbits (HL) showed lower evenness, meaning fewer taxa dominated the community.
Differences between longevity groups were more pronounced in line A than line LP.
In line A, 15–16% of ASVs differed between HL and LL/ML.
In line LP, only 4% differed.
Suggests genetic selection for longevity stabilizes microbiome patterns.
3. Strong Genetic Line Effects
LP rabbits consistently had higher alpha diversity than A rabbits.
About 6–12% of ASVs differed between lines even when comparing animals of the same longevity, proving:
Genetics shape the microbiome independently of lifespan.
Several bacterial families were consistently different between lines, such as:
Lachnospiraceae
Oscillospiraceae
Ruminococcaceae
Akkermansiaceae
🧩 What It Means
The gut microbiota shifts dramatically with age, even under identical feeding and environmental conditions.
Specific bacteria decline as rabbits age, likely tied to immune changes, reproductive stress, or physiological aging.
Longevity is partially linked to microbiome composition—but genetics strongly determines how much the microbiome changes.
The LP line shows more microbiome stability, hinting at genetic resilience.
🌱 Why It Matters
This research helps:
Understand aging biology in mammals
Identify microbial markers of longevity
Improve breeding strategies for long-lived, healthy livestock
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“Grandmothers and the Evolution of Human Longevity “Grandmothers and the Evolution of Human Longevity”**
This PDF is a scholarly research article that presents and explains the Grandmother Hypothesis—one of the most influential evolutionary theories for why humans live so long after reproduction. The paper argues that human longevity evolved largely because ancestral grandmothers played a crucial role in helping raise their grandchildren, thereby increasing family survival and passing on genes that favored longer life.
The article combines anthropology, evolutionary biology, and demographic modeling to show that grandmothering behavior dramatically enhanced reproductive success and survival in early human societies, creating evolutionary pressure for extended lifespan.
👵 1. Core Idea: The Grandmother Hypothesis
The central argument is:
Human females live long past menopause because grandmothers helped feed, protect, and support their grandchildren, allowing mothers to reproduce more frequently.
This cooperative childcare increased survival rates and promoted the evolution of long life, especially among women.
Healthy Ageing
🧬 2. Evolutionary Background
The article explains key evolutionary facts:
Humans are unique among primates because females experience decades of post-reproductive life.
In other great apes, females rarely outlive their fertility.
Human children are unusually dependent for many years; mothers benefit greatly from help.
Grandmothers filled this gap, making longevity advantageous in evolutionary terms.
Healthy Ageing
🍂 3. Why Grandmothers Increased Survival
The study shows how ancestral grandmothers:
⭐ Provided extra food
Especially gathered foods like tubers and plant resources.
⭐ Allowed mothers to wean earlier
Mothers could have more babies sooner, increasing reproductive success.
⭐ Improved child survival
Grandmother assistance reduced infant and child mortality.
⭐ Increased group resilience
More caregivers meant better protection and food access.
These survival advantages favored genes that supported prolonged life.
Healthy Ageing
📊 4. Mathematical & Demographic Modeling
The PDF includes modeling to demonstrate:
How grandmother involvement changes fertility patterns
How increased juvenile survival leads to higher population growth
How longevity becomes advantageous over generations
Models show that adding grandmother support significantly increases life expectancy in evolutionary simulations.
Healthy Ageing
👶 5. Human Childhood and Weaning
Human children:
Develop slowly
Need long-term nutritional and social support
Rely on help beyond their mother
Early weaning—made possible by grandmother help—creates shorter birth intervals, boosting the reproductive output of mothers and promoting genetic selection for long-lived helpers (grandmothers).
Healthy Ageing
🧠 6. Implications for Human Evolution
The article argues that grandmothering helped shape:
✔ Human social structure
Cooperative families and multigenerational groups.
✔ Human biology
Long lifespan, menopause, slower childhood development.
✔ Human culture
Shared caregiving, food-sharing traditions, teaching, and cooperation.
Healthy Ageing
Grandmothers became essential to early human success.
🧓 7. Menopause and Post-Reproductive Lifespan
One major question in evolution is: Why does menopause exist?
The article explains that:
Natural selection usually favors continued reproduction.
But in humans, the benefits of supporting grandchildren outweigh late-life reproduction.
This shift created evolutionary support for long post-reproductive life.
Healthy Ageing
⭐ Overall Summary
This PDF provides a clear and compelling explanation of how grandmothering behavior shaped human evolution, helping produce our unusually long life spans. It argues that grandmothers increased survival, supported early weaning, and boosted reproduction in early humans, leading natural selection to favor individuals—especially females—who lived well past their reproductive years. The article blends anthropology, biology, and mathematical modeling to show that the evolution of human longevity is inseparable from the evolutionary importance of grandmothers....
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Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity
(Consensus Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity
(Consensus Study Report, National Academy of Medicine, 2022)
This report presents a global, evidence-based strategy for transforming aging into an opportunity by promoting healthy longevity—a state where people live long lives in good health, with full physical, cognitive, and social functioning, and where societies harness the potential of older adults.
🧠 1. Why This Roadmap Matters
Across the world, populations are aging faster than ever due to:
Longer life expectancy, and
Declining birth rates
The number of people aged 65+ has been growing more rapidly than any other age group, and this trend will continue.
Global Roadmap for Healthy Long…
However, a critical problem exists:
📉 People are living longer, but not healthier.
Between 2000 and 2019, global lifespan increased, especially in low- and middle-income countries,
but years of good health stagnated, meaning more years are spent in poor health.
Global Roadmap for Healthy Long…
🌍 2. Purpose of the Roadmap
To address this challenge, the National Academy of Medicine convened a global, multidisciplinary commission to create a roadmap for achieving healthy longevity worldwide.
Global Roadmap for Healthy Long…
The aim is to help countries develop data-driven, all-of-society strategies that promote health, equity, productivity, and human flourishing across the lifespan.
❤️ 3. What Healthy Longevity Means
According to the commission, healthy longevity is:
Living long with health, function, meaning, purpose, dignity, and social well-being, where years in good health approach the biological lifespan.
Global Roadmap for Healthy Long…
This reflects the WHO definition of health as a state of complete:
physical
mental
social well-being
—not merely the absence of disease.
🎯 4. Vision for the Future
The report emphasizes that aging societies can thrive, not decline, if healthy longevity is embraced as a societal goal.
With the right policies, older adults can:
Contribute meaningfully to families and communities
Participate in the workforce or volunteer roles
Live with dignity, purpose, and independence
Support strong economies and intergenerational cohesion
Global Roadmap for Healthy Long…
⭐ The future can be optimistic—if we act now.
⚠️ 5. The Cost of Inaction
If societies fail to respond, consequences include:
More years lived in poor health
Higher suffering and dependency
Increased financial burden on families
Lost productivity and fewer opportunities for younger and older people
Lower GDP
Larger fiscal pressures on governments
Global Roadmap for Healthy Long…
In short:
Ignoring healthy longevity is expensive—socially and economically.
🧩 6. Principles for Achieving Healthy Longevity
The commission identifies five core principles:
Global Roadmap for Healthy Long…
1. People of all ages should reach their full health potential
With dignity, meaning, purpose, and functioning.
2. Societies must enable optimal health at every age
Creating conditions where individuals can flourish physically, mentally, and socially.
3. Reduce disparities and advance equity
So that people of all countries and social groups benefit.
4. Recognize older adults as valuable human, social, and financial capital
Their contributions strengthen families, communities, and economies.
5. Use data and meaningful metrics
To measure progress, guide policy, and ensure accountability.
🏛️ 7. How Countries Should Act
Every nation must create its own pathway based on its unique demographics, infrastructure, and culture.
However, the roadmap emphasizes:
✔ Government-led calls to action
✔ Evidence-based planning
✔ Multisector collaboration (healthcare, urban design, technology, finance, education)
✔ Building supportive social and community infrastructure
Global Roadmap for Healthy Long…
These are essential for transforming aging from a crisis into an opportunity.
🌟 Perfect One-Sentence Summary
The Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity outlines how aging societies can ensure that people live longer, healthier, more meaningful lives—and emphasizes that now is the time for coordinated global action to achieve this future.
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Period life expectancy at birth [life expecta
Period life expectancy at birth [life expectancy thereafter] is the most-frequently used indicator
of mortality conditions. More broadly, life expectancy is commonly taken as a marker of human
progress, for instance in aggregate indices such as the Human Development Index (United
Nations Development Programme 2020). The United Nations (UN) regularly updates and makes
available life expectancy estimates for every country, various country aggregates and the world
for every year since 1950 (Gerland, Raftery, Ševčíková et al. 2014), providing a 70-year
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Period life expectancy at birth [life expectancy thereafter] is the most-frequently used indicator
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Abstract. Smulders L, Deelen J. Genetics of human Abstract. Smulders L, Deelen J. Genetics of human longevity: From variants to genes to pathways. J Intern Med. 2024;295:416–35.
The current increase in lifespan without an equivalent increase in healthspan poses a grave challenge to the healthcare system and a severe burden on society. However, some individuals seem to be able to live a long and healthy life without the occurrence of major debilitating chronic diseases, and part of this trait seems to be hidden in their genome. In this review, we discuss the findings from studies on the genetic component of human longevity and the main challenges accompanying these studies. We subsequently focus on results from genetic studies in model organismsandcomparativegenomicapproachesto highlight the most important conserved longevity
associated pathways. By combining the results from studies using these different approaches, we conclude that only five main pathways have been consistently linked to longevity, namely (1) insulin/insulin-like growth factor 1 signalling, (2) DNA-damage response and repair, (3) immune function, (4) cholesterol metabolism and (5) telomere maintenance. As our current approaches to study the relevance of these pathways in humans are limited, we suggest that future studies on the genetics of human longevity should focus on the identification and functional characterization of rare genetic variants in genes involved in these pathways.
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Zhengdong D. Zhang 1 ✉, Sofiya Milman1,2, Jhih-R Zhengdong D. Zhang 1 ✉, Sofiya Milman1,2, Jhih-Rong Lin1, Shayne Wierbowski3, Haiyuan Yu3, Nir Barzilai1,2, Vera Gorbunova4, Warren C. Ladiges5, Laura J. Niedernhofer6, Yousin Suh 1,7, Paul D. Robbins 6 and Jan Vijg1,8
Ageing is the greatest risk factor for most common chronic human diseases, and it therefore is a logical target for developing interventions to prevent, mitigate or reverse multiple age-related morbidities. Over the past two decades, genetic and pharmacologic interventions targeting conserved pathways of growth and metabolism have consistently led to substantial extension of the lifespan and healthspan in model organisms as diverse as nematodes, flies and mice. Recent genetic analysis of long-lived individuals is revealing common and rare variants enriched in these same conserved pathways that significantly correlate with longevity. In this Perspective, we summarize recent insights into the genetics of extreme human longevity and propose the use of this rare phenotype to identify genetic variants as molecular targets for gaining insight into the physiology of healthy ageing and the development of new therapies to extend the human healthspan...
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Thestudyof APOE anditsisoformshasspreadinallthestu Thestudyof APOE anditsisoformshasspreadinallthestudiesaboutthegeneticsofhuman longevityandthisisoneofthefirstgenesthatemergedincandidate-genestudiesandingenome-wide analysisindifferenthumanpopulations.Thepleiotropicrolesofthisgeneaswellasthepatternof variabilityacrossdifferenthumangroupsprovideaninterestingperspectiveontheanalysisofthe evolutionaryrelationshipbetweenhumangenetics,environmentalvariables,andtheattainmentof extremelongevityasahealthyphenotype.Inthepresentreview,thefollowingtopicswillbediscussed
Serena Dato obtained a Ph.D. in Molecular Bio-Pathology in 2004. Since September 2006, she has been an Assistant Professor in Genetics at the Department of Cell Biology of the University of Calabria, where she carries out research at the Genetics Laboratory. From the beginnning, her research interests have focused on the study of human longevity and in particular on the development of experimental designs and new analytical approaches for the study of the genetic component of longevity. With her group, she developed an algorithm for integrating demographic data into genetics, which enabled the application of a genetic-demographic analysis to crosssectional samples. She was involved in several recruitment campaigns for the collection of data and DNA samples from old and oldest-old people in her region, both nonagenarian and centenarian families. She has several international collaborations with groups involved in her research field in Europe and the USA. Since 2008, she has been actively collaborating with the research group of Prof. K. Christensen at the Aging Research Center of the Institute of Epidemiology of Southern Denmark University, where she spent a year as a visiting researcher in 2008. Up to now, her work has led to forty-eight scientific papers in peer reviewed journals, two book chapters and presentations at scientific conferences.
Mette Sørensen has been active within ageing research since 2006, with work ranging from functional molecular biological studies to genetic epidemiology and bioinformatics. She obtained a Ph.D. in genetic epidemiology of human longevity in 2012 and was appointed Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark in March 2019. Her main research interest is in the mechanisms of ageing, age-related diseases and longevity, with an emphasis on genetic and epigenetic variation. Her work is characterized by a high degree of international collaboration and interdisciplinarity. The work has, per September 2019, led to thirty-one scientific papers in peer reviewed journal, as well as popular science communications, presentations at scientific conferences, media appearances, and an independent postdoctoral grant from the Danish Research Council in 2013.
Giuseppina Rose is Associate Professor in Genetics at the University of Calabria. She graduated from the University of Calabria School of Natural Science in 1983 and served as a Research Assistant there from 1992–1999. In 1994 she achieved a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at
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Markus Valge, Richard Meitern and Peeter Hõrak*
D Markus Valge, Richard Meitern and Peeter Hõrak*
Department of Zoology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
Life-history traits (traits directly related to survival and reproduction) co-evolve and materialize through physiology and behavior. Accordingly, lifespan can be hypothesized as a potentially informative marker of life-history speed that subsumes the impact of diverse morphometric and behavioral traits. We examined associations between parental longevity and various anthropometric traits in a sample of 4,000–11,000 Estonian children in the middle of the 20th century. The offspring phenotype was used as a proxy measure of parental genotype, so that covariation between offspring traits and parental longevity (defined as belonging to the 90th percentile of lifespan) could be used to characterize the aggregation between longevity and anthropometric traits. We predicted that larger linear dimensions of offspring associate with increased parental longevity and that testosterone-dependent traits associate with reduced paternal longevity. Twelve of 16 offspring traits were associated with mothers’ longevity, while three traits (rate of sexual maturation of daughters and grip strength and lung capacity of sons) robustly predicted fathers’ longevity. Contrary to predictions, mothers of children with small bodily dimensions lived longer, and paternal longevity was not linearly associated with their children’s body size (or testosterone-related traits). Our study thus failed to find evidence that high somatic investment into brain and body growth clusters with a long lifespan across generations, and/or that such associations can be detected on the basis of inter-generational phenotypic correlations.
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Chronological age, a count of how many orbits of t Chronological age, a count of how many orbits of the sun an individual has made as a passenger of planet earth, is a useful but limited proxy of aging processes. Some individuals die of age related diseases in their sixties, while others live to double that age. As a result, a great deal of effort has been put into identifying biomarkers that reflect the underlying biological changes involved in aging. These markers would provide insights into what processes were involved, provide measures of how much biological aging had occurred and provide an outcome measure for monitoring the effects of interventions to slow ageing processes. Our DNA sequence is the fixed reference template from which all our proteins are produced. With the sequencing of the human genome we now have an accurate reference library of gene sequences. The recent development of a new generation of high throughput array technology makes it relatively inexpensive to simultaneously measure a large number of base sequences in DNA (or RNA, the molecule of gene expression). In the last decade, array technologies have supported great progress in identifying common DNA sequence differences (SNPs) that confer risks for age related diseases, and similar approaches are being used to identify variants associated with exceptional longevity [1]. A striking feature of the findings is that the majority of common disease-associated variants are located not in the protein coding sequences of genes, but in regions of the genome that do not produce proteins. This indicates that they may be involved in the regulation of nearby genes, or in the processing of their messages. While DNA holds the static reference sequences for life, an elaborate regulatory system influences whether and in what abundance gene transcripts and proteins are produced. The relative abundance of each tran
script is a good guide to the demand for each protein product in cells (see section 2 below). Thus, by examining gene expression patterns or signatures associated with aging or age related traits we can peer into the underlying production processes at a fundamental level. This approach has already proved successful in clinical applications, for example using gene signatures to classify cancer subtypes [2]. In aging research, recent work conducted in the InCHIANTI cohort has identified gene-expression signatures in peripheral leucocytes linked to several aging phenotypes, including low muscle strength, cognitive impairment, and chronological age itself. In the sections that follow we provide a brief introduction to the underlying processes involved in gene expression, and summarize key work in laboratory models of aging. We then provide an overview of recent work in humans, thus far mostly from studies of circulating white cells.
2 Introducing gene expression
Since the early 1900s a huge worldwide research effort has lead to the discovery and widespread use of genetic science (see the NIH website [3] for a comprehensive review of the history of the subject, and a more detailed description of the transfer of genetic information). The human genome contains the information needed to create every protein used by cells. The information in the DNA is transcribed into an intermediate molecule known as the messenger RNA (mRNA), which is then translated into the sequence of aminoacids (proteins) which ultimately determine the structural and functional characteristics of cells, tissues and organisms (see figure 1 for a summary of the process). RNA is both an intermediate to proteins and a regulatory molecule; therefore the transcriptome (the RNA ∗Address correspondence to Prof. David Melzer, Epidemiology and Public Health Group, Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK. E-mail: D.Melzer@exeter.ac.uk
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Figure 1: Representation of the transcription and translation processes from DNA to RNA to Protein — DNA makes RNA makes Protein. This is the central dogma of molecular biology, and describes the transfer of information from DNA (made of four bases; Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine) to RNA to Protein (made of up to 20 different amino acids). Machinery known as RNA polymerase carries out transcription, where a single strand of RNA is created that is complementary to the DNA (i.e. the sequence is the same, but inverted although in RNA thymine (T) is replaced by uracil (U)). Not all RNA molecules are messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules: RNA can have regulatory functions (e.g. micro RNAs), and or can be functional themselves, for example in translation transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules have an amino acid bound to one end (the individual components of proteins) and at the other bind to a specific sequence of RNA (a codon again, this is complementary to this original sequence) for instance in the figure a tRNA carrying methionine (Met) can bind to the sequence of RNA, and the ribosome (also in part made of RNA) attaches the amino acids together to form a protein.
production of a particular cell, or sample of cells, at a given time) is of particular interest in determining the underlying molecular mechanisms behind specific traits and phenotypes. Genes are also regulated at the posttranscriptional level, by non-coding RNAs or by posttranslational modifications to the encoded proteins. Transcription is a responsive process (many factors regulate transcription and translation in response to specific intra and extra-cellular signals), and thus the amount of RNA produced varies over time and between cell types and tissues. In addition to the gene and RNA transcript sequences that will determine the final protein sequence (so called exons) there are also intervening sections (the introns) that are removed by a process known as mRNA splicing. While it was once assumed that each gene produced only one protein, it is now
clear that up to 90% of our genes can produce different versions of their protein through varying the number of exons included in the protein, a process called alternative splicing. Alteration in the functional properties of the protein can be introduced by varying which exons are included in the transcript, giving rise to different isoforms of the same gene. Many RNA regulatory factors govern this process, and variations to the DNA sequence can affect the binding of these factors (which can be thousands of base pairs from the gene itself) and alter when, where and for how long a particular transcript is produced. The amount of mRNA produced for a protein is not necessarily directly related to the amount of protein produced or present, as other regulatory processes are involved. The amount of mRNA is broadly indicative of...
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Inge Seim1,2, Siming Ma1 and Vadim N Gladyshev1
D Inge Seim1,2, Siming Ma1 and Vadim N Gladyshev1
Different cell types within the body exhibit substantial variation in the average time they live, ranging from days to the lifetime of the organism. The underlying mechanisms governing the diverse lifespan of different cell types are not well understood. To examine gene expression strategies that support the lifespan of different cell types within the human body, we obtained publicly available RNA-seq data sets and interrogated transcriptomes of 21 somatic cell types and tissues with reported cellular turnover, a bona fide estimate of lifespan, ranging from 2 days (monocytes) to a lifetime (neurons). Exceptionally long-lived neurons presented a gene expression profile of reduced protein metabolism, consistent with neuronal survival and similar to expression patterns induced by longevity interventions such as dietary restriction. Across different cell lineages, we identified a gene expression signature of human cell and tissue turnover. In particular, turnover showed a negative correlation with the energetically costly cell cycle and factors supporting genome stability, concomitant risk factors for aging-associated pathologies. In addition, the expression of p53 was negatively correlated with cellular turnover, suggesting that low p53 activity supports the longevity of post-mitotic cells with inherently low risk of developing cancer. Our results demonstrate the utility of comparative approaches in unveiling gene expression differences among cell lineages with diverse cell turnover within the same organism, providing insights into mechanisms that could regulate cell longevity.
npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease (2016) 2, 16014; doi:10.1038/npjamd.2016.14; published online 7 July 2016
INTRODUCTION Nature can achieve exceptional organismal longevity, 4100 years in the case of humans. However, there is substantial variation in ‘cellular lifespan’, which can be conceptualized as the turnover of individual cell lineages within an individual organism.1 Turnover is defined as a balance between cell proliferation and death that contributes to cell and tissue homeostasis.2 For example, the integrity of the heart and brain is largely maintained by cells with low turnover/long lifespan, while other organs and tissues, such as the outer layers of the skin and blood cells, rely on high cell turnover/short lifespan.3–5 Variation in cellular lifespan is also evident across lineages derived from the same germ layers formed during embryogenesis. For example, the ectoderm gives rise to both long-lived neurons4,6,7 and short-lived epidermal skin cells.8 Similarly, the mesoderm gives rise to long-lived skeletal muscle4 and heart muscle9 and short-lived monocytes,10,11 while the endoderm is the origin of long-lived thyrocytes (cells of the thyroid gland)12 and short-lived urinary bladder cells.13 How such diverse cell lineage lifespans are supported within a single organism is not clear, but it appears that differentiation shapes lineages through epigenetic changes to establish biological strategies that give rise to lifespans that support the best fitness for cells in their respective niche. As fitness is subject to trade-offs, different cell types will adjust their gene regulatory networks according to their lifespan. We are interested in gene expression signatures that support diverse biological strategies to achieve longevity. Prior work on species longevity can help inform strategies for tackling this research question. Species longevity is a product of evolution and is largely shaped by genetic and environmental factors.14 Comparative transcriptome
studies of long-lived and short-lived mammals, and analyses that examined the longevity trait across a large group of mammals (tissue-by-tissue surveys, focusing on brain, liver and kidney), have revealed candidate longevity-associated processes.15,16 They provide gene expression signatures of longevity across mammals and may inform on interventions that mimic these changes, thereby potentially extending lifespan. It then follows that, in principle, comparative analyses of different cell types and tissues of a single organism may similarly reveal lifespan-promoting genes and pathways. Such analyses across cell types would be conceptually similar, yet orthogonal, to the analysis across species. Publicly available transcriptome data sets (for example, RNA-seq) generated by consortia, such as the Human Protein Atlas (HPA),17 Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE),18 Functional Annotation Of Mammalian genome (FANTOM)19 and the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project,20 are now available. They offer an opportunity to understand how gene expression programs are related to cellular turnover, as a proxy for cellular lifespan. Here we examined transcriptomes of 21 somatic cells and tissues to assess the utility of comparative gene expression methods for the identification of longevity-associated gene signatures.
RESULTS We interrogated publicly available transcriptomes (paired-end RNA-seq reads) of 21 human cell types and tissues, comprising 153 individual samples, with a mean age of 56 years (Table 1; details in Supplementary Table S1). Their turnover rates (an estimate of cell lifespan4) varied from 2 (monocytes) to 32,850 (neurons) days, with all three germ layers giving rise to both short-lived a...
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This document is published by the World Economic F This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are the result of a collaborative process facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders. In this paper, many areas of innovation have been highlighted with the potential to support the longevity economy transition. The fact that a particular company or product is highlighted in this paper does not represent an endorsement or recommendation on behalf of the World
Haleh Nazeri Lead, Longevity Economy, World Economic Forum
Graham Pearce Senior Partner, Global Defined Benefit Segment Leader, Mercer
The world appears increasingly fragmented, but one universal reality connects us all – ageing. Across the world, people are living longer than past generations, in some cases by up to 20 years. This longevity shift, coupled with declining birth rates, is reshaping economies, workforces and financial systems, with profound implications for individuals, businesses and governments alike.
As countries transform, the systems that underpin them must also evolve. Today’s reality includes a widening gap between healthspan and lifespan, the emergence of a multigenerational workforce with five generations working side by side, and the need for stronger intergenerational collaboration.
One of the most important topics to consider during this demographic transition is the economic implications of longer lives. This paper highlights five key trends that will influence and shape the financial resilience of institutions, governments
and individuals in the years ahead. It also showcases innovative solutions that are already being implemented by countries, businesses and organizations to prepare for the future.
While the challenges are significant, they also present an opportunity to develop systems that are more inclusive, equitable, resilient and sustainable for the long term. This is a chance to strengthen pension systems and social protections, not only for those who have traditionally benefited, but also for those who were left out of social contracts the first time.
We are grateful to our multistake holder consortium of leaders across business, the public sector, civil society and academia for their contributions, inputs and collaboration on this report. We look forward to seeing how others will continue to build on these innovative ideas to future-proof the longevity economy for a brighter and more ...
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S. Jay Olshansky
School of Public Health, Univers S. Jay Olshansky
School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA Correspondence: sjayo@uic.edu
Adifficultdilemmahaspresenteditselfinthecurrentera.Modernmedicineandadvancesin the medical sciences are tightly focused on a quest to find ways to extend life—without considering either the consequences of success or the best way to pursue it. From the perspectiveofphysicianstreatingtheirpatients,itmakessensetohelpthemovercomeimmediate healthchallenges,butfurtherlifeextensioninincreasinglymoreagedbodieswillexposethe savedpopulationtoanelevatedriskofevenmoredisablinghealthconditionsassociatedwith aging. Extended survival brought forth by innovations designed to treat diseases will likely push more people into a“ red zone”a later phase in life when the risk of frailty and disability risesexponentially.Theinescapableconclusionfromtheseobservationsisthatlifeextension should no longer be the primary goal of medicine when applied to long-lived populations. The principal outcome and most important metric of success should be the extension of health span, and the technological advances described herein that are most likely to make the extension of healthy life possible.
ON THE ORIGIN OF LIFE SPAN How long people live as individuals, the expected duration of life of people of any age base do current death rates in a national population, and the demographic aging of national populations (e.g., proportion of the population aged 65 and older), are simple metrics that are colloquially understood as reflective of health and longevity. Someone that lives for 100 years had a lifespan of a century ,and a life expectancy at birth of 80 years for men in the United States means that male babies born today will live to an average of 80 years if death rates at all ages today prevail throughout the life of the cohort. When life expectancy rises or declines, that is inter pretend
as an improvement or worsening of public health. These demographic and statistical metrics are reflective measurement tools only—they disclose little about why they change or vary, they reveal nothing about why they exist at all, and theyare indirect and imprecise measures of the health of a population. Understandingwhythereisaspecies-specific life span to begin with and what forces influence its presence ,level ,and the dynamics of variation and change (collectively referred to her “life span determination”) is critical to comprehending why the topic
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“The human body is not built for an unlimited life “The human body is not built for an unlimited lifespan. Yet there are many ways in which we can improve and prolong our health. ‘Fast Living, Slow Ageing’ is all about embracing those opportunities.” Robin Holliday, author of ‘Understanding Ageing’ and ‘Ageing: The Paradox of Life’
“Today in Australia, we eat too much and move too little. But it is our future that will carry the cost. Our current ‘fast’ lifestyles will have their greatest impact on our prospects for healthy ageing. This book highlights many of the opportunities we all have to make a diference to our outlook, at a personal and social level.” Professor Stephen Leeder, AO, Director of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy, which leads policy analysis of healthcare
“Healthy ageing can’t be found in a single supplement, diet or lifestyle change. It takes an integrated approach across a number of key areas that complement to slowly build and maintain our health. ‘Fast Living, Slow Ageing’ shows how it is possible to practically develop these kind of holistic techniques and take control of our future.” Professor Marc Cohen, MBBS (Hons), PhD (TCM), PhD (Elec Eng), BMed Sci (Hons), FAMAC, FICAE, Professor, founder of www.thebigwell.com “SLOW is about discovering that everything we do has a knock-on efect, that even our smallest choices can reshape the big picture. Understanding this can help us live more healthily, more fully and maybe even longer too.” Carl Honoré, author of ‘In Praise of Slow’
“We all know about the dangers of fast food. But food is not the only fast thing that is ruining our lives. Slow ageing is about inding important connections in the diet and lifestyle choices we make every day and embracing the possibilities for making real changes - to our own lives - in our own way.” Sally Errey, best-selling author of the cookbook ‘Staying Alive!’ “Ageing is a complex process with many diferent factors combining to determine health and longevity. To slow ageing optimally, we also need to combine a range of lifestyle changes, supplements and other activities. This practical book steers us through the many opportunities we have to change our futures for the better.” Prof Brian J Morris, PhD, DSc, Professor of Molecular Medical Sciences, Basic & Clinical Genomics Laboratory, University of Sydney
‘Fast Living, Slow Ageing’ delivers a combination of well researched strategies from both Western medicine and complementary therapies to enhance your wellness.” Dr Danika Fietz, MBBS, BN (Hons), GP Registrar
“Forget the plastic surgeons, Botox and makeovers! ‘Slow ageing’ is really about the practical choices we make every day to stay healthy, it and vital, to look great and to feel great today and in the years ahead.” Dr David Tye, GP, Kingston Family Clinic, South Brighton, SA
“We all hope that growing old will be part of our lives, although we don’t really want to think about it. In fact, ‘old’ is almost a dirty word in lots of people’s minds! ‘Fast Living, Slow Ageing’ takes you down the path of doing something about how you age, while at the same time providing you with choices and igniting an awareness to start now and take control of how you can age with grace.” Ms Robyn Ewart, businesswoman, mum and household manager
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Famous comedian George Burns was once quoted as sa Famous comedian George Burns was once quoted as saying, “If you live to be one hundred, you’ve got it made. Very few people die past that age”. By 2050, it is estimated that there will be more than one million centenarians living in the u.S.1 For most people, planning for retirement or their later years is focused mostly on finances and how they will spend their time. However, ensuring they spend those years in good health is something that many overlook. The times are certainly changing, with medical advances and technological breakthroughs, planning for retirement and living longer needs to be more holistic.
In 1970, average life expectancy at birth in the United States was 71 years. In 2014, it is 79 years; and by 2050, the U.S. Census Bureau projects that average life expectancy will be 84 years.2 Today, according to the National Institute on Aging, there are over 40 million people in the United States aged 65 or older, accounting for about 13 percent of the total population. In 1900, there were just 3.1 million older Americans, or about 4.1% of the population.3 The vast majority of baby boomers—those born between 1946 and 1964—are on a quest to improve their odds of living longer than previous generations. They not only want to live longer, they want to live healthily, happily and more financially secure than ever before. Although there is no magic potion to ensure a long and healthy life, there are some notable accounts of individuals, families, and even whole communities that have defied the aging odds.
The holy grail of longevity In one such amazing story, Stamatis Moraitis, a Greek veteran of World War II, narrates how he was diagnosed with lung cancer in the 1960s
while living in the United States.4 He decided to forgo chemotherapy, and instead returned to his birthplace, Ikaria, the island where “people forget to die”. Moraitis abandoned his western diet and lifestyle and embraced the traditional island culture. His American doctors had told Moraitis he had only nine months to live, yet after moving to Ikaria he was still living— cancer free—45 years after his original diagnosis. According to the story, he never had chemotherapy, took drugs or sought therapy of any sort. All he did was move home to Ikaria and embrace the local lifestyle. He claimed he even outlived his U.S. physicians who, decades earlier, had predicted his imminent death as the only plausible outcome of his devastating diagnosis. Moraitis is not alone when it comes to longevity on the island of Ikaria. In fact, University of Athens researchers have concluded that people on Ikaria are reaching the age of 90 at two-and-a-half times the rate of their American counterparts.5 Stark differences in their lifestyle are apparent, even to a casual observer. ...
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Stephen Treaster1,2, David Karasik3,4*† and Matthe Stephen Treaster1,2, David Karasik3,4*† and Matthew P. Harris1,2†
1 Department of Orthopaedics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States, 2 Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States, 3 Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, 4 Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, United States
With the modern quality, quantity, and availability of genomic sequencing across species, as well as across the expanse of human populations, we can screen for shared signatures underlying longevity and lifespan. Knowledge of these mechanisms would be medically invaluable in combating aging and age-related diseases. The diversity of longevities across vertebrates is an opportunity to look for patterns of genetic variation that may signal how this life history property is regulated, and ultimately how it can be modulated. Variation in human longevity provides a unique window to look for cases of extreme lifespan within a population, as well as associations across populations for factors that influence capacity to live longer. Current large cohort studies support the use of population level analyses to identify key factors associating with human lifespan. These studies are powerful in concept, but have demonstrated limited ability to resolve signals from background variation. In parallel, the expanding catalog of sequencing and annotation from diverse species, some of which have evolved longevities well past a human lifespan, provides independent cases to look at the genomic signatures of longevity. Recent comparative genomic work has shown promise in finding shared mechanisms associating with longevity among distantly related vertebrate groups. Given the genetic constraints between vertebrates, we posit that a combination of approaches, of parallel meta-analysis of human longevity along with refined analysis of other vertebrate clades having exceptional longevity, will aid in resolving key regulators
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e economic and fiscal effects of an aging society e economic and fiscal effects of an aging society have been extensively studied and are generally recognized by policymakers, but the financial consequences associated with the risk that people live longer than expected—longevity risk—has received less attention.1 Unanticipated increases in the average human life span can result from misjudging the continuing upward trend in life expectancy, introducing small forecasting errors that compound over time to become potentially significant. This has happened in the past. There is also risk of a sudden large increase in longevity as a result of, for example, an unanticipated medical breakthrough. Although longevity advancements increase the productive life span and welfare of millions of individuals, they also represent potential costs when they reach retirement. More attention to this issue is warranted now from the financial viewpoint; since longevity risk exposure is large, it adds to the already massive costs of aging populations expected in the decades ahead, fiscal balance sheets of many of the affected countries are weak, and effective mitigation measures will take years to bear fruit. The large costs of aging are being recognized, including a belated catchup to the currently expected increases in average human life spans. The costs of longevity risk—unexpected increases in life spans—are not well appreciated, but are of similar magnitude. This chapter presents estimates that suggest that if everyone lives three years longer than now expected—the average underestimation of longevity in the past—the present discounted value of the additional living expenses of everyone during those additional years of life amounts to between 25 and 50 percent of 2010 GDP. On a global scale, that increase amounts to tens of trillions of U.S. dollars, boosting the already recognized costs of aging substantially. Threats to financial stability from longevity risk derive from at least two major sources. One is the
Note: This chapter was written by S. Erik Oppers (team leader), Ken Chikada, Frank Eich, Patrick Imam, John Kiff, Michael Kisser, Mauricio Soto, and Tao Sun. Research support was provided by Yoon Sook Kim. 1See, for example, IMF (2011a).
threats to fiscal sustainability as a result of large longevity exposures of governments, which, if realized, could push up debttoGDP ratios more than 50 percentage points in some countries. A second factor is possible threats to the solvency of private financial and corporate institutions exposed to longevity risk; for example, corporate pension plans in the United States could see their liabilities rise by some 9 percent, a shortfall that would require many multiples of typical yearly contributions to address. Longevity risk threatens to undermine fiscal sustainability in the coming years and decades, complicating the longerterm consolidation efforts in response to the current fiscal difficulties.2 Much of the risk borne by governments (that is, current and future taxpayers) is through public pension plans, social security schemes, and the threat that private pension plans and individuals will have insufficient resources to provide for unexpectedly lengthy retirements. Most private pension systems in the advanced economies are currently underfunded and longevity risk alongside low interest rates further threatens their financial health. A threepronged approach should be taken to address longevity risk, with measures implemented as soon as feasible to avoid a need for much larger adjustments later. Measures to be taken include: (i) acknowledging government exposure to longevity risk and implementing measures to ensure that it does not threaten medium and longterm fiscal sustainability; (ii) risk sharing between governments, private pension providers, and individuals, partly through increased individual financial buffers for retirement, pension system reform, and sustainable oldage safety nets; and (iii) transferring longevity risk in capital markets to those that can better bear it. An important part of reform will be to link retirement ages to advances in longevity. If undertaken now, these mitigation measures can be implemented in a gradual and sustainable way. Delays would increase risks to financial and fiscal stability, potentially requiring much larger and disruptive measures in the future.
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The indexed individual, from now on termed M116, w The indexed individual, from now on termed M116, was the world's oldest verified living person from January 17th 2023 until her passing on August 19th 2024, reaching the age of 117 years and 168 days (https://www.supercentenarian.com/records.html). She was a Caucasian woman born on March 4th 1907 in San Francisco, USA, from Spanish parents and settled in Spain since she was 8. A timeline of her life events and her genealogical tree are shown in Supplementary Fig. 1a-b. Although centenarians are becoming more common in the demographics of human populations, the so-called supercentenarians (over 110 years old) are still a rarity. In Catalonia, the historic nation where M116 lived, the lifeexpectancy for women is 86 years, so she exceeded the average by more than 30 years (https://www.idescat.cat). In a similar manner to premature aging syndromes, such as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria and Werner syndrome, which can provide relevant clues about the mechanisms of aging, the study of supercentenarians might also shed light on the pathways involved in lifespan. To unfold the biological properties exhibited by such a remarkable human being, we developed a comprehensive multiomics analysis of her genomic, transcriptomic, metabolomic, proteomic, microbiomic and epigenomic landscapes in different tissues, as depicted in Fig. 1a, comparing the results with those observed in non-supercentenarian populations. The picture that emerges from our study shows that extremely advanced age and poor health are not intrinsically linked and that both processes can be distinguished and dissected at the molecular level.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Samples from the subject were obtained from four different sources: total peripheral blood, saliva, urine and stool at different times. Most of the analyses were performed in the blood material at the time point of 116 years and 74 days, unless otherwise specifically indicated (Data set 1). The simple karyotype of the supercentenarian did not show any gross chromosomal alteration (Supplementary Fig. 1c). Since many reports indicate the involvement of telomeres in aging and lifespan1, we interrogated the telomere length of the M116 individual using High-Throughput Quantitative Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (HT-Q-FISH) analysis2. Illustrative confocal images with DAPI staining and the telomeric probe (TTAGGG) for M116 and two control samples are shown in Fig. 1b. Strikingly, we observed that the supercentenarian exhibited the shortest mean telomere length among all healthy volunteers3 with a value of barely 8 kb (Fig. 1c). Even more noticeably, the M116 individual displayed a 40% of short telomeres below the 20th percentile of all the studied samples (Fig. 1c). Thus, the observed far reach longevity of our case occurred in the chromosomal context of extremely short telomeres. Interestingly, because the M116 individual presented an overall good health status, it is tempting to speculate that, in this ...
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Driven by technological progress, human life expec Driven by technological progress, human life expectancy has increased greatly since the nineteenth century. Demographic evidence has revealed an ongoing reduction in old-age mortality and a rise of the maximum age at death, which may gradually extend human longevity1,2. Together with observations that lifespan in various animal species is flexible and can be increased by genetic or pharmaceutical intervention, these results have led to suggestions that longevity may not be subject to strict, species-specific genetic constraints. Here, by analysing global demographic data, we show that improvements in survival with age tend to decline after age 100, and that the age at death of the world’s oldest person has not increased since the 1990s. Our results strongly suggest that the maximum lifespan of humans is fixed and subject to natural constraints. Maximum lifespan is, in contrast to average lifespan, generally assumed to be a stable characteristic of a species3. For humans, the
maximum reported age at death is generally set at 122 years, the age at death of Jeanne Calment, still the oldest documented human
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maximum lifespan is not fixed. Studies in model organisms have shown that maximum lifespan is flexible and can be affected by genetic and pharmacological interventions5. In Sweden, based on a long series of reliable information on the upper limits of human lifespan, the
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101 years during the 1860s to about 108 years during the 1990s6. According to the authors, this finding refutes the common assertion that human lifespan is fixed and unchanging over time6. Indeed, the most convincing argument that the maximum lifespan of humans is not fixed is the ongoing increase in life expectancy in most countries over the course of the last century1,2. Figure 1a shows this increase for France, a country with high-quality mortality data, but very similar patterns were found for most other developed nations (Extended Data Fig. 1). Hence, the possibility has been considered that mortality may decline further, breaking any pre-conceived boundaries of human lifespan1,7. As shown by data from the Human Mortality Database8, many of the historical gains in life expectancy have been attributed to a
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evidence for a decline in late-life mortality, with the fraction of each birth cohort reaching old age increasing with calendar year. In France, the number of individuals per 100,000 surviving to old age (70 and up) has increased since 1900 (Fig. 1b), which points towards a continuing increase in human life expectancy. This pattern is very similar across the other 40 countries and territories included in the database (Extended Data Figs 2, 3). However, the rate of improvement in survival peaks and then declines for very old age levels (Fig. 1c), which points
1Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA. 2Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA. *These authors contributed equally to this work.
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S. Jay Olshansky, PhD1,* and Bruce A. Carnes, PhD2 S. Jay Olshansky, PhD1,* and Bruce A. Carnes, PhD2
1University of Illinois at Chicago, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 2University of Oklahoma. *Address correspondence to: S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago. E-mail: sjayo@uic.edu
Received: February 2, 2019; Editorial Decision Date: April 3, 2019
Decision Editor: Anne Newman, MD, MPH
Abstract The rise in human longevity is one of humanity’s crowning achievements. Although advances in public health beginning in the 19th century initiated the rise in life expectancy, recent gains have been achieved by reducing death rates at middle and older ages. A debate about the future course of life expectancy has been ongoing for the last quarter century. Some suggest that historical trends in longevity will continue and radical life extension is either visible on the near horizon or it has already arrived; whereas others suggest there are biologically based limits to duration of life, and those limits are being approached now. In “inconvenient truths about human longevity” we lay out the line of reasoning and evidence for why there are limits to human longevity; why predictions of radical life extension are unlikely to be forthcoming; why health extension should supplant life extension as the primary goal of medicine and public health; and why promoting advances in aging biology may allow humanity to break through biological barriers that influence both life span and health span, allowing for a welcome extension of the period of healthy life, a compression of morbidity, but only a marginal further increase in life expectancy.
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K. CHRISTENSENa & J. W. VAUPELb From abOdense K. CHRISTENSENa & J. W. VAUPELb From abOdense University Medical School, Odense, Denmark; bSanford Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; and aThe Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, The Steno Institute of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Abstract. Christensen K, Vaupel JW (Odense University Medical School, Odense, Denmark; Sanford Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; and The Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, The Steno Institute of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark). Determinants of longevity: genetic, environmental and medical factors (Review). J Intern Med 1996; 240: 333–41.
This review focuses on the determinants of longevity in the industrialized world, with emphasis on results from recently established data bases. Strong evidence is now available that demonstrates that in developed
Introduction
The determinants of longevity might be expected to be well understood. The duration of life has captured the attention of many people for thousands of years; an enormous array of vital-statistics data are available for many centuries. Life-span is easily measured compared with other health phenomena, and in many countries data are available on whole populations and not just study samples. Knowledge concerning determinants of human longevity, however, is still sparse, and much of the little that is known has been learned in recent years. This review
countries the maximum lifespan as well as the mean lifespan have increased substantially over the past century. There is no evidence of a genetically determined lifespan of around 85 years. On the contrary, the biggest absolute improvement in survival in recent decades has occurred amongst 80 year-olds. Approximately one-quarter of the variation in lifespan in developed countries can be attributed to genetic factors. The influence of both genetic and environmental factors on longevity can potentially be modified by medical treatment, behavioural changes and environmental improvements.
Keywords: centenarians, life expectancy, lifespan, mortality.
focuses on genetic, environmental and medical factors as determinants of longevity in developed countries and discusses alternative paradigms concerning human longevity.
How should longevity be measured?
Longevity can be studied in numerous ways; key questions include the following. How long can a human live? What is the average length of life? Are the maximum and average lengths of life approaching limits? Why do some individuals live longer than others? In addressing these questions, it is useful to
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study the maximum lifespan actually achieved in various populations, the mean lifespan, and the variation in lifespan. Estimating the maximum lifespan of human beings is simply a matter of finding a well-documented case report of a person who lived longer than other welldocumented cases. The assessment of mean lifespan in an actual population requires that the study population is followed from birth to extinction. An alternative approach is to calculate age-specific death rates at some point in time for a population, and then use these death rates to determine how long people would live on average in a hypothetical population in which these death rates prevailed over the course of the people’s lives. This second kind of mean lifespan is generally known as life expectancy. The life expectancy of the Swedish population in 1996 is the average lifespan that would be achieved by the 1996 birth cohort if Swedish mortality rates at each age remained at 1996 levels for the entire future life of this cohort. Assessment of determinants of life expectancy and variation in lifespan amongst individuals rely on demographic comparisons of different populations and on such traditional epidemiological designs as follow-up studies of exposed or treated versus nonexposed or nontreated individuals. Designs from genetic epidemiology – such as twin, adoption and other family studies – are useful in estimating the relative importance of genes and environment for the variation in longevity.
Determinants of extreme longevity
Numerous extreme long-livers have been reported in various mountainous regions, including Georgia, Kashmir, and Vilcabamba. In most Western countries, including the Scandinavian countries, exceptional lifespans have also been reported. Examples are Drachenberg, a Danish–Norwegian sailor who died in 1772 and who claimed that he was born in 1626, and Jon Anderson, from Sweden, who claimed to be 147 years old when he died in 1729. There is noconvincingdocumentationfortheseextremelonglivers. When it has been possible to evaluate such reports, they have proven to be very improbable [1, 2]. In countries, like Denmark and Sweden, with a long tradition of censuses and vital statistics, remarkable and sudden declines in the number of
extreme long-livers occur with the introduction of more rigorous checking of information on age of death, as the result of laws requiring birth certificates, the development of church registers and the establishment of statistical bureaus [3, 4]. This suggests that early extreme long-livers were probably just cases of age exaggeration. Today (March 1996), the oldest reported welldocumented maximum lifespan for females is 121 years [5] and for males 113 years [6]. Both these persons are still alive. Analyses of reliable cases of long-livers show that longevity records have been repeatedly broken over past decades [3, 6]; this suggests that even longer human lifespans may occur in the future. There has been surprisingly little success in identifying factors associated with extreme longevity. A variety of centenarian studies have been conducted during the last half century. As reviewed by Segerberg [7], most of the earlier studies were based on highly selected samples of individuals, without rigorous validation of the ages of reputed centenarians. During the last decade several more comprehensive, less selected centenarian studies have been carried out in Hungary [8], France [9], Finland [10] and Denmark [11]. A few specific genetic factors have been found to be associated with extreme longevity. Takata et al. [12] found a significantly lower frequency of HLA-DRw9 amongst centenarians than in an adult control group in Japan, as well as a significantly higher frequency of HLA-DR1. The HLA-antigens amongst the Japanese centenarians are negatively associated with the presence of autoimmune diseases in the Japanese population, which suggests that the association with these genetic markers is mediated through a lower incidence of diseases. More recently, both a French study [13] and a Finnish study [14] found a low prevalence of the e4 allele of apolipoprotein E amongst centenarians. The e4 allele has consistently been shown to be a risk factor both for coronary heart disease and for Alzheimer’s dementia. In the French study [13], it was also found that centenarians had an increased prevalence of the DDgenotype of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) compared with adult controls. This result is contrary to what was expected as the DD-genotype of ACE has been reported to be associated with myocardial infarction. Only a few genetic association studies concerning extreme longevity have been published...
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Drosophila melanogaster David H. Collins, PhD,*, D Drosophila melanogaster David H. Collins, PhD,*, David C. Prince, PhD, Jenny L. Donelan, MSc, Tracey Chapman, PhD , and Andrew F. G. Bourke, PhD School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. *Address correspondence to: David H. Collins, PhD. E-mail: David.Collins@uea.ac.uk Decision Editor: Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD (Biological Sciences Section)
Abstract The standard evolutionary theory of aging predicts a negative relationship (trade-off) between fecundity and longevity. However, in principle, the fecundity–longevity relationship can become positive in populations in which individuals have unequal resources. Positive fecundity–longevity relationships also occur in queens of eusocial insects such as ants and bees. Developmental diet is likely to be central to determining trade-offs as it affects key fitness traits, but its exact role remains uncertain. For example, in Drosophila melanogaster, changes in adult diet can affect fecundity, longevity, and gene expression throughout life, but it is unknown how changes in developmental (larval) diet affect fecundity–longevity relationships and gene expression in adults. Using D. melanogaster, we tested the hypothesis that varying developmental diets alters the directionality of fecundity–longevity relationships in adults, and characterized associated gene expression changes. We reared larvae on low (20%), medium (100%), and high (120%) yeast diets, and transferred adult females to a common diet. We measured fecundity and longevity of individual adult females and profiled gene expression changes with age. Adult females raised on different larval diets exhibited fecundity–longevity relationships that varied from significantly positive to significantly negative, despite minimal differences in mean lifetime fertility or longevity. Treatments also differed in age-related gene expression, including for aging-related genes. Hence, the sign of fecundity–longevity relationships in adult insects can be altered and even reversed by changes in larval diet quality. By extension, larval diet differences may represent a key mechanistic factor underpinning positive fecundity–longevity relationships observed in species such as eusocial insects. Keywords: Aging, Eusociality, Life history, mRNA-seq, Nutrition
The standard evolutionary theory of aging predicts that, as individuals grow older, selection for increased survivorship declines with age (1). Therefore, individuals experience the age-related decrease in performance and survivorship that defines aging (senescence) (2). Additionally, given finite resources, individuals should optimize relative investment between reproduction and somatic maintenance (3). This causes tradeoffs between reproduction and longevity (4,5) with elevated reproduction often incurring costs to longevity (the costs of reproduction) (6). Such trade-offs and costs are evident in the negative fecundity–longevity relationships observed in many species. Although a negative fecundity–longevity relationship is typical, fecundity and longevity can become uncoupled (7) and some species or populations may exhibit positive fecundity– longevity relationships (4). This can occur for several reasons. First, in Drosophila melanogaster, mutations can increase longevity without apparent reproductive costs (8–11), particularly mutations in the conserved insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling and target of rapamycin network (IIS-TOR).
This network regulates nutrient sensitivity and is an important component of aging across diverse taxa (2,12). Second, fecundity and longevity can become uncoupled when there is asymmetric resourcing between individuals (13,14). Within a population, well-resourced individuals may have higher fecundity and longevity than poorly resourced individuals, reversing the usual negative fecundity–longevity relationship. However, because costs of reproduction are not abolished even in well-resourced individuals (13,14), a within-individual trade-off between fecundity and longevity remains present. Third, fecundity and longevity can become uncoupled within and between the castes of eusocial insects (15–18), that is, species such as ants, bees, wasps, and termites with a longlived reproductive caste (queens or kings) and a short-lived non- or less reproductive caste (workers) (19–21). In some species, queens appear to have escaped costs of reproduction completely (22–25). This may have been achieved through rewiring the IIS-TOR network (12,26), which forms part of the TOR/IIS-juvenile hormone-lifespan and fecundity (TI-JLiFe) network hypothesized to underpin aging and longevity in eusocial insects by Korb et al....
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Cennet Yildiz1, Melek Ece Öngel2 , Bayram Yilmaz3 Cennet Yildiz1, Melek Ece Öngel2 , Bayram Yilmaz3 and Mustafa Özilgen1* 1Department of Food Engineering, Yeditepe University, Kayısdagi, Atasehir, Istanbul 34755, Turkey 2Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Yeditepe University, Kayısdagi, Atasehir, Istanbul 34755, Turkey 3Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
(Received 29 July 2021 – Final revision received 26 August 2021 – Accepted 26 August 2021)
Journal of Nutritional Science (2021), vol. 10, e83, page 1 of 8 doi:10.1017/jns.2021.78
Abstract Life expectancies of the athletes depend on the sports they are doing. The entropic age concept, which was found successful in the previous nutrition studies, will be employed to assess the relation between the athletes’ longevity and nutrition. Depending on their caloric needs, diets are designed for each group of athletes based on the most recent guidelines while they are pursuing their careers and for the post-retirement period, and then the metabolic entropy generation was worked out for each group. Their expected lifespans, based on attaining the lifespan entropy limit, were calculated. Thermodynamic assessment appeared to be in agreement with the observations. There may be a significant improvement in the athletes’ longevity if theyshift to a retirement diet after the age of 50. The expected average longevity for male athletes was 56 years for cyclists, 66 years for weightlifters, 75 years for rugby players and 92 years for golfers. If they should start consuming the retirement diet after 50 years of age, the longevity of the cyclists may increase for 7 years, and those of weightlifters, rugby players and golfers may increase for 22, 30 and 8 years, respectively.
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Theeffectofdrinkingwaterqualityonthehealthand long Theeffectofdrinkingwaterqualityonthehealthand longevityofpeople-AcasestudyinMayang,HunanProvince, China
JLu1,2 andFYuan1 1DepartmentofEngineeringandSafety,UiTTheArcticUniversityofNorway,N9037Tromsø,Norway
E-mail:Jinmei.lu@uit.no Abstract. Drinking water is an important source for trace elements intake into human body. Thus, the drinking water quality has a great impact on people’s health and longevity. This study aims to study the relationship between drinking water quality and human health and longevity. A longevity county Mayang in Hunan province, China was chosen as the study area. The drinking water and hair of local centenarians were collected and analyzed the chemical composition. The drinking water is weak alkalineandrichintheessentialtraceelements.ThedailyintakesofCa,Cu,Fe,Se,Sr from drinking water for residents in Mayang were much higher than the national average daily intake from beverage and water. There was a positive correlation between Ni and Pb in drinking water and Ni and Pb in hair. There were significant correlationsbetweenCu,KindrinkingwaterandBa,Ca,Mg,Srinthehairatthe0.01 level. The concentrations of Mg, Sr, Se in drinking water showed extremely significant positive relation with two centenarian index 100/80% and 100/90% correlation. Essential trace elements in drinking water can be an important factor for localhealthandlongevity.
1. Introduction Trace elements can not be manufactured by human body itself, and they must be taken from the natural environment. Water is a major source of trace elements necessary for the growth of biological organisms. The composition of trace elements in water has a significant impact on human health. Changes in drinking water and groundwater sources can lead to significant changes in health risk relatedwithtraceelements[1]. Insufficient or excessive trace elements in water can lead to the occurrence of certain diseases. Liu XJ et al. found that the concentrations of Cu, Fe, Sr, Ti and V in the water samples from area with high incidence of gastric cancer were significantly higher than those in the area with low incidence of gastric cancer [2]. Another research on the relationship between the concentration of trace elements in drinking water and gastric cancer showed that Se and Zn can significantly prevent the development of gastric cancer [3]. Kikuchi H. et al. studied the relationship between the levels of trace elements in water and age-adjusted incidence of colon and rectal cancer, and the results showed that the incidence ...
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Longevity is not a synonym of old age. The increas Longevity is not a synonym of old age. The increase in life expectancy shapes lives from childhood to old age across different domains. Among those, the nature of work will undergo profound changes from skill development and the role of retirement to the intrinsic meaning of work. To put the striking potential of a 100 year life into a historical prospective it is useful to start from how technological and demographic development shaped the organization and the definition of work in the past. This longer view can more thoughtfully explore how different the nature of work has been, from working hours to the parallelism between work, employment and task-assignment.
Throughout history the role of work has been intertwined with social and technological change. Societies developed from hunter-gather to sedentary farmers, and they transitioned from the agricultural to the industrial revolution. The latter transformed a millennial long practice of self-employed farmers and artisans, working mostly for self-subsistence, without official working hours, relying on daylight and seasonality at an unchosen job from childhood until death, into employees working 10-16 hours per day for 311 days a year, mostlyindoorsfromyouthtoretirement. Thisdrastictransformationignitedfastshiftsofworkorganization not only in the pursue of higher productivity and technological advancement, but also of social wellbeing.
Among the first changes was the abandonment of unsustainable working conditions, such as day working hours, which sharply converged toward the eight hours day tendency between the 1910s and the 1940s, see Figure 1 (Huberman and Minns 2007; Feenstra, Inklaar, and Timmer 2015; Charlie Giattino and Roser 2013). Although beneficial for the workers, this reduction worried intellectuals, such as the economist John Maynard Keynes, who wrote: “How will we all keep busy when we only have to work 15 hours a week?” (Keynes 1930). Keynes predicted people’s work to become barely necessary given the level of productivity the economy would reach over the next century: “permanent problem would be how to occupy the leisure,
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whichscienceandcompoundinterestwillhavewonforhim. [...] Afearfulproblemfortheordinaryperson” (p. 328). For a while, Keynes seemed right since the average workweek dropped from 47 hours in 1930 to slightly less than 39 by 1970. However, after declining for more than a century, the average U.S. work week has been stagnant for four decades, at approximately eight hours per day.1
Figure 1: Average working hours per worker over a full year. Before 1950 the data corresponds only to full-time production workers(non-agricultural activities). Starting 1950 estimates cover total hours worked in the economy as measured from primarily National Accounts data. Source: Charlie Giattino and Roser (2013). Data Sources: Huberman and Minns (2007) and Feenstra, Inklaar, and Timmer (2015).
Technological change did not make work obsolete, but changed the tasks and the proportion of labor force involved in a particular job. In the last seventy years, for example, the number of people employed in the agricultural sector dropped by one third (from almost 6 million to 2 million), while the productivity tripled. Feeding or delivering calves is still part of ranchers’ days, but activities like racking and analyzing genetic traits of livestock and estimating crop yields are a big part of managing and sustaining the ranch operations. In addition, the business and administration activity like bookkeeping, logistics, market pricing, employee supervision became part of the job due to the increase in average farm size from 200 to 450 acres. Another exampleistheeffectoftheautomatedtellermachine(ATM)onbanktellers, whosenumbergrewfromabout a quarter of a million to a half a million in the 45 years since the introduction of ATMs, see Figure 2 (Bessen 2016). ATM allowed banks to operate branch offices at lower cost, which prompted them to open many 1Despite the settling, differences in the number of hours worked between the low and the high skilled widened in the last fifty years. Men without a high school degree experienced an average reduction of eight working hours a week, while college graduates faced an increase of six hours a week. Similarly, female graduates work 11 hours a week more than those who did not complete high school (Dolton 2017). Overall, American full-time employees work on average 41.5 hours per week, and about 11.1% of employees work over 50 hours per week, which is much higher than countries with a comparable level of productivity like Switzerland, where 0.4% of employees work over 50 hours per week (Feenstra, Inklaar, and Timmer 2015) and part time work is commonplace...
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Yasuhiro Yamada1,3, Toshiro Yamada 2,4 & Kazu Yasuhiro Yamada1,3, Toshiro Yamada 2,4 & Kazuko Yamada2,4
The longevity of a honeybee colony is far more significant than the lifespan of an individual honeybee, a social insect. the longevity of a honeybee colony is integral to the fate of the colony. We have proposed a new mathematical model to estimate the apparent longevity defined in the upper limit of an integral equation. the apparent longevity can be determined only from the numbers of adult bees and capped brood. By applying the mathematical model to a honeybee colony in Japan, seasonal changes in apparent longevity were estimated in three long-term field experiments. Three apparent longevities showed very similar season-changes to one another, increasing from early autumn, reaching a maximum at the end of overwintering and falling approximately plumb down after overwintering. The influence of measurement errors in the numbers of adult bees and capped brood on the apparent longevity was investigated.
A lifespan of an animal, which is the period of time while an individual is alive, is an important index to evaluate individual activities. In the colony composed of eusocial insects such as honeybees (Apis mellifera) which exhibit age-polyethism, the lifespan of each individual cannot always give an assessment as to the activities of a colony but the longevity of colony could give it more appropriately. The longevity of a colony will have greater significance than the lifespan of each individual of the colony. The life of colony diversely depends on the inborn lifespan of an individual, the labor division distribution ratio of each honeybee performing a particular duty, the natural environment such as the weather, the amount of food, pests and pathogens, the environmental pollution due to pesticides and so on. The honeybee length of life has been observed or estimated before in the four seasons, which have a distinct bimodal distribution in temperature zones. According to previous papers, honeybees live for 2–4 weeks1 and 30–40 days2 in spring, for 1–2 weeks1, 25–30 days2 and 15–38 days3 in summer, for 2–4 weeks1 and 50–60 days2 in autumn, and for 150–200 days3, 253 days2, 270 days4, 304 days5 6–8 months6 and 150–200 days3 in winter, where it has been estimated that the difference of life length among seasons may come from the brood-rearing load imposed on honeybees1 and may mainly come from foraging and brood-rearing activity2. Incidentally, the lifetime of the queen seems to be three to four years (maximum observed nine years). The average length of life of worker bees in laboratory cages was observed to range from 30.5 to 45.5 days7. The study on the influence of altitude on the lifespan of the honeybee has found that the lifespans are 138 days at an altitude of 970 m and 73 days at an altitude of 200 m, respectively8. Many papers have discussed what factors affect the length of life (lifespan, longevity, life expectancy) on a honeybee colony as follows: Proper nutrition may increase the length of life in a honeybee colony. Honeybees taking beebread or diets with date palm pollen (the best source for hypopharyngeal gland development) showed the longest fifty percent lethal time (LT50)9. The examination for the effect of various fat proteins on honeybee longevity have shown that honeybees fed diets of red gum pollen have the longest lifespan but those fed invert sugar have the shortest lifespan10. In the discussion on nutrition-related risks to honey bee colonies such as starvation, monoculture, genetically modified crops and pesticides in pollen and sugar, protein nutrient strongly affects brood production and larval starvation (alone and or in combination with other stresses) can weaken colonies11. And protein content in
1Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan. 2Graduate School of Natural Science & Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Japan. 3Present address: Department of Physics, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan. 4Present address: 2-10-15, Teraji, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 921-8178, Japan. correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to t.Y. (email: yamatoshikazu0501@yahoo.co.jp)
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Researchers believe that your longevity, that is, Researchers believe that your longevity, that is, the duration of your life, may rely on your having longevity assurance genes. Genes are the bits of DNA that determine an organism’s physical characteristics and drive a whole range of physiological processes. Longevity assurance genes are variations (called alleles) of certain genes that may allow you to live longer (and perhaps more healthily) than other people who inherit other versions of that gene.
WHY ARE LONGEVITY ASSURANCE GENES IMPORTANT?
If scientists could identify longevity genes in humans, in theory, they might also be able to develop ways to manipulate those genes to enable people to live much longer than they do today. Slowing the
aging process would also likely delay the appearance of agerelated diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease and therefore make people
healthier as well.
Most longevity assurance genes that have already been identified in lower organisms such as yeast, worms, and fruit flies act to increase lifespan and grant resistance to harmful environmental stress. For example, scientists have identified single gene variantions in roundworms that can extend lifespans by 40 to 100 percent. These genes also allow worms to withstand often fatal temperature extremes, excessive levels of toxic free radicals (cellular waste products), or damage due to ultraviolet light.
Some of the longevity assurance genes in lower organisms have similar counterparts among human or mammalian genes, which scientists are now studying. While researchers have not yet found genes that predispose us to greater longevity, some have identified single human gene variants that seem to have a protective effect against certain age-related diseases and are associated with long life. For example, inheriting one version of a gene for a particular protein called apolipoprotein E (Apo E) may decrease a
person’s risk of developing heart
disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
Identification of genes that prevent or delay crippling diseases at old age may help us find novel strategies for assuring a healthier, longer life, and enhancing the quality of life in the elderly.
Researchers believe that your longevity may rely on your having longevity assurance genes.
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HOW MUCH OF LONGEVITY IS GENETICALLY DETERMINED?
By some estimates, we humans have about 25,000 genes. But only a small fraction of those affect the length of our lives. It is hard to imagine that so few genes can be responsible for such a complex phenomenon as longevity. In looking at personality, psychologists ask how much is nature, that is, inherited, and how much is nurture, which means resulting from external influences. Similar questions exist about the heritability of lifespan. In other words, just how much of longevity is
genetically determined and how much it is mediated by external influences, such as smoking, diet, lifestyle, stress, and occupational exposures?
Studies do show that long-lived parents have long-lived children. Studies of adoptees confirm that their expected lifespans correlate more strongly to those of their birth parents than those of their adoptive parents. One study of twins reared apart suggests about a 30 percent role for heredity in lifespan, while another says the influence is even smaller.
Some scientists estimate the maximal lifespan of a human to be approximately 120 years, a full 50 years longer than the Biblical three score and ten (Psalms 90:10). The people who have actually achieved that maximum can be counted on one hand—or one finger. Mme. Jeanne Calment of France was 122 years old at her death in 1997. But although few challengers to her record exist, we are seeing more and more members of our society reach 100. In fact, in the United States today, there are more than 60,000 centenarians, and their ranks are projected to grow to nearly 1 million
by 2050. Much of this growth will be due to the convergence of the large aging Boomer demographic and improvements in health and medicine.
Most people who get to 100 do so by avoidance. They shun tobacco and excess alcohol, the sun and pollutants, sloth, bad diets, anger, and isolation. Still, many of us may know at least one smoking, drinking, sunburnt, lazy,
cantankerous recluse who has lived to 100—and wondered how he or she did it.
More and more, scientists are finding that part of the explanation lies in our genes. The siblings of centenarians have a four times greater probability of surviving to age 90 than do siblings of people who have an average life expectancy. When it comes to living 100 years, the probability is 17 times greater in male siblings of centenarians and eight times greater in female siblings of centenarians than the average lifespan of their birth cohort.
On the flip side, we humans carry a number of genes that are deleterious to our health and longevity. These genes increase our risk for heart disease and cancer, as well as age-related but harmless symptoms such as gray hair and wrinkles. Though we cannot change our genetic pedigrees, perhaps if we know what unhelpful genes we carry, we can take steps, such as ridding ourselves of bad health habits and adopting good ones, that can overcome the disadvantages our genes confer and live as long as those people with good genes.
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM LOWER ORGANISMS
Our understanding of genes and aging has exploded in recent years, due in large part to groundbreaking work done in simpler
organisms. By studying the effect of genetic modification on lifespan in laboratory organisms, researchers now provide fundamental insights into basic mechanisms of aging.
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Yeast Researchers have identified more than 100 genes in baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) that are associated with increased longevity, and even more provocatively, have found human versions of many of these genes. Further study is ongoing.
As with all other organisms tested, researchers have reported that restricting the amount of calories available to yeast, either through reducing the sugar or amino acid content of the culture medium, can increase lifespan. Caloric
restriction does not extend lifespan in yeast strains lacking one of the longevity assurance genes, SIR2. This result has been shown in multiple organisms from yeast to flies, and even in mice. The SIR2 protein is the founding member of the sirtuin family involved in
genomic stability, metabolism, stress resistance, and aging. Researchers have found that
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Over the last 60 years, life expectancy in Singapo Over the last 60 years, life expectancy in Singapore has increased by nearly 20 years to reach 85 – one of the highest in the world. That’s an extraordinary achievement that is taken for granted and that too often leads to a conversation about the costs of an ageing society. Those costs and concerns are very real, but a deeper more fundamental set of questions need to be answered.
If we are living this much longer, then how do we – individuals, companies and governments – respond to make the most of this extra time? How do we restructure our lives to make sure that as many people as possible, live as long as possible, in as healthy and fulfilled ways as possible?
This note draws on the findings from a high-level conference, sponsored by Rockefeller Foundation and Prudential Singapore, to map out what a global longevity agenda looks like, and to raise awareness around the world – at a government, corporate and individual level – on how we need to seize the benefits of this wonderful human achievement of longer lives.
It also looks at the measures that Singapore has taken to adjust to longer lives. Reassuringly, Singapore leads the world along many dimensions that have to do with ageing, and also longevity. However, there is much that needs to be done. Framing policies around longevity and ‘all of life’ and not just ageing and ‘end of life’ is needed if Singapore is to collectively maximise the gains available.
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Executive Summary
• Singapore is undergoing a rapid demographic transition which will see the average age of its society
increase as the proportion of its older citizens increases.
• An ageing society creates many challenges. However, at the same time, with the number of older
people increasing, Singapore is benefitting from a longevity dividend.
• On average, Singaporeans are living for longer and in better health. In other words, how we are
ageing is changing – it is not just about there being more senior people. Exploiting this opportunity
to seize these positive advantages is the longevity agenda.
• A new-born in Singapore today, faces the prospect of living on average one of the longest lives in
human history, and so needs to prepare for his or her future differently.
• At an individual level, Singaporeans are already behaving differently – in terms of marriage, families,
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• To support individuals as they adapt to longer lives, Singapore needs to create a new map of life
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• Achieving this will also ensure that not only the individual, but also the economy will benefit.
• Singapore is at the international frontier of best practice in terms of adjusting to an ageing society. It
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as a whole. This highlights the need for countries as a whole. This highlights the need for countries with relatively low proportion of older persons to also put in place appropriate policies and interventions to address their specific rights and needs, and to prepare for ageing societies in the future.
An increase in the proportion and number of the oldest old (persons over the age of 80 years)
The oldest old person, the number of people aged 80 years or over, in the region is also showing a dramatic upward trend. The proportion of the oldest old in the region in the total population 2016 was 1.5 per cent of the population amounting to 68 million people, which is 53 per cent of the global population over 80 years old. This proportion is expected to rise to 5 per cent of the population totaling 258 million people by 2050. Asia
Pacific would have 59 per cent of the world population over 80 years of age compared to 53 per cent at present. This has serious implications for provision of appropriate health care and long term care, as well as income security.
The causes…
The drastic increase in the pace of ageing in the region can be attributed to two key factors, declining fertility rates and increasing life expectancies.
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Aging is a gradual and irreversible pathophysiolog Aging is a gradual and irreversible pathophysiological process. It presents with declines in tissue and cell functions and significant increases in the risks of various aging-related diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and immune system diseases. Although the development of modern medicine has promoted human health and greatly extended life expectancy, with the aging of society, a variety of chronic diseases have gradually become the most important causes of disability and death in elderly individuals. Current research on aging focuses on elucidating how various endogenous and exogenous stresses (such as genomic instability, telomere dysfunction, epigenetic alterations, loss of proteostasis, compromise of autophagy, mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence, stem cell exhaustion, altered intercellular communication, deregulated nutrient sensing) participate in the regulation of aging. Furthermore, thorough research on the pathogenesis of aging to identify interventions that promote health and longevity (such as caloric restriction, microbiota transplantation, and nutritional intervention) and clinical treatment methods for aging-related diseases (depletion of senescent cells, stem cell therapy, antioxidative and anti-inflammatory treatments, and hormone replacement therapy) could decrease the incidence and development of aging-related diseases and in turn promote healthy aging and longevity...
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Samuel Preston is Frederick J. Warren Professor of Samuel Preston is Frederick J. Warren Professor of Demography at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of its Population Studies Center. A 1968 Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University, he has also been a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Universi ty of Washington. He is past president of the Population Association of America and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, where he chaired the Committee on Population.
The Policy Brief series is a collection of essays on current public policy issues in aging, health, income security, metropolitan studies and related research done by or on behalf of the Center for Policy Research at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Single copies of this publication may be obtained at no cost from the Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, 426 Eggers Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1090.
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Human life expectancy has doubled over the past 20 Human life expectancy has doubled over the past 200 years in industrialized countries, yet the period spent in good physical and cognitive health remains relatively short. A significant proportion of elderly individuals suffer from multiple chronic diseases; for instance, 70% of 65-year-olds and 90% of 85-year-olds have at least one disease, averaging four diseases per person. In contrast, a small subset of individuals achieves exceptional longevity without typical age-related diseases such as hypertension, cancer, or type 2 diabetes. Understanding these individuals is crucial because they likely possess gene-environment interactions that promote longevity, disease resistance, and healthy aging.
Key Insights on Longevity Research
Most knowledge on aging mechanisms is derived from animal models, which identified nine hallmarks of aging and implicated glucose and fat metabolism pathways in longevity.
Human longevity is far more complex due to heterogeneity in genomes, lifestyles, environments, and social factors.
Genetic factors contribute approximately 25% to lifespan variation, with a stronger influence observed in long-lived individuals as indicated by familial clustering.
Despite extensive genetic research, only two genes—APOE and FOXO3A—have been consistently associated with longevity.
The lack of a consistent definition of heritable longevity complicates genetic studies, often mixing sporadic long-lived cases with those from long-lived families.
The increase in centenarians (e.g., from 1 in 10,000 to 2 in 10,000 in the US between 1994 and 2012) reflects the presence of sporadically long-lived individuals, which confounds genetic analyses.
Challenges in Genetic Longevity Studies
Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) face difficulties because controls (average-lived individuals) might later become long-lived, blurring case-control distinctions.
Recent findings emphasize the importance of rare and structural genetic variants alongside common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).
Socio-behavioral and environmental factors (lifestyle, socio-economic status, social networks, living environment) significantly influence aging but are rarely integrated into genetic studies.
There is limited knowledge about how these non-genetic factors cluster within long-lived families.
Advances Through Family-Based Research
Two recent studies using large family tree databases—the Utah Population Database (UPDB), LINKing System for historical family reconstruction (LINKS), and Historical Sample of the Netherlands Long Lives (HSN-LL)—demonstrated that:
Longevity is transmitted across generations only if ≥30% of ancestors belong to the top 10% longest-lived of their birth cohort, and the individual themselves is in the top 10% longest-lived.
Approximately 27% of individuals with at least one long-lived parent did not show exceptional survival, indicating sporadic longevity.
To address this, the Longevity Relatives Count (LRC) score was developed to identify genetically enriched long-lived individuals, improving case selection for genetic studies and reducing sporadic longevity inclusion.
Opportunities and Recommendations
Increasing availability of population-wide family tree data (e.g., Netherlands’ civil certificate linkage, Denmark’s initiatives) enables broader analysis of long-lived families rather than individuals alone.
Integrating gene-environment (G x E) interactions by combining genetic data with genealogical, socio-behavioral, and environmental information is essential to unravel mechanisms of longevity.
Epidemiological studies should:
Recruit members from heritable longevity families.
Collect comprehensive molecular, socio-behavioral, and environmental data.
Include analyses of rare and structural genetic variants in addition to common SNPs.
Cohorts like the UK Biobank can improve the distinction between cases and controls by incorporating the LRC score based on ancestral survival data.
Conclusion
The success of genetic studies on human longevity depends on:
Applying precise, consistent definitions of heritable longevity.
Utilizing family-based approaches and large-scale genealogical data.
Incorporating non-genetic covariates such as socio-behavioral and environmental factors.
Studying interactions between genes and environment to gain comprehensive mechanistic insights into healthy aging and longevity.
Quantitative Data Table
Parameter Statistic/Description
Increase in centenarians From 1 in 10,000 (1994) to 2 in 10,000 (2012)
% of 65-year-olds with ≥1 disease 70%
% of 85-year-olds with ≥1 disease 90%
Average number of diseases in elderly 4
Genetic contribution to lifespan ~25% overall, higher in long-lived families
Ancestor longevity threshold for heritability ≥30% ancestors in top 10% longest-lived cohort
Proportion with survival similar to general population despite long-lived parent 27%
Keywords
Human longevity
Healthy aging
Gene-environment interaction (G x E)
Genetic variation
Familial clustering
Longevity Relatives Count (LRC) score
Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS)
Rare and structural variants
Socio-behavioral factors
Epidemiological studies
Population-wide family tree databases
References
References are based on the original source and include studies on aging, longevity genetics, and epidemiological family databases....
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This study by Breed et al. (2024) investigates the This study by Breed et al. (2024) investigates the longevity of Balaenid whales, focusing on the southern right whale (SRW, Eubalaena australis) and the North Atlantic right whale (NARW, Eubalaena glacialis). By analyzing over 40 years of mark-recapture data, the authors estimate life spans and survival patterns, revealing that extreme longevity (exceeding 130 years) is likely the norm rather than the exception in Balaenid whales, challenging previously accepted maximum life spans of 70–75 years. The study also highlights the impact of anthropogenic factors, particularly industrial whaling, on the significantly reduced life span of the endangered NARW.
Key Findings
Southern right whales (SRWs) have a median life span of approximately 73.4 years, with 10% of individuals surviving beyond 131.8 years.
North Atlantic right whales (NARWs) have a median life span of only 22.3 years, with 10% living past 47.2 years—considerably shorter than SRWs.
The reduced NARW life span is attributed to anthropogenic mortality factors, including ship strikes and entanglements, not intrinsic biological differences.
The study uses survival function modeling, bypassing traditional aging methods that rely on lethal sampling and growth layer counts, which tend to underestimate longevity.
Evidence from other whales, especially bowhead whales, supports the hypothesis that extreme longevity is widespread among Balaenids and possibly other large cetaceans.
Background and Context
Early longevity estimates in whales, such as blue and fin whales, came from counting annual growth layers in ear plugs, revealing ages up to 110–114 years.
Bowhead whales have been documented to live over 150 years, with some individuals estimated at 211 years based on aspartic acid racemization (AAR) and corroborating archaeological evidence (e.g., embedded antique harpoon tips).
Longevity estimates from traditional methods are biased low due to:
Difficulty in counting growth layers in very old whales due to tissue remodeling.
Removal of older age classes from populations by industrial whaling.
The need for lethal sampling to obtain age data, which is rarely possible in protected species.
The relation between body size and longevity supports the potential for extreme longevity in large whales, although bowhead whales exceed predictions from terrestrial mammal models.
Methodology
Data Sources:
SRW mark-recapture data from South Africa (1979–2021), including 2476 unique females, of which 139 had known birth years.
NARW mark-recapture data from the North Atlantic (1974–2020), including 328 unique females, of which 205 had known birth years.
Survival Models:
Ten parametric survival models were fitted, including Gompertz, Weibull, Logistic, and Exponential mortality functions with adjustments (Makeham and bathtub).
Models were fit using Bayesian inference with the R package BaSTA, which accounts for left truncation (unknown birth years) and right censoring (individuals surviving past the study period).
Model selection was based on Deviance Information Criterion (DIC).
Validation:
Simulated datasets, generated from fitted model parameters, were used to test for bias and accuracy.
Models accurately recovered survival parameters with minimal bias.
Estimating Reproductive Output:
The total number of calves produced by females was estimated by integrating survival curves and applying calving intervals ranging from 3 to 7 years.
Results
Parameter Southern Right Whale (SRW) North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW)
Median life span (years) 73.4 (95% CI [60.0, 88.3]) 22.3 (95% CI [19.7, 25.1])
10% survive past (years) 131.8 (95% CI [110.9, 159.3]) 47.2 (95% CI [43.0, 53.3])
Annual mortality hazard (age 5) ~0.5% 2.56%
Maximum life span potential >130 years Shortened due to anthropogenic factors
**SRW survival best fits an unmodified Gompertz model; NARW fits a Gompertz model with
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This study investigates the extreme longevity, gro This study investigates the extreme longevity, growth rates, and ecological significance of two proteinaceous deep-sea coral species, Gerardia sp. and Leiopathes sp., found in deep waters around Hawai’i and other global locations. Using radiocarbon dating and stable isotope analyses, the research reveals that these corals exhibit remarkably slow growth and lifespans extending thousands of years, far surpassing previous estimates. These findings have profound implications for deep-sea coral ecology, conservation, and fisheries management.
Key Insights
Deep-sea corals Gerardia sp. and Leiopathes sp. grow exceptionally slowly, with radial growth rates ranging from 4 to 85 µm per year.
Individual colonies can live for hundreds to several thousand years, with the oldest Gerardia specimen aged at 2,742 years and the oldest Leiopathes specimen at 4,265 years, making Leiopathes the oldest known skeletal accreting marine organism.
The corals feed primarily on freshly exported particulate organic matter (POM) from surface waters, as indicated by stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope data.
Radiocarbon analyses confirm the skeletal carbon originates from modern surface-water carbon sources, indicating minimal incorporation of old, “14C-free” carbon into the skeleton.
These slow growth rates and extreme longevities imply that deep-sea coral habitats are vulnerable to damage and slow to recover, challenging assumptions about their renewability.
Deep-sea coral communities are critical habitat hotspots for various fish and invertebrates, contributing to deep-sea biodiversity and ecosystem complexity.
Human impacts such as commercial harvesting for jewelry, deep-water fishing, and bottom trawling pose significant threats to these fragile ecosystems.
The study emphasizes the need for international, ecosystem-based conservation strategies and suggests current fisheries management frameworks may underestimate the vulnerability of these corals.
Background and Context
Deep-sea corals colonize hard substrates on seamounts and continental margins at depths of 300 to 3,000 meters worldwide. These corals form complex habitats that support high biodiversity and serve as important ecological refuges and feeding grounds for various marine species, including commercially valuable fish and endangered marine mammals like the Hawaiian monk seal.
Prior estimates of deep-sea coral longevity were inconsistent, ranging from decades (based on amino acid racemization and growth-band counts) to over a thousand years (based on radiocarbon dating). This study clarifies these discrepancies by:
Applying high-resolution radiocarbon dating to both living and subfossil coral specimens.
Using stable isotope analysis to identify coral carbon sources and trophic levels.
Comparing radiocarbon signatures in coral tissues and skeletons with surface-water carbon histories.
Methods Overview
Samples of Gerardia and Leiopathes were collected from several deep-sea coral beds around Hawai’i (Makapuu, Lanikai, Keahole Point, and Cross Seamount) using the NOAA/Hawaiian Undersea Research Laboratory’s Pisces submersibles.
Coral skeletons were sectioned radially, and microtome slicing was used to obtain thin layers (~100 µm) for precise radiocarbon analysis.
Radiocarbon (14C) ages were calibrated to calendar years using established reservoir age corrections.
Stable isotope analyses (δ13C and δ15N) were conducted on dried polyp tissues to determine trophic level and carbon sources.
Growth rates were calculated from radiocarbon profiles and bomb-pulse 14C signatures (the increase in atmospheric 14C from nuclear testing in the 1950s-60s).
Detailed Findings
Growth Rates and Longevity
Species Radial Growth Rate (µm/year) Maximum Individual Longevity (years)
Gerardia sp. Average 36 ± 20 (range 11-85) Up to 2,742
Leiopathes sp. Approximately 5 Up to 4,265
Gerardia growth rates vary widely but average around 36 µm/year.
Leiopathes grows more slowly (~5 µm/year) but lives longer.
Some Leiopathes specimens show faster initial growth (~13 µm/year) that slows with age.
Carbon Sources and Trophic Ecology
δ13C values for living polyp tissues of both species average around –19.3‰ (Gerardia) and –19.7‰ (Leiopathes), consistent with marine particulate organic carbon.
δ15N values are enriched relative to surface POM, averaging 8.3‰ (Gerardia) and 9.3‰ (Leiopathes), indicating they are low-order consumers, feeding primarily on freshly exported surface-derived POM.
Proteinaceous skeleton δ13C is slightly enriched (~3‰) compared to tissues, likely due to lipid exclusion in skeletal formation.
Radiocarbon profiles of coral skeletons closely match surface-water 14C histories, including bomb-pulse signals, confirming rapid transport of surface carbon to depth and minimal incorporation of old sedimentary carbon.
Ecological and Conservation Implications
The extreme longevity and slow growth of these corals imply that population recovery from physical disturbance (e.g., fishing gear, harvesting) takes centuries to millennia.
Deep-sea coral beds function as keystone habitats, enhancing biodiversity and providing essential fish habitat, including for endangered species.
Physical disturbances like bottom trawling, line entanglement, and coral harvesting for jewelry threaten these corals and their associated communities.
Existing fisheries management may overestimate sustainable harvest limits, especially for Gerardia, due to underestimating longevity and growth rates.
The United States Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) recognizes deep-sea corals as “essential fish habitat,” but enforcement and protection vary.
The study advocates for international, ecosystem-based management approaches that consider both surface ocean changes (e.g., climate change, ocean acidification) and deep-sea impacts.
The longevity data suggest that damage to these corals should not be considered temporary on human timescales, underscoring the need for precautionary management.
Timeline Table: Key Chronological Events (Related to Coral Growth and Study)
Event/Measurement Description
~4,265 years ago (calibrated 14C age) Oldest Leiopathes specimen basal attachment age
~2,742 years ago (calibrated 14C age) Oldest Gerardia specimen age
1957 Reference year for bomb-pulse 14C calibration in radiocarbon dating
2004 Sample collection year from Hawai’ian deep-sea coral beds
2006/2007 Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization increasing protection for deep-sea coral habitats
Present (2008-2009) Publication and review of this study
Quantitative Data Summary: Isotopic Composition of Coral Tissues and POM
Parameter Gerardia sp. (n=10) Leiopathes sp. (n=2) Hawaiian POM at 150 m (Station ALOHA)
δ13C (‰) –19.3 ± 0.8 –19.7 ± 0.3 –21 ± 1
δ15N (‰) 8.3 ± 0.3 9.3 ± 0.6 2 to 4 (range)
C:N Ratio 3.3 ± 0.3 5.1 ± 0.1 Not specified
Core Concepts
Radiocarbon dating (14C) enables precise age determination of coral skeletons by comparing measured 14C levels to known atmospheric and oceanic 14C histories.
Bomb-pulse 14C is a distinct marker from nuclear testing that provides a temporal reference point for recent growth.
Stable isotope ratios (δ13C and δ15N) provide insights into trophic ecology and carbon sources.
Radial growth rates measure the increase in coral skeleton thickness per year, reflecting growth speed.
Longevity estimates derive from radiocarbon age calibrations of inner and outer skeletal layers.
Deep-sea coral beds are ecosystem engineers, forming complex habitats critical for marine biodiversity.
Conservation challenges arise due to very slow growth and extreme longevity, combined with anthropogenic threats.
Conclusions
Gerardia and Leiopathes deep-sea corals exhibit unprecedented longevity, with lifespans of up to 2,700 and 4,200 years, respectively.
Their slow radial growth rates and feeding on freshly exported surface POM indicate a close ecological coupling between surface ocean productivity and deep-sea benthic communities.
The longevity and slow recovery rates imply that damage to deep-sea coral beds is effectively irreversible on human timescales, demanding precautionary and stringent management.
These species serve as critical habitat-formers in the deep sea, supporting diverse marine life and contributing to ecosystem complexity.
There is an urgent need for international, ecosystem-based conservation strategies to protect these unique and vulnerable communities from fishing impacts, harvesting, and environmental changes.
Current fisheries management frameworks may inadequately reflect the nonrenewable nature of these coral populations and require revision based on these findings.
Keywords
Deep-sea corals
Gerardia sp.
Leiopathes sp.
Radiocarbon dating
Longevity
Radial growth rate
Stable isotopes (δ13C, δ15N)
Particulate organic matter (POM)
Deep-sea biodiversity
Conservation
Fisheries management
Magnuson-Stevens Act
Bomb-pulse 14C
Proteinaceous skeleton
References to Note (from source)
Radiocarbon dating and longevity studies (Roark et al., 2006; Druffel et al., 1995)
Stable isotope methodology and trophic level assessment (DeNiro & Epstein, 1981; Rau, 1982)
Fisheries and habitat conservation frameworks (Magnuson-Stevens Act, 2006/2007 reauthorization)
Ecological significance of deep-sea corals (Freiwald et al., 2004; Parrish et al., 2002)
This comprehensive analysis underscores the exceptional longevity and ecological importance of proteinaceous deep-sea corals, highlighting the need for improved management and protection policies given their vulnerability and slow recovery potential.
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This study presents a comprehensive multiomics ana This study presents a comprehensive multiomics analysis of an extraordinary human subject, M116, the world’s oldest verified living person from January 2023 until her death in August 2024 at the age of 117 years and 168 days. Born in 1907 in San Francisco to Spanish parents, M116 spent most of her life in Spain. Despite surpassing the average female life expectancy in Catalonia by over 30 years, she maintained an overall good health profile until her final months. The research aimed to dissect the molecular and cellular factors contributing to her extreme longevity by integrating genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and microbiomic data derived primarily from blood, saliva, urine, and stool samples.
Key Insights and Findings
Longevity is multifactorial, with no single genetic or molecular determinant but rather a complex interplay of rare genetic variants, preserved molecular functions, and adaptive physiological traits.
Extreme age and poor health are decoupled; M116 exhibited biological markers of advanced age alongside molecular features indicative of healthy aging.
Molecular assessments reveal preserved and robust biological functions that likely contributed to her extended lifespan.
Genomic Landscape
Telomere Length:
M116 exhibited extremely short telomeres (~8 kb), shorter than all healthy volunteers studied, with 40% of her telomeres below the 20th percentile.
This suggests telomere attrition acts more as a biological aging clock rather than a predictor of age-associated diseases in this context.
The short telomeres may have contributed to cancer resistance by limiting malignant cell replication.
Structural Variants (SVs):
Ten rare SVs identified via Optical Genome Mapping, including a large 3.3 Mb deletion on chromosome 4 and a 93.5 kb deletion on chromosome 17.
These SVs may play unknown roles but were not associated with detrimental gross chromosomal alterations.
Rare Genetic Variants:
Whole Genome Sequencing identified ~3.8 million SNVs; after filtering, 91,666 variants of interest (VOI) affecting 25,146 genes were analyzed.
Seven homozygous rare variants unique to M116 were found in genes linked to immune function, cognitive retention, longevity, pulmonary function, neuroprotection, and DNA repair (e.g., DSCAML1, MAP4K3, TSPYL4, NT5DC1, PCDHA cluster, TIMELESS).
Functional enrichment highlighted pathways involving:
Immune system regulation (e.g., T cell differentiation, response to pathogens, antigen receptor signaling)
Neuroprotection and brain health
Cardioprotection and heart development
Cholesterol metabolism and insulin signaling
Mitochondrial function and oxidative phosphorylation
Mitochondrial function assays showed robust mitochondrial membrane potential and superoxide ion levels in M116’s PBMCs, surpassing those in younger controls, indicating preserved mitochondrial health.
Burden Tests:
Identified genes with significantly higher rare variant load related to neuroprotection and longevity (e.g., EPHA2, MAL, CLU, HAPLN4).
No single gene or pathway explained longevity; rather, multiple pathways acted synergistically.
Blood Cellular and Molecular Characteristics
Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP):
M116 harbored CHIP-associated mutations: one in SF3B1 (RNA splicing factor) and two in TET2 (DNA demethylase) with variant allele frequency >2%.
Despite this, she did not develop malignancies or cardiovascular disease, suggesting CHIP presence does not necessarily translate to disease.
Single-cell RNA Sequencing (scRNA-seq) of PBMCs:
Identified a diverse immune cell repertoire including naive and memory B cells, NK cells, monocytes, and T cell subpopulations.
Notably, M116 exhibited an expanded population of age-associated B cells (ABCs), expressing markers SOX5 and FCRL2, a feature unique compared to other supercentenarians.
The T cell compartment was dominated by effector and memory cytotoxic T cells, consistent with prior observations in supercentenarians.
Metabolomic and Proteomic Profiles
Metabolomics (1H-NMR Analysis):
Compared with 6,022 Spanish individuals, M116’s plasma showed:
Extremely efficient lipid metabolism:
Very low VLDL-cholesterol and triglycerides
Very high HDL-cholesterol (“good cholesterol”)
High numbers of medium and large HDL and LDL particles, indicating effective lipoprotein maturation.
Low levels of lipid biomarkers associated with poor health (saturated fatty acids, esterified cholesterol, linoleic acid, acetone).
High free cholesterol levels linked to good health and survival.
Low glycoproteins A and B, suggesting a low systemic inflammatory state (“anti-inflammaging”).
Cardiovascular risk-associated metabolites supported excellent cardiovascular health.
Some amino acid levels (glycine, histidine, valine, leucine) were low, and lactate and creatinine were high, consistent with very advanced chronological age and imminent mortality.
Proteomics of Extracellular Vesicles (ECVs):
Compared to younger post-menopausal women, 231 proteins were differentially expressed.
GO enrichment revealed eight functional clusters: coagulation, immune system, lipid metabolism, apoptosis, protein processing, detoxification, cellular adhesion, and mRNA regulation.
Proteomic signatures indicated:
Increased complement activation and B cell immunity
Enhanced lipid/cholesterol transport and lipoprotein remodeling
Elevated oxidative stress response and detoxification mechanisms
The most elevated protein was serum amyloid A-1 (SAA1), linked to Alzheimer’s disease, yet M116 showed no neurodegeneration.
Gut Microbiome Composition
16S rDNA sequencing compared M116’s stool microbiome to 445 healthy controls (61-91 years old).
M116’s microbiome showed:
Higher alpha diversity (Shannon index 6.78 vs. 3.05 controls), indicating richer microbial diversity.
Distinct beta diversity, clearly separating her microbiome from controls.
Markedly elevated Actinobacteriota phylum, primarily due to Bifidobacteriaceae family and Bifidobacterium genus, which typically decline with age but are elevated in centenarians.
Bifidobacterium is associated with anti-inflammatory effects, production of short-chain fatty acids, and conjugated linoleic acid, linking to her efficient lipid metabolism.
Lower relative abundance of pro-inflammatory genera such as Clostridium and phyla Proteobacteria and Verrucomicrobiota, associated with frailty and inflammation in older adults.
Diet likely influenced microbiome composition; M116 consumed a Mediterranean diet and daily yogurts containing Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii, which promote Bifidobacterium growth.
Epigenetic and Biological Age Analysis
DNA Methylation Profiling (Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip):
Identified 69 CpG sites with differential methylation (β-value difference >50%) compared to controls aged 21-78 years.
Majority (68%) showed hypomethylation, consistent with known aging-associated DNA methylation changes.
Differential CpGs were more often outside CpG islands and enriched in gene bodies or regulatory regions.
Hypomethylation correlated with altered expression of genes involved in:
Vascular stemness (EGFL7)
Body mass index regulation (ADCY3)
Macular degeneration (PLEKHA1)
Bone turnover (VASN)
Repetitive DNA Elements:
Unlike typical age-associated global hypomethylation, M116 retained hypermethylation in repetitive elements (LINE-1, ALU, ERV), suggesting preserved genomic stability.
Epigenetic Clocks:
Six different DNA methylation-based epigenetic clocks and an independent rDNA methylation clock (using Whole Genome Bisulfite Sequencing) consistently estimated M116’s biological age to be significantly younger than her chronological age (~117 years).
This indicates a decelerated epigenetic aging process in M116’s cells, which may contribute to her longevity.
Integration and Conclusions
Coexistence of Advanced Age Biomarkers and Healthy Aging Traits:
M116 simultaneously exhibited biological signatures indicative of very old age (short telomeres, CHIP mutations, aged B cell populations) and preserved healthy molecular and functional profiles (genetic variants protective against diseases, efficient lipid metabolism, anti-inflammatory gut microbiome, epigenome stability, robust mitochondrial function).
Decoupling of Aging and Disease:
These findings challenge the assumption that aging and disease are inseparably linked, showing that extreme longevity can occur with a healthy functional tissue environment despite advanced biological age markers.
Multidimensional and Multifactorial Basis of Longevity:
The supercentenarian’s extended lifespan likely resulted from the synergistic effects of rare genetic variants, favorable epigenetic patterns, preserved mitochondrial and immune function, healthy metabolism, and a beneficial microbiome, rather than any single factor.
Potential Implications:
Understanding the interplay of these factors could open avenues for promoting healthy aging and preventing age-related diseases in the general population.
Timeline and Demographics of M116
Event Date / Age Notes
Birth March 4, 1907 San Francisco, USA
Moved to Spain 1915 (age 8) Following father’s death
Lived in elderly residence 2001 - 2024 Olot, Catalonia, Spain
COVID-19 Infection Not specified Survived
Death August 19, 2024 (age 117y, 168d) While sleeping, no major neurodegeneration or cancer recorded
Summary Table of Key Molecular Features in M116
Feature Status in M116 Interpretation/Significance
Telomere length Extremely short (~8 kb) Aging clock marker; may limit cancer risk
Structural variants 10 rare SVs, including large deletions Unknown effect; no gross chromosomal abnormalities
Rare homozygous variants 7 unique variants in longevity/immune-related genes Suggest combined genetic contribution to longevity
CHIP mutations Present (SF3B1, TET2 mutations) No malignancy or cardiovascular disease
Mitochondrial function Robust membrane potential & superoxide levels Preserved energy metabolism
Immune cell composition Expanded ABCs, enriched cytotoxic T cells Unique immune profile linked to longevity
Lipid metabolism Very efficient (high HDL, low VLDL) Cardiovascular protection
Inflammation Low glycoproteins A & B levels Reduced inflammaging
Gut microbiome High Bifidobacterium abundance Anti-inflammatory, supports metabolism
DNA methylation Predominantly hypomethylated CpGs with preserved methylation in repeats Epigenetic stability and decelerated aging
Biological age (epigenetic clocks) Significantly younger than chronological age Indicative of healthy aging
Proteomic profile Upregulated immune and lipid metabolism proteins; elevated SAA1 Protective mechanisms with unexplained elevated SAA1
Keywords
Supercentenarian, Extreme Longevity, Multiomics, Telomere Attrition, Rare Genetic Variants, Clonal Hematopoiesis (CHIP), Immune Cell Profiling, Mitochondrial Function, Metabolomics, Proteomics, Gut Microbiome, DNA Methylation, Epigenetic Clock, Biological Age, Inflammaging, Lipid Metabolism
Conclusion
This landmark study of M116 provides the first extensive multiomics blueprint of extreme human lifespan, revealing that exceptional longevity arises from a balance of advanced biological aging markers coupled with preserved and enhanced molecular functions across multiple systems. The results underscore the importance of immune competence, metabolic health, epigenetic stability, and microbiome composition in sustaining health during extreme aging, offering valuable insights into the biological underpinnings of healthy human longevity.
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Summary
The study by Starmer, Heed, and Rockwood- Summary
The study by Starmer, Heed, and Rockwood-Slusser (1977) investigates the extension of longevity in Drosophila mojavensis when exposed to environmental ethanol and explores the genetic and ecological factors underlying this phenomenon. The authors focus on differences between subraces of D. mojavensis, emphasizing the role of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) isozyme polymorphisms, environmental heterogeneity of host plants, and related genetic elements.
Core Findings
Longevity Increase by Ethanol Exposure: Adult D. mojavensis flies, which breed and feed on necrotic cacti, show a significant increase in longevity when exposed to atmospheric ethanol. This longevity extension is:
Diet-independent (i.e., does not depend on yeast ingestion).
Accompanied by retention of mature ovarioles and eggs in females, indicating not just longer life but maintained reproductive potential.
Subrace Differences: Longevity increases differ among strains from different geographic regions:
Flies from Arizona and Sonora, Mexico (subrace BI) exhibit the greatest increase in longevity.
Flies from Baja California, Mexico (subrace BII) show the least increase.
Genetic Correlations:
The longevity response correlates with the frequency of alleles at the alcohol dehydrogenase locus (Adh).
Adh-S allele (slow electrophoretic form) is prevalent in Arizona and Sonora populations; its enzyme product is more heat- and pH-tolerant.
Adh-F allele (fast electrophoretic form) predominates in Baja California populations; its enzyme product is heat- and pH-sensitive but shows higher activity with isopropanol as substrate.
Modifier genes, including those associated with chromosomal inversions on the second chromosome (housing the octanol dehydrogenase locus), may also influence longevity response.
Environmental Heterogeneity: Differences in longevity and allele frequencies correspond to the distinct physical and chemical environments of the host cacti:
Arizona-Sonora flies breed on organpipe cactus (Lemaireocereus thurberi), which exhibits extreme temperature and pH variability.
Baja California flies breed on agria cactus (Machaerocereus gummosus), which shows moderate temperature and pH but contains relatively high concentrations of isopropanol.
The interaction between substrate alcohol content, temperature, and pH likely maintains the polymorphism at the ADH locus and influences evolutionary adaptations.
Experimental Design and Key Results
Experimental Setup
Flies were exposed to various concentrations of atmospheric ethanol (0.0% to 8.0% vol/vol) in sealed vials containing cotton soaked with ethanol solutions.
Longevity was measured as the lifespan of adult flies exposed to ethanol vapors, and data were log-transformed (ln[hr]) for statistical analysis.
Different strains from Baja California, Sonora, and Arizona were tested, alongside analysis of ADH allele frequencies and chromosomal inversions.
Axenic (microbe-free) strains were used to test the effect of yeast ingestion on longevity.
Summary of Key Experiments
Experiment Purpose Main Result
1 (Ethanol dose response) Test longevity response of D. mojavensis adults to ethanol vapors at different concentrations Longevity increased significantly at 1.0%, 2.0%, and 4.0% ethanol; highest female longevity observed in 4.0% ethanol group, with retention of mature eggs
2 (Yeast dependence) Assess whether longevity increase depends on live yeast ingestion Longevity increase occurred regardless of yeast treatment; live yeasts (Candida krusei or Kloeckera apiculata) not essential for enhanced longevity
3 (Subrace and sex differences) Compare longevity response among strains from different regions and sexes Females from Arizona-Sonora (subrace BI) showed significantly greater relative longevity increase than Baja California (subrace BII); males showed less pronounced differences
4 (Isozyme stability tests) Measure heat and pH stability of ADH-F and ADH-S isozymes ADH-F enzyme less stable at high temperature (45°C) and acidic pH compared to ADH-S; ADH-F activity reduced after 7-11 minutes heat exposure
Quantitative Data Highlights
Longevity Response to Ethanol Concentrations (Experiment 1)
Ethanol Concentration (%) Effect on Longevity
0.0 (Control) Baseline
0.5 No significant increase
1.0 Significant increase
2.0 Significant increase (highest relative longevity)
4.0 Significant increase
8.0 No increase (toxicity likely)
Analysis of Variance (Table 1 and Table 3)
Source of Variation Significance (p-value) Effect Description
Ethanol treatment p < 0.001 Strong effect on longevity
Yeast treatment Not significant No strong effect on longevity
Interaction (Ethanol x Yeast) p < 0.05 Minor effects, but overall yeast not required
Subrace p < 0.001 Significant effect on relative longevity
Sex Not significant Sex alone not significant, but sex x subrace interaction significant
Subrace x Sex interaction p < 0.001 Males and females respond differently across subraces
Ethanol treatment (dose) p < 0.01 Different doses produce varying longevity effects
Correlation Coefficients (Longevity Response vs. Genetic Factors)
Genetic Factor Correlation with Longevity Response at 2.0% Ethanol Correlation at 4.0% Ethanol
Frequency of Adh-F allele -0.633 (negative correlation) -0.554 (negative correlation)
Frequency of ST chromosomal arrangement (3rd chromosome) -0.131 (non-significant) 0.004 (non-significant)
Frequency of LP chromosomal arrangement (2nd chromosome) -0.694 (negative correlation) -0.713 (negative correlation)
Ecological and Genetic Interpretations
The Adh-S allele product is more heat- and pH-tolerant, which suits the variable, extreme environment of the organpipe cactus in Arizona and Sonora.
The Adh-F allele product is less stable under heat and acidic conditions but metabolizes isopropanol effectively, aligning with the chemical environment of Baja California’s agria cactus.
The distribution of Adh alleles matches the physical and chemical characteristics of the host cactus substrates, suggesting natural selection shapes the genetic polymorphism at the ADH locus.
The presence of isopropanol in agria cactus tissues may favor the Adh-F allele, as its enzyme shows higher activity with isopropanol.
The second chromosome inversion frequency correlates with longevity response, implicating the octanol dehydrogenase locus and potential modifier genes in ethanol tolerance.
Biological Significance and Implications
The study supports the hypothesis that environmental ethanol serves as a selective agent influencing longevity and allele frequencies in desert-adapted Drosophila.
The increased longevity and maintained reproductive capacity in ethanol vapor suggest a fitness advantage and physiological adaptation.
Findings align with broader research on **genetic polymorphisms in Dros
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This research paper investigates the impact of cli This research paper investigates the impact of climate on human life expectancy and longevity, analyzing economic and mortality data from 172 countries to establish whether living in colder climates correlates with longer life spans. By controlling for factors such as income, education, sanitation, healthcare, ethnicity, and diet, the authors aimed to isolate climate as a variable influencing longevity. The study reveals that individuals residing in colder regions tend to live longer than those in warmer climates, with an average increase in life expectancy of approximately 2.22 years attributable solely to climate differences.
Key Concepts and Definitions
Term Definition Source
Life Expectancy The average number of years a newborn is expected to live, assuming current age-specific mortality rates remain constant. United Nations Population Division
Life Span / Longevity The maximum number of years a person can live, based on the longest documented individual (122 years for humans). News Medical Life Sciences
Blue Zones Five global regions where people live significantly longer than average, characterized by healthy lifestyles and warm climates. National Geographic
Free Radical Theory A theory suggesting that aging results from cellular damage caused by reactive oxidative species (ROS), potentially slowed by cold. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling (Gladyshev)
Historical and Global Trends in Life Expectancy
Neolithic and Bronze Age: Average life expectancy was approximately 36 years, with hunter-gatherers living longer than early farmers.
Late medieval English aristocrats: Life expectancy reached around 64 years, comparable to modern averages.
19th to mid-20th century: Significant increases in life expectancy due to improvements in sanitation, education, housing, antibiotics, agriculture (Green Revolution), and reductions in infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria.
2000 to 2016: Global average life expectancy increased by 5.5 years, the fastest rise since the 1950s (WHO).
Future projections: Life expectancy will continue to rise globally but at a slower pace, with Africa seeing the most substantial increases, while Northern America, Europe, and Latin America expect more gradual improvements.
Research Objectives and Methodology
Objective: To quantify the effect of climate on life expectancy while controlling for socio-economic factors such as income, healthcare access, education, sanitation, ethnicity, and diet.
Data sources: United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects 2019, United Nations World Mortality Report 2019.
Country classification:
Four income groups: high, upper-middle, lower-middle, and low income.
Climate groups: “mainly warm” (tropical, subtropical, Mediterranean, savanna, equatorial) and “mainly cold” (temperate, continental, oceanic, maritime, highland).
Statistical analysis: ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) was used to determine the statistical significance of climate on life expectancy across and within groups.
Climate Classification and Geographic Distribution
Warm climate regions constitute about 66.2% of the world.
Cold climate regions constitute approximately 33.8% of the world.
Some large countries with diverse climates (e.g., USA, China) were classified based on majority regional climate.
Quantitative Results
Income Group Mean Life Expectancy (Warm Climate) Mean Life Expectancy (Cold Climate) Difference (Years) SD Warm Climate SD Cold Climate
High income Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
Upper-middle income Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified
Lower-middle income Almost equal Slightly higher (by 0.237 years) 0.2372 Higher Lower
Low income Not specified Higher by 5.91 years 5.9099 Higher Lower
Overall average: Living in colder climates prolongs life expectancy by approximately 2.2163 years across all income groups.
Standard deviation: Greater variability in life expectancy was observed in warmer climates, indicating uneven health outcomes.
Regional Life Expectancy Insights
Region Climate Type Mean Life Expectancy (Years)
Southern Europe Cold 82.3
Western Europe Cold 81.9
Northern Europe Cold 81.2
Western Africa Warm 57.9
Middle Africa Warm 59.9
Southern Africa Warm 63.8
Colder regions generally show higher life expectancy.
Warmer regions, especially in Africa, tend to have lower life expectancy.
Statistical Significance (ANOVA Results)
Parameter Value Interpretation
F-value 49.88 Large value indicates significant differences between groups
p-value 0.00 (less than 0.05) Strong evidence against the null hypothesis (no effect of climate)
Variance between groups More than double variance within groups Climate significantly affects life expectancy
Theoretical Perspectives on Climate and Longevity
Warm climate argument: Some studies suggest higher mortality in colder months; e.g., 13% more deaths in winter than summer in the U.S. (Professor F. Ellis, Yale).
Cold climate argument: Supported by the free radical theory, colder temperatures may slow metabolic reactions, reducing reactive oxidative species (ROS) and cellular damage, thereby slowing aging.
Experimental evidence from animals (worms, mice) shows lifespan extension under colder conditions, with genetic pathways triggered by cold exposure.
Impact of Climate Change on Longevity
Rising global temperatures pose risks to human health and longevity, including:
Increased frequency of extreme weather events (heatwaves, floods, droughts).
Increased spread of infectious diseases.
Negative impacts on agriculture reducing food security and nutritional quality.
Air pollution exacerbating respiratory diseases.
Studies show a 1°C increase in temperature raises elderly death rates by 2.8% to 4.0%.
Projected effects include malnutrition, increased disease burden, and infrastructure stress, all threatening to reduce life expectancy.
Limitations and Considerations
Genetic factors: Approximately one-third of life expectancy variation is attributed to genetics (genes like APOE, FOXO3, CETP).
Climate classification biases: Countries with multiple climate zones were classified according to majority, potentially oversimplifying climate impacts.
Lifestyle factors: Blue zones with warm climates show exceptional longevity due to diet, exercise, and stress management, illustrating that climate is not the sole determinant.
Migration and localized data: Studies on migrants support climate’s role in longevity independent of genetics and lifestyle.
Practical Implications and Recommendations
While individuals cannot relocate easily to colder climates, practices such as cold showers and cryotherapy might induce genetic responses linked to longevity.
This study emphasizes the urgent need to address climate change mitigation to prevent adverse effects on human health and lifespan.
Calls for further research into:
The genetic mechanisms influenced by climate.
The potential of cryonics and cold exposure therapies to extend longevity.
More granular studies factoring lifestyle, genetics, and microclimates.
Conclusion
Colder climates are consistently associated with longer human life expectancy, with an average increase of about 2.2 years across income levels.
Climate change and global warming threaten to reduce life expectancy globally through multiple pathways.
While genetics and lifestyle factors play critical roles, climate remains a significant environmental determinant of longevity.
The study advocates for urgent global climate action and further research into climate-genetics interactions to better understand and protect human health.
Keywords
Life expectancy
Longevity
Climate impact
Cold climate
Warm climate
Climate change
Income groups
Free radical theory
Blue zones
Public health
References
Selected key references from the original content:
United Nations Population Division (Life Expectancy definitions)
World Health Organization (Life Expectancy data, Climate Effects)
National Geographic (Blue Zones)
American Journal of Physical Anthropology (Historical life expectancy)
Studies on genetic impact of temperature on longevity (University of Michigan, Scripps Research Institute)
Stanford University and MIT migration study on location and mortality
This summary strictly reflects the content and data presented in the source document without fabrication or unsupported extrapolations.
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This review article, “Inconvenient Truths About Hu This review article, “Inconvenient Truths About Human Longevity” by S. Jay Olshansky and Bruce A. Carnes, published in the Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences (2019), critically examines the ongoing scientific and public debate about the limits of human longevity, the feasibility of radical life extension, and the future priorities of medicine and public health regarding aging. It argues that while advances in public health and medicine have substantially increased life expectancy over the past two centuries, biological constraints impose practical limits on human longevity, and predictions of near-future radical life extension are unsupported by empirical evidence.
Key Insights and Arguments
Historical Gains in Longevity:
Initial life expectancy gains were driven by public health improvements reducing early-age mortality (infant and child deaths).
Recent gains are largely due to reductions in mortality at middle and older ages, achieved through medical technology.
The dramatic rise in life expectancy during the 20th century cannot be linearly extrapolated into the future due to shifting mortality dynamics.
Debate on Limits to Longevity:
Two opposing views dominate the debate:
Unlimited longevity potential based on mathematical extrapolations of declining death rates.
Biologically based limits to lifespan, currently being approached.
Proponents of unlimited longevity often rely on purely mathematical models that ignore biological realities, leading to unrealistic predictions akin to Zeno’s Paradox (infinite division without reaching zero).
Critique of Mathematical Extrapolations:
Analogies such as world record running times illustrate the fallacy of linear extrapolation: records improved steadily until plateauing, indicating biological limits on human performance.
Similarly, mortality improvements have decelerated and are unlikely to continue improving at historic rates indefinitely.
Three Independent Lines of Evidence Supporting Longevity Limits:
Entropy in the Life Table: As life expectancy rises, it becomes mathematically harder to increase further because most deaths occur within a narrow old age window with high mortality rates.
Comparative Mortality Studies: Scaling mortality schedules of humans against other mammals (mice, dogs) suggests a natural lifespan limit around 85 years for humans.
Evolutionary Biology: Biological “warranty periods” related to reproduction and survival support a median lifespan limit in the mid to upper 80s.
Empirical Data on Life Expectancy Trends:
Life expectancy gains in developed nations have decelerated or plateaued near 85 years, consistent with theoretical limits.
Table below summarizes U.S. life expectancy improvements by decade:
Decade Life Expectancy at Birth (years) Annual Average Improvement (years)
1990 75.40 —
2000 76.84 0.142
2010 78.81 0.197
2016 78.91 0.017
The data show that the predicted 0.2 years per annum improvement has not been consistently met, with recent years showing a sharp slowdown.
Problems with Radical Life Extension Claims:
Predictions of cohort life expectancy at birth reaching or exceeding 100 years for babies born since 2000 are unsupported by observed mortality trends.
Claims of “actuarial escape velocity” (mortality rates falling faster than aging progresses) lack empirical or biological evidence.
These exaggerated forecasts divert resources and funding away from realistic aging research.
Biological Mechanisms and Aging:
Aging is an unintended consequence of accumulated damage and imperfect repair mechanisms driven by genetic programs optimized for reproduction, not longevity.
Humans cannot biologically exceed certain limits because of genetic and physiological constraints.
Unlike lifespan or physical performance (e.g., running speed), aging is a complex biological process that limits survival and function.
The Future Focus: Health Span over Life Span
Rather than pursuing life extension as the primary goal, public health and medicine should prioritize extending the health span—the period of life spent in good health.
This approach aims to compress morbidity, reducing the time individuals spend suffering from age-related diseases and disabilities.
Advances in aging biology (geroscience) hold promise for improving health span even if life expectancy gains are modest.
Risks of Disease-Focused Treatment Alone:
Treating individual aging-related diseases separately may increase survival but also leads to greater prevalence and severity of chronic illnesses in very
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Exceptional human longevity represents an extreme Exceptional human longevity represents an extreme phenotype characterized by individuals who survive to very old ages, such as centenarians (100+ years) or supercentenarians (110+ years), often with delayed onset of age-related diseases or resistance to lethal illnesses. This review synthesizes evidence on the multifactorial nature of longevity, integrating genetic, environmental, cultural, and geographical influences, and discusses health, demographic trends, biological mechanisms, biomarkers, and strategies that promote extended health span and life span.
Key Insights and Core Concepts
Exceptional longevity is defined by both chronological and biological age, emphasizing delayed functional decline and preservation of physiological function.
The biology of aging is heterogeneous, even among the oldest individuals, and no single biomarker reliably predicts longevity.
Longevity is influenced by disparate combinations of genes, environment, resiliency, and chance, shaped by culture and geography.
Compression of morbidity—delaying the onset of disability and chronic diseases—is a critical concept in successful aging.
Empirical strategies supporting longevity involve dietary moderation, regular physical activity, purposeful living, and strong social networks.
Genetic factors contribute to longevity but explain only about 25% of life span variance; environmental and behavioral factors play a dominant role.
Sex differences are notable: women generally live longer than men, with possible links to reproductive biology and hormonal factors.
Resiliency, the ability to respond to stressors and maintain homeostasis, is emerging as a key determinant of successful aging and extended longevity.
Timeline and Demographic Trends
Period/Year Event/Trend
Pre-20th century Probability of living to 100 was approximately 1 in 20 million at birth.
1995 Probability of living to 100 increased to about 1 in 50 for females in low mortality nations.
2009 Probability further increased to approximately 1 in 2.
2015 (Global data) Countries with oldest populations: Japan, Germany, Italy, Greece, Finland, Sweden.
2015 (Life expectancy at age 65) Japan, Macau, Singapore, Australia, Switzerland lead with 20-25 additional years expected.
2013 Last supercentenarian of note: Jiroemon Kimura died at age 116.
Ongoing Maximum human lifespan (~122 years) remains largely unchanged despite increasing average life expectancy.
Characteristics of Centenarians and Supercentenarians
Disease Onset and Morbidity:
Onset of common age-related diseases varies considerably; 24% of males and 43% of females centenarians diagnosed with one or more diseases before age 80.
15% of females and 30% of males remain disease-free at age 100.
Cognitive impairment is often delayed; about 25% of centenarians remain cognitively intact.
Cancer and vascular diseases often develop much later or not at all in supercentenarians.
Functional Status:
Many supercentenarians remain functionally independent or require minimal assistance.
Geographic Clustering of Longevity
Certain regions globally show high concentrations of exceptionally long-lived individuals, highlighting environmental and cultural influences:
Region Notable Longevity Factors
Okinawa, Japan Caloric restriction via “hara hachi bu” (eat until 80% full), plant-based “rainbow diet,” low BMI (~20 kg/m²), slower decline of DHEA hormone.
Sardinia, Italy Genetic lineage from isolated settlers, particularly among men, with unknown genetic traits contributing to longevity.
Loma Linda, California (Seventh Day Adventists) Abstinence from alcohol and tobacco, vegetarian diet, spirituality, lower stress hormone levels.
Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece Commonalities include plant-based diets, moderate eating, purposeful living, social support, exercise, naps, and possibly sunlight exposure.
Table 1 summarizes common longevity factors in clustered populations.
Table 1: Longevity Factors Associated With Geographic Clustering
Longevity Factors
Eating in moderation (small/moderate portions) and mostly plant-based diets, with lighter meals at the end of the day
Purposeful living (life philosophy, volunteerism, work ethic)
Social support systems (family/friends interaction, humor)
Exercise incorporated into daily life (walking, gardening)
Other nutritional factors (e.g., goat’s milk, red wine, herbal teas)
Spirituality
Maintenance of a healthy BMI
Other possible factors: sunshine, hydration, naps
Trends in Longevity and Morbidity
Life expectancy has increased mainly due to reductions in premature deaths (e.g., infant mortality, infectious diseases).
Maximum lifespan (~122 years) remains stable over the past two decades.
Healthy life years vary widely (25%-75% of life expectancy at age 65), with Nordic countries showing the highest expected healthy years.
Compression of morbidity models propose:
No delay in morbidity onset, increased morbidity duration.
Delay in morbidity onset with proportional increase in life expectancy.
Delay in morbidity onset with compression (shorter duration) of morbidity.
Evidence supports some compression of morbidity, but among those aged 85+, morbidity delay may be less pronounced.
Functional disability rates declined in the late 20th century but may be plateauing in the 21st century.
Mechanisms of Longevity
Genetic Influences
Genetic contribution to longevity is supported by:
Conservation of maximum lifespan across species.
Similar longevity in monozygotic twins.
Familial clustering of exceptional longevity.
Genetic diseases of premature aging.
Candidate genes and pathways associated with longevity include:
APOE gene variants (e.g., lower ε4 allele frequency in centenarians).
Insulin/IGF-1 signaling pathways.
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein.
Anti-inflammatory cytokines (e.g., IL-10).
Stress response genes (e.g., heat shock protein 70).
GH receptor exon 3 deletion linked to longer lifespan and enhanced GH sensitivity, especially in males.
Despite these, only ~25% of lifespan variance is genetic, emphasizing the larger role of environment and behavior.
Sex Differences
Women universally live longer than men, with better female survival starting early in life.
Female longevity may relate to reproductive history; older maternal age at last childbirth correlates with longer life.
The “grandmother hypothesis” proposes post-reproductive lifespan enhances offspring and grandchild survival.
Male longevity predictors include occupation and familial relatedness to male centenarians.
Lower growth hormone secretion may explain shorter stature and longer life in women.
Despite longer life, men often show better functional status at older ages.
Resiliency
Defined as the capacity to respond to or resist stressors that cause physiological decline.
Resiliency operates across psychological, physical, and physiological domains.
Examples involve resistance to frailty, cognitive impairment, muscle loss, sleep disorders, and multimorbidity.
Exercise may promote resiliency more effectively than caloric restriction.
Psychological resilience, including reduction of depression, correlates with successful aging.
Resiliency may explain why some centenarians survive despite earlier chronic diseases.
Strategies to Achieve Exceptional Longevity
Dietary Modification:
Moderate caloric restriction (CR) shown to extend lifespan in multiple species.
Human studies (e.g., CALERIE trial) show CR improves metabolic markers and slows biological aging, though sustainability and effects on maximum lifespan remain uncertain.
Benefits of CR in humans are linked to improved cardiovascular risk factors.
Antioxidant supplementation does not convincingly extend lifespan.
Physical Activity:
Regular moderate to vigorous exercise correlates with increased life expectancy and reduced mortality.
Physical activity benefits hold across BMI categories and are especially impactful in older adults.
Body Weight:
Optimal BMI range for longevity is 20.0–24.9 kg/m²; overweight and obesity increase mortality risk.
Social Engagement and Purposeful Living:
Strong social relationships reduce mortality risk comparable to quitting smoking.
Purpose in life associates with less cognitive decline and disability.
Productive engagement improves memory and overall well-being.
Measuring Successful Aging and Biomarkers of Longevity
Biomarkers of aging are sought to quantify biological age, improving prognosis and guiding interventions.
Ideal biomarkers should correlate quantitatively with age, be independent of disease processes, and respond to aging rate modifiers.
Challenges include separating primary aging from disease effects and confounding by nutrition or interventions.
Commonly studied biomarkers include:
Biomarker Category Examples and Notes
Functional Measures Gait speed, grip strength, daily/instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs), cognitive tests
Physiological Parameters Blood glucose, hemoglobin A1c, lipids, inflammatory markers (IL-6), IGF-1, immune cell profiles
Sensory Functions Hearing thresholds, cataract presence, taste and smell tests
Physical Attributes Height (especially in men), muscle mass, body composition
Genetic and Epigenetic Markers DNA methylation patterns, senescent cell burden
Family History Longevity in parents or close relatives
Biomarkers may help distinguish between biological and chronological age, aiding individualized health screening.
Studies in younger cohorts show biological aging varies widely even among same-aged individuals.
Inclusion of centenarians in biomarker research may reveal mechanisms linking health status to exceptional longevity.
Implications for Clinical Practice and Public Health
Increased life expectancy does not necessarily mean longer periods of disability.
Understanding biological age can improve screening guidelines and preventive care by tailoring interventions to individual risk.
Current screening often ignores differences between biological and chronological age, possibly leading to over- or under-screening.
Life expectancy calculators incorporating biological and clinical markers can inform decision-making.
Anticipatory health discussions should integrate biological aging measures for better patient guidance.
Conclusion
Exceptional human longevity results from complex, multifactorial interactions among genetics, environment, culture, lifestyle, resiliency, and chance.
Aging characteristics vary widely even among long-lived individuals.
No single biomarker currently predicts longevity; a combination of clinical, genetic, and functional markers holds promise.
Observations from the oldest old support empirical lifestyle strategies—moderate eating, regular exercise, social engagement, and purposeful living—that promote health span and potentially extend life span.
Advancing biomarker research and personalized health assessments will improve screening, clinical decision-making, and promote successful aging.
Keywords
Exceptional longevity, centenarians, supercentenarians, aging, biomarkers, compression of morbidity, genetic factors, caloric restriction, physical activity, resiliency, biological age, social engagement, sex differences, life expectancy, health span.
References
References are comprehensive and include epidemiological, genetic, physiological, and clinical studies spanning decades, with key contributions from population cohorts, animal models, and intervention trials.
This summary strictly reflects the source content, synthesizing key findings, concepts, and data related to exceptional human longevity without extrapolation beyond the original text.
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This study investigates the welfare effects of mor This study investigates the welfare effects of mortality decline and longevity improvement in China over six decades (1952-2012), focusing on the monetary valuation of gains in life expectancy and their role relative to economic growth. Utilizing valuation formulae from the Global Health 2035 report, the authors estimate the value of a statistical life (VSL) and analyze how longevity gains have offset poor economic performance in early periods and contributed to reducing regional welfare disparities more recently.
Key Research Objectives
To quantify the value of mortality decline in China from 1952 to 2012.
To evaluate the welfare impact of longevity improvements relative to GDP per capita growth.
To analyze regional differences in health gains and their implications for welfare inequality.
To provide a methodological framework to calculate the value of mortality decline using age-specific mortality rates and GDP data.
Institutional and Historical Context
Life expectancy at birth in China increased from ~45 years in the early 1950s to over 70 years by 2012, with a particularly rapid rise prior to economic reforms in the late 1970s.
This improvement occurred despite stagnant GDP per capita during the pre-reform period (1950-1980).
Key drivers of longevity gain included:
The establishment of grassroots primary healthcare clinics staffed by “barefoot doctors.”
The Patriot Hygiene Campaign (PHC) in the 1950s, which improved sanitation, vaccination, and eradicated infectious diseases.
A basic health system providing employer-based insurance in urban areas and cooperative medical schemes in rural areas.
Increases in primary and secondary education, which indirectly contributed to mortality reduction.
Methodology
The study uses age-specific mortality rates as a proxy for overall health status, leveraging retrospective mortality data available since the 1950s.
The Value of a Statistical Life (VSL) is monetized using a formula linking VSL to GDP per capita and age-specific life expectancy:
The VSL for a 35-year-old is set at 1.8% of GDP per capita.
The value of a small mortality risk reduction (Standardized Mortality Unit, SMU) varies with age proportional to the years of life lost relative to age 35.
The value of mortality decline between two time points is computed as the integral over age of population density multiplied by age-specific changes in mortality risk and weighted by the value of a SMU.
This approach accounts for population age structure and income levels to estimate monetary benefits of longevity improvements.
Data sources include:
United Nations World Population Prospects for mortality rates and life expectancy.
Official Chinese statistical yearbooks for GDP, health expenditures, and census data.
Provincial data analysis focuses on the period 1981 to 2010, coinciding with China’s market reforms.
Main Findings
Time Series Analysis (1952-2012)
Period GDP per capita Change (RMB, 2012 prices) Life Expectancy Gain (years) Value of Mortality Decline (RMB per capita) Ratio of Mortality Value to GDP Change (excl. health exp.)
1957-1962 -152 -0.29 -126 0.84
1962-1967 3897 12.3 2162 5.72
1972-1977 2813 1.74 344 1.28
1982-1987 18041 1.24 338 0.19
1992-1997 40507 7.39 1360 0.32
2002-2007 102971 1.35 1045 0.11
Longevity gains (value of mortality decline) were especially large during the 1960s, partly compensating for poor or negative GDP growth.
The value of mortality decline relative to GDP per capita growth was much higher before 1978, indicating health improvements contributed significantly to welfare despite stagnant incomes.
Post-1978, rapid economic growth outpaced the value of longevity gains, but the latter remained positive and substantial.
Health expenditure is subtracted from GDP to avoid double counting in welfare calculations.
Regional (Provincial) Analysis (1981-2010)
Province GDP per Capita Change (RMB, 2012 prices) Life Expectancy Gain (years) Value of Mortality Decline (RMB per capita) Ratio of Mortality Value to GDP Change (excl. health exp.)
Xinjiang 22738 17.3 2407 0.58
Yunnan 14449 13.15 1857 0.39
Gansu 14945 9.47 264 0.19
Guizhou 12095 9.19 214 0.20
Hebei 27024 5.72 873 0.11
Guangdong 43086 12.05 358 0.13
Jiangsu 50884 12.04 705 0.14
Inland provinces generally experienced larger longevity gains than coastal provinces, despite coastal regions having significantly higher GDP per capita.
The value of mortality decline relative to income growth was higher in less-developed inland provinces, suggesting health improvements partially mitigate regional welfare inequality.
Contrasting trends:
Coastal provinces: faster economic growth but smaller longevity gains.
Inland provinces: slower income growth but larger health gains.
The diminishing returns to longevity gains at higher life expectancy levels explain part of this pattern.
Economic growth can have negative health externalities (pollution, lifestyle changes), which may counteract potential longevity improvements.
Health Transition and Future Challenges
China’s epidemiological transition is characterized by a shift from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as malignant tumors, cerebrovascular disease, heart disease, and respiratory diseases.
Mortality rates for these major NCDs show a rising trend from 1982 to 2012.
The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases imposes a rising medical cost burden, particularly due to advanced medical technologies and health system limitations.
The Chinese government initiated a major health care reform in 2009 aimed at expanding affordable and equitable coverage.
Although health spending has increased, it remains less than one-third of the U.S. level (as % of GDP), indicating room for further investment and improvement.
Conclusions and Implications
The study finds that sustained longevity improvements have played a crucial role in improving welfare in China, especially before economic reforms.
Health gains have partially compensated for weak economic performance prior to market liberalization.
In the reform era, longevity improvements have contributed to narrowing interregional welfare disparities, benefiting poorer inland provinces more.
The value of mortality decline is a meaningful supplement to GDP per capita as an indicator of welfare.
The authors caution that future longevity gains may face challenges due to rising chronic diseases and escalating medical costs.
The methodology and findings are relevant for other low- and middle-income countries undergoing similar demographic and epidemiological transitions.
Core Concepts and Definitions
Term Definition
Life Expectancy Average number of years a newborn is expected to live under current mortality conditions.
Value of a Statistical Life (VSL) Monetary value individuals place on marginal reductions in mortality risk.
Standardized Mortality Unit (SMU) A change in mortality risk of 1 in 10,000 (10^-4).
Value of a SMU (VSMU) Monetary value of reducing mortality risk by one SMU at a given age.
Full Income GDP per capita adjusted for health improvements, including the value of mortality decline.
Highlights
China’s life expectancy rose dramatically from 45 to over 70 years between 1952 and 2012, despite slow GDP growth before reforms.
The monetary value of mortality decline was often larger than GDP growth prior to 1978, showing health’s central role in welfare.
Inland provinces experienced larger longevity gains than coastal provinces, though coastal areas had higher income growth.
Health improvements have helped reduce interregional welfare inequality in China.
The shift from communicable to non-communicable diseases poses new health and economic challenges.
China’s health system reform in 2009 aims to address rising medical costs and expand coverage.
Limitations and Uncertainties
The study assumes a monotonically declining VSL with age, which simplifies but does not capture the full complexity of age-dependent valuations.
Pre-1978 health expenditure data were back-projected, introducing some uncertainty.
Provincial mortality data are only available for census years, limiting longitudinal granularity.
The analysis does not fully incorporate morbidity or quality-of-life changes beyond mortality.
Future extrapolations are uncertain due to evolving epidemiological and demographic dynamics.
References to Key Literature
Jamison et al. (2013) Global Health 2035 report for VSL valuation framework.
Murphy and Topel (2003, 2006) on economic value of health and longevity.
Nordhaus (2003) on full income including health gains.
Becker et al. (2005) on global inequality incorporating longevity.
Aldy and Viscusi (2007, 2008) on age-specific VSL valuation.
Babiarz et al. (2015) on China’s mortality decline under Mao.
Implications for Policy and Future Research
Policymakers should recognize the economic value of health improvements beyond GDP growth.
Investments in basic healthcare, sanitation, and education were critical for China’s longevity transition and remain relevant for other developing countries.
Addressing the burden of chronic diseases and medical costs requires sustained health system reforms.
Future work should explore full income accounting including quality of life, and analyze health and longevity valuation in other low-income and middle-income countries.
More granular data collection and longitudinal studies would improve understanding of regional and cohort-specific health value dynamics.
This comprehensive study demonstrates how longevity gains represent a critical dimension of welfare, particularly in the context of China’s unique historical, demographic, and economic trajectory. It provides a robust analytical framework integrating epidemiological and economic data to quantify health’s contribution to human welfare.
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This comprehensive essay by Caleb E. Finch explore This comprehensive essay by Caleb E. Finch explores the evolution of human lifespan (life expectancy, LE) over hundreds of thousands of generations, emphasizing the interplay between genetics, environment, lifestyle, inflammation, infection, and diet. The work integrates paleontological, archaeological, epidemiological, and molecular data to elucidate how human longevity has changed from pre-industrial times to the present and projects challenges for the future.
Key Themes and Insights
Human life expectancy (LE) is uniquely long among primates:
Pre-industrial human LE at birth (~30–40 years) was about twice that of great apes (~15 years at puberty for chimpanzees). This extended lifespan arises from slower postnatal maturation and lower adult mortality rates, rooted in both genetics and environmental factors.
Rapid increases in LE during industrialization:
Since 1800, improvements in nutrition, hygiene, and medicine have nearly doubled human LE again, reaching 70–85 years in developed populations. Mortality improvements were not limited to early life but included significant gains in survival at older ages (e.g., after age 70).
Environmental and epigenetic factors dominate recent LE trends:
Human lifespan heritability is limited (~25%), highlighting the importance of environmental and epigenetic influences on aging and mortality.
Infection and chronic inflammation shape mortality and aging:
The essay emphasizes the “inflammatory load”—chronic exposure to infection and inflammation—as a critical factor affecting mortality trajectories both historically and evolutionarily.
Mortality Phase Framework and Historical Cohort Analysis
Finch and collaborators define four mortality phases to analyze lifespan changes using historical European data (notably Sweden since 1750):
Mortality Phase Age Range (years) Description Mortality Pattern
Phase 1 0–9 Early age mortality (mainly infec-tions) Decreasing mortality from birth to puberty
Phase 2 10–40 Basal mortality (lowest mortality) Lowest mortality across lifespan
Phase 3 40–80 Exponentially accelerating mortality Gompertz model exponential increase
Phase 4 >80 Mortality plateau (approaching max) Mortality rate approaches ~0.5/year
Key insight: Reductions in early-life mortality (Phase 1) strongly predict lower mortality at older ages (Phase 3), demonstrating persistent impacts of early infection/inflammation on aging-related deaths.
J-shaped mortality curve: Mortality rates are high in infancy, drop to a minimum around puberty, then accelerate exponentially in adulthood.
Gompertz model explains adult mortality acceleration:
[ m(x) = A e^{Gx} ]
where ( m(x) ) is mortality rate at age ( x ), ( A ) is initial mortality rate, and ( G ) is the Gompertz coefficient (rate of acceleration).
Despite improvements in LE, the rate of mortality acceleration (G) has increased, meaning aging processes remain or have intensified, but reduced background mortality (A) has driven LE gains.
Links Between Early Life Conditions and Later Health
Early life infections and inflammation leave a lifelong “cohort morbidity” imprint, influencing adult mortality and chronic disease risk (e.g., cardiovascular disease).
Studies of historical cohorts show strong correlations between neonatal mortality and mortality at age 70 across multiple European countries.
Adult height, a marker of growth and nutrition, reflects childhood infection burden and correlates inversely with early mortality.
The 1918 influenza pandemic provides a notable example: prenatal exposure led to reduced growth, lower education, and a 25% increase in adult heart disease risk for those born during or shortly after the pandemic.
Chronic Diseases, Inflammation, and Infection
Chronic infections and inflammation contribute to major aging diseases such as atherosclerosis, cancer, and vascular diseases.
The essay highlights the role of Helicobacter pylori (gastric cancer risk) and tobacco smoke (vascular inflammation and cancer) as examples linking infection/inflammation to chronic disease.
Contemporary infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, despite improved treatment, increase the risk of vascular disease and non-AIDS cancers, illustrating ongoing infection-inflammation interactions in aging.
Insights from Hunter-Gatherer Populations: The Tsimane Case Study
The Tsimane, a Bolivian forager-horticulturalist population, have a life expectancy (~42 years) comparable to pre-industrial Europe, with high infectious and inflammatory loads (e.g., 60% parasite prevalence, elevated CRP levels).
Despite high inflammation, they have low blood pressure, low blood cholesterol, low body mass index (~23), and low incidence of ischemic heart disease, likely due to diet low in saturated fats and physical activity.
This population provides a unique natural experiment to study the relationships among infection, inflammation, diet, and aging in the absence of modern medical interventions.
Evidence of Chronic Disease in Ancient Populations
Radiological studies of Egyptian mummies (Old and New Kingdoms) reveal advanced atherosclerosis in approximately half of adult specimens, despite their infectious disease burden and diet rich in saturated fats.
Similarly, the “Tyrolean iceman” (~3300 BCE) exhibits arterial calcifications.
These findings, though limited in sample size and representativeness, suggest vascular diseases accompanied infections and inflammation in ancient humans.
Evolutionary Perspectives on Diet, Inflammation, and Lifespan
Finch proposes a framework of ecological stages in human evolution focusing on inflammatory exposures and diet, hypothesizing how humans evolved longer lifespans despite pro-inflammatory environments.
Stage Approximate Period Ecology & Group Size Diet Characteristics Infection/Inflammation Exposure
1 4–6 MYA Forest-savannah, small groups Low saturated fat intake Low exposure to excreta
2 4–0.5 MYA Forest-savannah, small groups Increasing infections from excreta & carrion; increased pollen & dust exposure Increased infection and inflammation exposure
3 0.5 MYA–15,000 YBP Varied, temperate zone, larger groups Increased meat consumption; use of domestic fire and smoke Increased exposure to smoke and inflammation
4 12,000–150 YBP Permanent settlements, larger groups Cereals and milk from domestic crops and animals Intense exposure to human/domestic animal excreta & parasites
5 1800–1950 Industrial age, high-density homes Improved nutrition year-round Improving sanitation, reduced infections
6 1950–2010 Increasing urbanization High fat and sugar consumption; rising obesity Public health measures, vaccination, antibiotics
7 21st century >90% urban, very high density Continued high fat/sugar intake Increasing ozone, air pollution, water shortages
Humans evolved longer lifespans despite increased exposure to pro-inflammatory factors such as:
Higher dietary fat (10x that of great apes), particularly saturated fats.
Exposure to infections through scavenging, carrion consumption, and communal living.
Increased inhalation of dust, pollen, and volcanic aerosols due to expanded savannah habitats.
Chronic smoke inhalation from controlled use of fire and indoor biomass fuel combustion.
Exposure to excreta in denser human settlements, contrasting with great apes’ hygienic behaviors (e.g., nest abandonment).
Introduction of dietary inflammatory agents including cooked food derivatives (advanced glycation end products, AGEs) and gluten from cereal grains.
Counterbalancing factors included antioxidants and anti-inflammatory dietary components (e.g., polyphenols, omega-3 fatty acids, salicylates).
Skeletal evidence shows a progressive decrease in adult body mass over 60,000 years prior to the Neolithic, possibly reflecting increased inflammatory burden and nutritional stress.
The Role of Apolipoprotein E (apoE) in Evolution and Aging
The apoE gene, critical for lipid transport, brain function, and immune responses, has three main human alleles: E2, E3, and E4.
ApoE4, the ancestral allele, is linked to:
Enhanced inflammatory responses.
Efficient fat storage (a “thrifty gene” hypothesis).
Increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease, and shorter lifespan.
Possible protection against infections and better cognitive development in high-infection environments.
ApoE3, unique to humans and evolved ~0.23 MYA, is associated with reduced inflammatory responses and is predominant today.
The chimpanzee apoE resembles human apoE3 functionally, which may relate to their lower incidence of Alzheimer-like pathology and vascular disease.
This allelic variation reflects evolutionary trade-offs between infection resistance, metabolism, and longevity.
Future Challenges to Human Lifespan Gains
Current maximum human lifespan may be approaching biological limits:
Using Gompertz mortality modeling, Finch and colleagues estimate maximum survival ages of around 113 for men and 120 for women under current mortality patterns, matching current longevity records.
Further increases in lifespan require slowing or delaying mortality acceleration, which remains challenging given biological constraints and limited human evidence for such changes.
Emerging global threats may reverse recent lifespan gains:
Climate change and environmental deterioration, including increasing heat waves, urban heat islands, and air pollution (notably ozone), which disproportionately affect the elderly.
Air pollution, especially from vehicular emissions and biomass fuel smoke, exacerbates cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases and may accelerate brain aging.
Water shortages and warming expand the range and incidence of infectious diseases, including malaria, dengue, and cholera, posing risks to immunosenescent elderly.
Protecting aging populations from these risks will require:
Enhanced public health measures.
Research on dietary and pharmacological interventions (e.g., antioxidants like vitamin E).
Improved urban planning and pollution control.
Core Concepts
Life expectancy (LE): Average expected lifespan at birth or other ages.
Gompertz model: Mathematical model describing exponential increase in mortality with age.
Cohort morbidity: The lasting health impact of early life infections and inflammation on aging and mortality.
Inflammaging: Chronic, low-grade inflammation that contributes to aging and age-related diseases.
Apolipoprotein E (apoE): A protein with genetic polymorphisms influencing lipid metabolism, inflammation, infection resistance, and neurodegeneration.
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs): Pro-inflammatory compounds formed during cooking and metabolism, implicated in aging and chronic disease.
Compression of morbidity: The hypothesis that morbidity is concentrated into a shorter period before death as lifespan increases.
Quantitative and Comparative Data Tables
Table 1: Ecological Stages of Human Evolution by Diet and Infection Exposure
Stage Time Period Ecology & Group Size Diet Characteristics Infection & Inflammation Exposure
1 4–6 MYA Forest-savannah, small groups Low saturated fat intake Low exposure to excreta
2 4–0.5 MYA Forest-savannah, small groups Increasing exposure to infections Exposure to excreta, carrion, pollen, dust
3 0.5 MYA–15,000 YBP Varied, temperate zones, larger groups Increased meat consumption, use of fire Increased smoke exposure, infections
4 12,000–150 YBP Permanent settlements Cereals and milk from domesticated crops High exposure to human and animal excreta and parasites
5 1800–1950 Industrial age, high-density homes Improved nutrition Reduced infections and improved hygiene
6 1950–2010 Increasing urbanization High fat and sugar intake; rising obesity Vaccination, antibiotics, pollution control
7 21st century Highly urbanized, dense populations Continued poor diet trends Increased air pollution, ozone, climate change
Table 2: apoE Allele Differences between Humans and Chimpanzees
Residue Position Chimpanzee apoE Human apoE4 Human apoE3
61 Threonine (T) Arginine ® Arginine ®
112 Arginine ® Arginine ® Cysteine ©
158 Arginine ® Arginine ® Arginine ®
The chimpanzee apoE protein functions more like human apoE3 due to residue 61, associated with lower inflammation and different lipid binding.
Timeline of Human Lifespan Evolution and Key Events
Period Event/Characteristic
~4–6 million years ago Shared great ape ancestor; low-fat diet, low infection exposure
~4–0.5 million years ago Early Homo; increased exposure to infections, pollen, dust
~0.5 million years ago Use of fire; increased meat consumption; smoke exposure
12,000–150 years ago Neolithic settlements; cereal and milk consumption; high parasite loads
1800 Industrial revolution; sanitation, nutrition improvements lead to doubling LE
1918 Influenza pandemic; prenatal infection impacts long-term health
1950 onward Vaccines, antibiotics reduce infections; obesity rises
21st century Climate change, air pollution threaten gains in lifespan
Conclusions
Human lifespan extension is a product of complex interactions between genetics, environment, infection, inflammation, and diet.
Historical and contemporary data demonstrate that early-life infection and inflammation have lifelong impacts on mortality and aging trajectories.
The evolution of increased lifespan in Homo sapiens occurred despite increased exposure to various pro-inflammatory environmental factors, including diet, smoke, and pathogens.
Genetic adaptations, such as changes in the apoE gene, reflect trade-offs balancing inflammation, metabolism, and longevity.
While remarkable lifespan gains have been achieved, biological limits and emerging global environmental challenges (climate change, pollution, infectious disease risks) threaten to stall or reverse these advances.
Addressing these challenges requires integrated public health strategies, environmental protections, and further research into the mechanisms linking inflammation, infection, and aging.
Keywords
Human lifespan evolution
Life expectancy
Infection
Inflammation
Mortality phases
Gompertz model
Apolipoprotein E (apoE)
Hunter-gatherers (Tsimane)
Chronic diseases of aging
Environmental exposures
Climate change
Air pollution
Evolutionary medicine
Early life programming
Aging biology
FAQ
Q1: What causes the increase in human life expectancy after 1800?
A1: Improvements in hygiene, nutrition, and medicine reduced infectious disease mortality, especially in early life, enabling longer survival into old age.
Q2: How does early-life infection affect aging?
A2: Early infections induce chronic inflammation (“cohort morbidity”) that persists and accelerates aging-related mortality and diseases such as cardiovascular conditions.
Q3: Why do humans live longer than great apes despite higher inflammatory exposures?
A3: Humans evolved genetic adaptations, such as apoE variants, and lifestyle changes that mitigate some inflammatory damage, enabling longer lifespan despite greater pro-inflammatory environmental exposures.
Q4: What are the future risks to human longevity gains?
A4: Environmental degradation including air pollution, ozone increase, heat waves, water shortages, and emerging infectious diseases linked to climate change threaten to reverse recent lifespan gains, especially in elderly populations.
Q5: Can lifespan increases continue indefinitely?
A5: Modeling suggests biological and mortality limits near current record lifespans; further gains require slowing or delaying aging processes, which remain challenging.
This summary is grounded entirely in Caleb E. Finch’s original essay and faithfully reflects the detailed scientific content, key findings, and hypotheses presented therein.
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