Global life expectancy on the rise: insights from the world population prospects report
Live Forever Club - 14-Jul-2024UN's World Population Prospects 2024 shows recovery to better than pre-covid life expectancy
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COVID-19 accelerates biological ageing, increasing it by 5 years
Live Forever Club - 06-Jul-2024The coronavirus shortens telomeres, harming DNA protection
New vaccine may offer broad protection against both known and unknown coronaviruses
The Guardian - 06-May-2024Vaccine has shown the potential to protect mice against range of coronaviruses,
Clear skies, clear lungs: Asthma emergencies dropped as air quality improved during lockdown
The Guardian - 09-Feb-2024Insights from Oxford study calls for continued action to improve air quality everywhere
Life's curveballs can fast-forward your biological clock and make you look older
National Institute on Aging (NIA) - 04-Jan-2024These age-jumps, measured by DNA changes, can actually reverse once the stressor fades
Canadians' life expectancy falls in 2022 for the third year in a row
The Canadian Press - 27-Nov-2023COVID-19 takes a toll, seniors hit hardest, and Atlantic Canada sees highest jump
COVID-19 continues to take a toll on Japanese life expectancy
Japan Times - 28-Jul-2023Overall dropped by 0.42 years for men and 0.49 years for women in 2022 - second fall in a row
Air pollution intensifies Covid-19 impact, mirroring decade-older age
The Guardian - 21-Jun-2023Scientists advocate for air pollution reduction, emphasizing its potential to improve health outcomes amidst pandemics and flu season
Diabetes medication metformin could lower long COVID risk by 41%, study suggests
New Scientist - 09-Jun-2023Metformin may function as an anti-inflammatory and potentially reduce the viral load of SARS-CoV-2
Biological Age: A Dynamic Response to Severe Stress
Harvard Gazette - 24-Apr-2023Helping the body recover from stress could contribute to increased longevity
Deaths from excessive alcohol intake surged in the UK during Covid pandemic
BBC - 08-Dec-2022A 27% rise in alcohol-related deaths was reported during 2019-21, with more men affected than women
England and Wales see slight increase in life expectancy in 2021 - official figure to follow
BBC - 17-Oct-2022Only 4 out of 31 countries studies have seen their period life expectancy recover since 2020
Age Labs' COVID-19 test predicts severity for early patient care
Age Labs - 08-Aug-2022The test has passed initial studies and is currently being validated in Norway's medical lab
Covid restrictions provided unique real-world experiment with reduced air pollution
The Guardian - 26-Jan-2022Big drop in NO2 produced biggest benefit, less significant drops seen in PM2.5 and PM10
Senolytic drugs improved survival rates in coronavirus-infected mice
SENS Research Foundation - 07-Oct-2021Boosts immune response by clearing senescent cells; a potential treatment for COVID-19 in humans
Covid-19 hit hardest in men, cutting their life expectancy by over an year
BBC - 23-Sep-2021Life expectancy will recover in the future, but with a 'slower growth'
A 12-week Better Health campaign to help you lose weight and stay active
BBC - 26-Jul-2021Free support and guidance to shed those excess kilos gained during lockdown
US life expectancy dropped by 1.5 years in 2020, mostly due to COVID-19
Independent - 21-Jul-2021Largest drop since world war II, mainly affecting Black and Hispanic Americans
UK recorded more deaths than births for first time in 40 years
BBC - 25-Jun-2021Covid may not be the only reason; fewer births and older population also fuel death rates
US life expectancy records biggest fall due to covid pandemic
Guardian - 23-Jun-2021Health inequalities mainly affected life expectancy of minority groups
Robot Scientist uses AI to find cure for covid-19
Chalmers University of Technology - 03-Jun-2021Speeds up drug discovery process, allowing researchers to find new treatments for deadly diseases
Air purifiers in safari buses to protect passengers from pollution and pathogens
Air Quality News - 17-May-2021AirLabs' devices claims to remove coronavirus in the air - improves public transport during pandemic
Sweat sensor spots early signs of COVID-19 cytokine storms
Medgadget - 16-Apr-2021Early diagnosis of respiratory infections with sweat sensor could enable early treatment to save lives
BioAge's anti-ageing drug to treat Covid-19 enters phase 2 trial
Longevity Technology - 22-Mar-2021Reverses immune ageing and can prevent death from coronavirus infection in the elderly
Cancer vaccines based on mRNA technology will be available soon
Sky News - 19-Mar-2021Science behind developing Covid-19 vaccines could bring us cancer shots too
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