The Academy for Health & Lifespan Research
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The world’s leading aging researchers unite to accelerate breakthroughs in longevity. | 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
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The bowhead whale is the longest-lived mammal on Earth, surviving more than 200 years. New research reveals that part of its exceptional longevity may come from unique gene variants that slow cellular damage and resist age-related decline. These findings offer a rare window
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A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging humans become more resilient?
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Immortality? Not yet. Living healthy to 115? Maybe. Dr. Nir Barzilai (@NirBarzilaiMD) joins @DIEZEIT to talk fasting, “super-agers,” billionaire biohackers, and the drugs that might slow aging. To watch or listen in English: https://t.co/oU8OTeFNWg
#SciencePodcast #Biohacking
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A big thank-you to the @ahlresearch for supporting our @PublicLongevity Group campaign as the newest member of the Lifespan Alliance. Their support helps launch the first public sentiment engine for longevity science. Learn more: https://t.co/ODwSyxJFrp
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The Academy for Health & Lifespan Research is proud to be part of @LifespanRI's Lifespan Alliance and to support the @PublicLongevity Group campaign. They’re building the first AI-driven cultural intelligence system to track and improve public trust in longevity science. This
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Building the first public sentiment analysis engine to unlock public trust in longevity.
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Please join us for a free virtual webinar! Date: Monday, September 22 at 3 PM ET Location: Online via Zoom Join experts from academia, biotech, and federal sectors for a discussion on the current state of existing and emerging drug interventions to extend healthspan. This event
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The 12th Annual Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting (@ARDD_Meeting) took place August 25–29 at the University of Copenhagen, bringing together world-leading scientists, biotech founders, pharma executives, and investors to explore the future of healthy longevity. Keynotes
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What if we could not only live longer, but live healthier for longer? The McKinsey Health Institute’s (@McKinsey_MGI) latest report explores the fast-growing field of healthspan science—biomedical innovations that target the biology of aging itself. With hundreds of drug
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Healthspan science may become more popular in the near future. Stakeholders can shape their roles in this transformative field now.
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Why Centenarians Are Defying Science: Secrets to Living 100+ Dr. Kara Fitzgerald (@kfitzgeraldnd) interviews Dr. Nir Barzilai (@NirBarzilaiMD) on what centenarians can teach us about healthy longevity. They discuss the #genetics and #lifestyle patterns behind living past 100,
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As longevity medicine gains momentum, questions about human mortality are coming into sharper focus—has the limit of the human lifespan been reached? Nir Barzilai (@NirBarzilaiMD), president of the Academy for Health and Lifespan Research and director of the Institute for Aging
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Life expectancy is stalling – and the UK is officially the sick man of Europe. At a time when longevity medicine is gaining steam, Helen Coffey investigates why our mortality seems to be catching up...
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Join us in Rome, Italy for the 10th Annual ICSA Conference and the 2nd Phaedon Institute #SenoTherapeutics Summit, taking place September 16–19, 2025 at the National Research Council. #ICSA2025 brings together the global #senescence research community to advance scientific
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Dr. @NirBarzilaiMD, Academy President, had the honor of presenting his talk, “How to Die Young in a Very Old Age,” at Meltingpot Forum, Europe’s largest multidisciplinary forum. Held July 16–19 in Dolní Vítkovice, Ostrava (Czech Republic), the four-day event welcomed over 30,000
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The #NIH has announced a major shift in research funding priorities, one that could reshape how scientists design their studies and what gets prioritized in future grants. To learn more -
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Thank you to the NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity for hosting AHLR President Dr. @NirBarzilaiMD and facilitating such a thoughtful and impactful conversation on aging and longevity. It was truly inspiring to see so many bright, young scientists engaged in the discussion—their
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Congratulations to the 2025 TIME Initiative (@time_initiative) Exploration Grant recipients! Sarah Jiang – University of Missouri–Kansas City Cynthia Valenzuela – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Mukundh Murthy – University of Michigan (Incoming PhD, Stanford University)
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Academy President Nir Barzilai (@NirBarzilaiMD) spoke at “The Era of the 100-Year Life” during World Expo 2025 in Osaka (@expo2025japan), highlighting the urgent global relevance of geroscience. Joining Dr. Barzilai were Academy members Shin Imai and Andrea Maier
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Join the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) for a free webinar, “mHealth for Healthy Aging,” on Wednesday, June 25th, from 12:00–1:00pm ET (9:00–10:00am PT). Mobile health (#mHealth) plays a significant role in promoting healthy aging by leveraging technology to
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Aging is the leading risk factor for cancer, dementia, and cardiovascular diseases. As our understanding of the biology of aging continues to grow, early approaches to geroprotection are already emerging—aimed at reducing age-related disease risk and extending healthy lifespan.
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