Tag: longevity

  • Ethel Caterham, 116, Reveals Her One Rule for Outliving Everyone on Earth

    Ethel Caterham, 116, Reveals Her One Rule for Outliving Everyone on Earth

    Few people receive letters from kings. Fewer still warrant a personal royal visit. And almost no one lives long enough to witness three different British monarchs send birthday wishes to the same address. Ethel Caterham has done all three. When a care home resident in Surrey, England, woke up on April 30, 2025, she had…

  • A Breakthrough That Could Let Cats Live to 30: Inside the Race to Cure Feline Kidney Disease

    A Breakthrough That Could Let Cats Live to 30: Inside the Race to Cure Feline Kidney Disease

    For years, whispers across the veterinary world have hinted at a discovery that could redefine what it means for a cat to grow old. Not a minor treatment or a modest extension of comfort, but something far more transformative, which is an intervention that might alter the very trajectory of feline aging. The kind of…

  • People Who Seem Ageless Often Have These 10 Daily Habits In Common

    People Who Seem Ageless Often Have These 10 Daily Habits In Common

    Some people seem to bend time a little. You hear their age and do a double-take, because everything about them feels lighter: the way they move, the way their eyes stay bright, the way stress does not seem carved into their face. It is easy to assume they are simply blessed with good genes, but…

  • Accelerated Aging and the Rise of Cancer in Younger Adults

    Accelerated Aging and the Rise of Cancer in Younger Adults

    Over the past few decades, something puzzling has been happening in medicine. Cancer, which has long been considered a disease that primarily affects older adults, is showing up more often in people in their thirties, forties, and even their twenties. Scientists have been tracking this rise across multiple countries, noticing that early-onset cancers are increasing…

  • The Surprising Link Between Leg Strength and Brain Health

    The Surprising Link Between Leg Strength and Brain Health

    For decades, modern wellness culture has separated the body and mind into two distinct arenas, as if muscles belonged to the gym and intelligence belonged to the library. Yet emerging research from neuroscience, kinesiology, and even epigenetics suggests these worlds are far more interconnected than we once believed. One of the most surprising revelations from…

  • How a 101 Year Old Jeweler Stays Active Six Days a Week

    How a 101 Year Old Jeweler Stays Active Six Days a Week

    Most people dream of slowing down someday. They imagine the hammock, the quiet mornings, the gentle pace of retirement. But in a small New Jersey shop, one woman is doing the opposite. At 101 years old, Ann Angeletti still wakes up early, gets dressed with purpose, and heads out the door to work six days…

  • Gray Hair Could Indicate Your Body Is Fighting Cancer Naturally

    Gray Hair Could Indicate Your Body Is Fighting Cancer Naturally

    For centuries, gray hair has been a symbol of time’s passage. It represents experience, endurance, and often, inevitability. Yet, a new discovery out of Japan suggests that those silver strands might also tell a far deeper biological story—one that ties the visible signs of aging to the body’s most vital survival instinct. Researchers have found…

  • She Decided at Age 12 to Stay Celibate and Lived 108 Years Without Regrets

    She Decided at Age 12 to Stay Celibate and Lived 108 Years Without Regrets

    Some secrets take a lifetime to reveal. Clara Meadmore carried one for over a century, and when she finally shared it with the world, people had questions. Lots of them. Born in 1903 in Glasgow, Clara lived through two world wars, witnessed the Titanic, saw the death of Queen Victoria, and experienced more change than…

  • Your Body Ages in Two ‘Bursts’ at 44 and 60. Here’s How to Prepare

    Your Body Ages in Two ‘Bursts’ at 44 and 60. Here’s How to Prepare

    You wake up one morning and notice deeper lines around your eyes. A few weeks later, your knees ache after a routine jog. Suddenly, you feel older. Most people dismiss these moments as random, but Stanford scientists have discovered something startling: these changes aren’t random at all. For decades, researchers believed we age gradually, like…

  • The Astonishing Claim That Humans Might Be Built for 20,000 Years

    The Astonishing Claim That Humans Might Be Built for 20,000 Years

    The notion that humans might one day live for thousands of years sounds like the premise of a futuristic novel, yet some scientists are beginning to explore it as a genuine, if highly speculative, possibility. Advances in molecular biology, genetics, and regenerative medicine have already stretched our understanding of how aging works. These breakthroughs raise…