Life Expectancy

The killifish is an emerging research model for studying the genetic architecture of aging and age-related pathologies, which often exhibit sex-dependent patterns between females (left) and males (right). Credit: Itamar Harel

The gene that speeds up the start of life – and may take a toll in old age

  • No comments
New research led by the Hebrew University points to a gene that demonstrates a rare evolutionary compromise: it aids in rapid growth and early sexual maturation, but may shorten life expectancy and increase the risk of tumors later in life.
Increasing life expectancy. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Life expectancy is more hereditary than we thought: Study in Science suggests about 50% genetic influence

New mathematical model and analysis of twin databases from Sweden, the United States and the United Kingdom separate “external” mortality from aging – and double previous estimates
The population of Japan is small. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Beyond the peak: from 2080 the world's population will begin to shrink

A new UN report states that the world's population will begin to decrease in 2080. The population of Israel, on the other hand, will continue to grow even after the end of the century
Link to the image of the spinal cords (photo: Dr. Linor Alfahal, from the journal Cell (Reports Medicine. On the left - a section of the spinal cord of a mouse expressing the disease without treatment, and on the right a section of the spinal cord of a mouse expressing the disease and treated with MIF:

An innovative approach to ALS disease: increasing MIF protein levels in nerve cells

  • No comments
An international study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in collaboration with colleagues from Germany, the USA and Canada, delved into the potential of increasing protein levels (MIF) as a new approach to dealing with muscular dystrophy (ALS). The findings of the innovative study have been published
green life Illustration: depositphotos.com

Now it's official: a green life is a long life

Ever wondered how it is that Tarzan looks so young? Apparently there is a scientific reason behind the fresh look
A sign of a pharmacy in Italy, with a temperature of forty degrees on it. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Study: Climate crisis could reduce life expectancy by six months

  • 3 תגובות
A one-degree Celsius increase in global average temperature due to man-made climate crisis could shorten life expectancy by about 5 months, with women and residents of developing countries disproportionately affected.
Immortality. Illustration: Shutterstock

Things that Yoram knows: when and why did we give up immortality?

  • 4 תגובות
Aging - illustration: shutterstock

Zero budget in the National Insurance and the Ministry of Health in 2018 for aging research

  • One response
Illustration: pixabay.

Life expectancy in Israel in 2016: 80.7 years for men and 84.2 for women

  • 4 תגובות
arctic gull

Methuselah of the Seagulls

  • 2 תגובות
A C. elegans worm whose senescence is damaged. Photo: University of Birmingham

The recipe for a long life: the gene that regulates life span, immunity and resistance to stressful situations is found

  • 12 תגובות
African pygmies

The secret of the forest gnomes

  • 13 תגובות
Ancient galaxy caught as environment robs it of raw material for star formation

Research in the worm opens a door to dealing with heart muscle diseases and old age in humans

  • No comments
Ancient galaxy caught as environment robs it of raw material for star formation

The world's oldest mouse will help delay human aging

  • No comments
Ancient galaxy caught as environment robs it of raw material for star formation

Scientists have extended the life of worms 6 times

  • One response
Ancient galaxy caught as environment robs it of raw material for star formation

Will humans get to live 150 years?

  • No comments
Science website logo
SEARCH