FIVE QUESTIONS
Laura Carstensen on Longevity’s Big Moment
The founding director of SCL reflects on the field’s greatest challenges and opportunities.
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ALT/ SHIFT
La jubilación? Choju? Ruhestand?
Across nations and cultures, the word for “not working” reveals major differences about identity, purpose and happiness.
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FIVE QUESTIONS
Laura Carstensen on Longevity’s Big Moment
ALT/SHIFT
La jubilación? Choju? Ruhestand?
DEEP DIVE
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GRANDPEOPLE
Fossil Fascination Sparks New Career
GAME CHANGER
Rachel Zoffness on Treating Chronic Pain
FINANCING LONGER LIVES
The Long-Term Care Wake-Up Call
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Healthy Aging 2026: Purpose, Power and Play
Xue Yan Ho: Worms, Aging and the Quest to Prevent Neurodegeneration
Antoine (Po-Han) Ho: Skin as a Window to the Body’s Health
DEEP DIVE
Sipping from the Firehose of Longevity News
A veteran science journalist explains why lifespan research is often sensationalized and misunderstood.
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GRAND PEOPLE
Fossil Fascination Sparks New Career
At 62, Craig Munns traded convention for curiosity and became a paleontologist.
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FROM THE EDITOR
GAME CHANGER
Rachel Zoffness on Treating Chronic Pain
The author of Tell Me Where It Hurts advocates for a holistic model that highlights the brain’s role
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FINANCING LONGER LIVES
The Long-Term Care Wake-Up Call
Many will need elder care financing, but few are prepared. Some solutions are emerging.
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TRANSITIONS
Laura Carstensen on Longevity’s Big Moment
La jubilación? Choju? Ruhestand?
HEALTHSPAN AND THE FUTURE OF AGING
Sipping from the Firehose of Longevity News
Rachel Zoffness on Treating Chronic Pain
Xue Yan Ho: Worms, Aging and the Quest to Prevent Neurodegeneration
Antoine (Po-Han) Ho: Skin as a Window to the Body’s Health
FINANCING LONGER LIVES
The Long-Term Care Wake-Up Call
CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY
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