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Articles related to focusing on healthy aging, prevention, mobility, cognition, nutrition, independence, and caregiving support.

Oct 21, 2025

5 min

Will humans be able to live 150 years? The science of radical life extension

In 1997, Jeanne Calment of France died at the age of 122, a record that still stands today. While this marked the maximum recorded human lifespan, it has spurred a global scientific effort to understand and potentially expand the limits of longevity, prompting the question: **will humans be able to live 150 years?**. Recent advancements in genetic research and cellular biology suggest that this once-fanciful idea might one day be achievable.

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Oct 18, 2025

4 min

What happens to tissues as a person gets older?

According to the National Institute on Aging, most bodily functions peak before age 30 and then experience a gradual, continuous decline. The physiological process of aging inevitably causes progressive changes in the body's tissues, impacting everything from skin firmness to organ reserve. Understanding what happens to tissues as a person gets older reveals the cellular and molecular basis behind the body's time-dependent functional decline.

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