Time Flies
TIME FLIES AS WE GROW OLDER we've probably heard that proclamation uttered many times, whether as a cautionary warning to seize the day or as a weary sigh from our elders....
Writing a Memoir: Studying and Understanding the Aging Immune System
Our immune system is shaped by its encounters throughout life, much like we are. Dr. Claudio Franceschi from the Italian National Research Centre on Aging at the University of Bologna coined the term...
It’s Time to Think about Aging
The external signs of aging are hard to ignore - wrinkles, grey hair, and sagging skin. Although we can’t see it, the inside of our body is aging as well,...
Who Wants to Be a Centenarian?
EIGHTY-ONE YEARS . That’s 971 months, 29,565 days, or 709,560 hours. It was also the projected life expectancy in Canada last year. With significant advances in nutrition, healthcare, and medicine, it comes as...
The Wonders At Your Feet – How Nature Sidesteps Mortality and Senescence
AN ICE AGE. PREDATION. PANDEMICS. Our plight as Homo sapiens has been harrowing; however, in nature, only the species is relevant. After passing on our genes, evolutionary forces weaken, leading to...
Next-Gen Ovaries
FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS, achieving complete cancer remission is an extremely positive event that allows them to enjoy the rest of their lives free of chemotherapy appointments or the fear of returning disease....
Old as the Hills: How Aging Stereotypes Affect Older Adults
"OLD AGE IS SUFFERING," according to the First Noble Truth of Buddhism. In this sense, old age is a stage of life that is pitied and feared, one associated with cognitive, physical, and social...
To Age or Not to Age?
IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO: anti-aging medication becomes publicly and widely available, extending people’s lifespans to 150 years, most of which is spent in peak physical state (think our early to mid-20s). Given the accelerating...