Life Expectancy

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

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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

Research: The climate crisis may reduce life expectancy by half a year

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A one degree Celsius increase in global average temperature due to the 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?

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Aging - illustration: shutterstock

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

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Illustration: pixabay.

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

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arctic gull

Methuselah of the Seagulls

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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

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African pygmies

The secret of the forest gnomes

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

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

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The world's oldest mouse will help delay human aging

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Scientists have extended the life of worms 6 times

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Will humans get to live 150 years?

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