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technology6 days ago•2 min saved

LG Display’s FLiPP OLED: Brighter, Longer-Lasting Panels With Flexible Manufacturing

LG Display introduced FLiPP, a FMM-Less Innovative Pixel Patterning OLED manufacturing technology that uses photolithography to pattern RGB materials, boosting OLED aperture ratio by about 55%, enabling up to 1.6× brightness, 2.4× longer lifespan, and roughly 13% lower power consumption versus conventional FMM, while offering production flexibility on large substrates. LG showcased FLiPP at IMID 2026 in Busan, but has not announced commercial products or a timeline.

via Wccftech|

#brightness #flipp #lg-display

science17 days ago•3 min saved

Lifespan ceiling? Mutations may cap human life around 150–190 years, study finds

A Skolkovo Institute study in NPJ Aging uses a mathematical model to estimate a hard human lifespan limit if only DNA mutations remain as aging causes; average life is projected at about 146–194 years, with some potentially over 550. The cap would come from irreversible damage to the heart and brain, while other organs renew. The model is simplified and doesn’t account for organ interactions, but it offers a starting point toward a broader aging theory; experts note ageing could also be driven by cellular programming rather than wear and tear.

via BBC Science Focus Magazine|

#aging #biogerontology #genetics

science28 days ago•7 min saved

Age-Defying Giants: The 10 Longest-Living Creatures

A feature listing the planet’s longest-living animals, from Seychelles giant tortoise and Ming the clam to Greenland sharks, bowhead whales and glass sponges, highlighting lifespans ranging from centuries to thousands of years and the biological traits—slow metabolism, cold depths, indeterminate growth—that underpin extreme longevity.

via BBC Wildlife Magazine|

#aging #lifespan #longevity

public-health29 days ago•2 min saved

Global Health Gap Grows as Lifespans Extend

A Global Burden of Disease study in The Lancet Public Health finds people are living longer but spending more years in poor health, widening the global morbidity gap to 10.7 years in 2023 (14.5% of life). High-income countries such as the US, Australia, and Canada have the largest gaps; musculoskeletal disorders and mental health issues account for over half of unhealthy years. Experts call for a shift toward proactive wellness, prevention, and long-term care to improve healthspan rather than just lifespan.

via Ground News|

#aging #healthspan #lifespan

science1 month ago•7 min saved

Somatic mutations may cap human life at ~190 years

A new NPJ Aging study uses a mathematical model to show that somatic mutations cap human lifespan around 146–194 years; without somatic mutations, the model would allow a median of about 1,759 years and a maximum near 29,921 years, but once mutations are included, immortality remains unlikely. The findings highlight neurons and heart cells as critical bottlenecks and suggest that realistic gains come from addressing these mutations or other aging hallmarks, while healthy lifestyle choices can still add healthy years.

via Medical News Today|

#aging #biology #lifespan

science1 month ago•5 min saved

Lifespan ceiling: mutations could cap humans around 150–200 years, study finds

A Skolkovo Institute study estimates that if somatic mutations were the only aging factor, the median human lifespan would cap at about 146–194 years, with liver and skin able to renew for millennia while heart and brain limits would keep the maximum around 208 years, indicating mutations contribute to aging but other mechanisms also constrain mortality.

via New York Post|

#aging #aging-research #lifespan

science1 month ago•39 min saved

New aging model hints at 156-year lifespans by tackling DNA damage

A July 2026 npj Aging paper proposes that removing the effects of somatic mutations could allow humans to live as long as 156 years, challenging the long-standing ~122-year limit. The model accounts for DNA damage but acknowledges other aging processes (mitochondrial dysfunction, epigenetic drift, telomere shortening, proteostasis loss). Experts say protecting DNA in non-regenerating organs like the brain and heart is crucial, while lifestyle measures—not smoking, healthy weight, good sleep, vaccines, and preventive care—can still meaningfully extend healthy years; there is no magic pill yet.

via Yahoo News Canada|

#aging-biology #brain-and-heart-regeneration #dna-damage

science1 month ago•7 min saved

Study: Human lifespans may cap around 150–190 years due to somatic mutations

A computational study from the Skolkovo Institute suggests that, even if other aging processes were eliminated, random somatic DNA mutations could impose a hard ceiling on human lifespan around 146–194 years. The researchers built a mathematical model to quantify how mutation accumulation affects major organs, noting that tissues capable of continual cell replacement (like skin and liver) fare better than long‑lived cells in the heart and brain, which drive the limits. The work doesn’t predict future lifespans but provides a framework to measure the contribution of different aging processes and prioritize research toward a mechanistic theory of aging.

via ScienceAlert|

#aging #aging-research #lifespan

science1 month ago•50 min saved

Study suggests 156-year ceiling if somatic mutations are neutralized

A July 2026 npj Aging paper from Russia suggests humans could live as long as 156 years if the effects of somatic mutations were removed, though other aging processes and non-regenerating brain and heart tissues still limit healthy years; meanwhile, lifestyle factors like not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, vaccines, and cancer screenings can add about a decade to life expectancy, with the current oldest person at 116 illustrating present limits.

via Yahoo|

#aging #brain-regeneration #heart-regeneration

health1 month ago•4 min saved

Thymus Health: AI-Reading Immune Gauge Linked to Longer Life and Lower Disease Risk

A pair of Mass General Brigham studies show thymus health—assessed with AI on CT scans from tens of thousands of adults—correlates with longevity and disease risk: healthier thymuses link to about 50% lower all-cause death, 63% lower cardiovascular death, and 36% lower lung cancer risk; thymic health also relates to better immunotherapy response, while smoking, chronic inflammation, and higher BMI are tied to poorer thymic health; researchers caution this is associative, not a proven lifespan predictor, but the thymus could become a key marker of healthy aging.

via The Times of India|

#aging #ai #health

health1 month ago•416 min saved

A 10-Second Balance Test Could Hint at Your Lifespan (And How to Improve It)

A simple 10-second, one-leg balance test may help estimate how long you’ll live and how mobile you’ll stay, reflecting how well your body’s systems work together. A 2022 study of about 1,700 adults aged 51–75 linked failing the test to an 84% higher risk of death over 10 years. If you can’t pass yet, start with a few seconds per leg, use a wall or the lifted toe for stability, and gradually increase duration—balance can be trained and improve aging outcomes over time.

via TODAY.com|

#aging #balance #exercise

science2 months ago•10 min saved

Nearly 400-Year-Old Greenland Shark Upends Lifespan Expectations

A 2016 study estimated a Greenland shark could be as old as about 392 years, likely born around the end of Shakespeare’s era, and unlikely to reach sexual maturity until roughly age 150. Researchers dated the eye lens nucleus using radiocarbon dating, using the 1950s nuclear-test carbon-14 spike as a time stamp, and analyzed 28 females with a margin of error about 120 years. This extreme longevity makes it the longest-lived vertebrate and implies very slow population recovery, posing conservation challenges for the species.

via Space Daily|

#conservation #greenland-shark #lifespan

science2 months ago•40 min saved

Biological Clock Aims to Predict Your Remaining Lifespan

Scientists describe a novel “biological clock” that uses biomarker data to estimate a person’s remaining lifespan. While promising for refining aging risk assessments and guiding personalized interventions, the approach is early-stage, not highly precise, and raises ethical/privacy considerations while more validation is needed.

via Yahoo|

#aging #biology #epigenetics

science2 months ago•11 min saved

The Longevity Question: Data and Demographics Obscure the Real Limits

Science journalist David Adam reports on Saul Newman’s critique of the upper-limit-to-life debate, arguing that much of what passes for evidence of a hard lifespan bound rests on faulty or unreliably recorded data. Extreme-age records are plagued by pension fraud, clerical errors, and misreporting, casting doubt on claims of mortality plateaus or hard genetic limits. Newman urges calibration of aging biomarkers with physical dating methods (not just paperwork-based estimates) to distinguish biology from administrative error, and calls for understanding the distribution of age-coding mistakes. Until data are anchored in physical measurements, the search for a maximum human lifespan remains unsettled.

via Nature|

#aging #biomarkers #data-quality

science3 months ago•5 min saved

Lifespan More Genetically Wired Than We Realized, New Study Finds

A new Science study estimates that about 55% of human lifespan is heritable, roughly double previous estimates, after carefully separating intrinsic genetic factors from extrinsic causes of death. By analyzing twin data, varying age cutoffs, and corroborating with Scandinavian twins and American centenarian siblings, researchers show that reducing extrinsic mortality reveals the stronger genetic signal and that aging-related frailty can blur it. The finding reshapes how aging research is funded and pursued, and points to the search for specific genetic variants that govern intrinsic aging.

via Indian Defence Review|

#aging #genetics #heritability