Aging

'Aging in Wellness and Adversity': Embracing patients coping with old age, dementia - book review

Abramowitz founded and directed the Melabev organization, initially a place where volunteers worked with dementia patients whose families wanted to keep their loved ones out of institutions.

Comparison of two brain diagrams. Left, normal brain, right, brain of a person with Alzheimer's disease.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

New Israeli, US research shows that learning doesn't have to slow down because of human aging

Tech It Forward’s Jennifer Elias (L) and Jessica Rosner.

Start-ups in Jerusalem: Longevity firms bloom in Israel’s ancient capital

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Aging is not fate - it’s how you live


Study reveals caffeine enhances DNA repair and stress response in cells, potentially slowing aging

Study reveals caffeine enhances DNA repair and stress response in cells, potentially slowing aging.

 Coffee could reverse aging, say Queen Mary University scientists.

Frequent nightmares linked to accelerated aging and increased risk of early death

Study led by Abidemi Otaiku finds nightmares predict premature death more strongly than smoking or obesity.

 Frequent nightmares linked to accelerated aging and increased risk of early death.

You’ve reached age 50? Here’s what you should eat to age healthily

What we eat starting in our fifties is already linked to our health in old age. Also – what should our diet or that of our loved ones look like during old age itself?

 What you eat today will also affect tomorrow

Jennifer Garner speaks openly about aging and cosmetic procedures

Garner: "I want to age. I want to be 100 years old. I don't expect to look the same at 100 as I do today."

 Jennifer Garner speaks openly about aging and cosmetic procedures.

Study of 47,000 women since 1984 finds coffee key to healthy aging

Women who drank one to three cups of caffeinated coffee daily in midlife had higher chances of 'healthy aging', reaching 70 without major diseases or cognitive impairments.

 Study of 47,000 women since 1984 finds coffee key to healthy aging

Vitamin D supplements slow telomere shortening, reducing biological aging

Participants taking 2,000 IU of vitamin D daily had significantly less telomere loss over four years, study finds.

 D3 gel capsules.

'What is his name?': Netanyahu forgets son’s name during a broadcast

Netanyahu asked an audience member for help after forgetting the name Avner.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, April 22, 2025

New Israeli development PHARAOH reveals nature’s secret to healthy long life

The team used the name PHARAOH because they produced a transgenic mouse they named “Moses” that lives 30% longer than ordinary mice, due to having different genes.

THE LIFESPANS of mammals can help scicentist understand the mechanisms of healthy aging.

How will Israel cope with an aging population?

Israel’s elderly population is steadily growing, currently standing at 1.2 million people in 2024, with 39,000 Israelis joining the 65-and-over age group.

 An illustrative image of elderly Israelis.

Israel’s senior housing revolution: meeting the needs of an aging population

A groundbreaking conference brings together key stakeholders to address the growing demand for senior housing and explore innovative solutions

 Senior Housing Conference 2025