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The monkey on the left was given a diet with fewer calories while the monkey on the right was allowed to eat as much as it liked. Jeff Miller/University of Wisconsin-Madison

January 18, 2017

Is this really the final word on whether calorie-restricted diets make you live longer?

Naveed Sattar, University of Glasgow

A new study claims to settle the dispute.

October 25, 2016

Who lives longest: meat eaters or vegetarians?

James Brown, Aston University

There are plenty of studies, but drawing conclusions from them is not that straightforward.

A Finnish family, pictured around the late 19th century. Virpi Lummaa

August 15, 2016

How old church records are helping us to assess the impact of childhood disease and why we’re living longer

Adam Hayward, University of Stirling

Study investigates whether a decrease in serious childhood disease could be extending human lifespan.

August 11, 2016

A 400-year-old shark is the latest animal discovery to reveal the secrets of long life

Paul Butler, Bangor University

What are the oldest living animals on the planet?

April 20, 2016

Queen Elizabeth II and the rise of the 90+ club

Christina Victor, Brunel University London

Britain's longest-reigning monarch has seen a big rise in life expectancy since her birth in 1926.

February 25, 2016

People in their nineties reveal the secrets to ageing well

Irene Maeve Rea, Queen's University Belfast; Jennifer Rea, UCL, and Ken Mills, Queen's University Belfast

You can't do much about the genes you're dealt, but the BELFAST study of nonagenarians shows that you can live a long and healthy life if you play your cards well.

Is there an old lady behind every happy couple? Alan Turkus/wikimedia

September 8, 2015

Got a great relationship? You may want to thank your prehistoric grandmother

Jo Setchell, Durham University

Prehistoric grandmothers helping out with the kids may have led to a surplus of older men competing for a comparatively small number of young, fertile women. Could this have created long-term couples?

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Jo Setchell
Professor of Anthropology, Durham University
Irene Maeve Rea
Professor emeritus, Queen's University Belfast
Jennifer Rea
NIHR Academic In-Practice Fellow, UCL
Ken Mills
Professor in Experimental Haematology, Queen's University Belfast
Christina Victor
Professor of Gerontology and Public Health, Brunel University London
Adam Hayward
Research Fellow in Evolutionary Ecology, University of Stirling
Paul Butler
Research Lecturer, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University
James Brown
Lecturer in Biology and Biomedical Science, Aston University
Naveed Sattar
Professor of Metabolic Medicine, University of Glasgow