SCIENCESQUARED: "Who wants to live forever? We are living longer. How can we live better?"

Your mother’s diet, your immune system and air pollution are among the many factors affecting how long you live and whether you develop Alzheimer’s or cancer. ERC researchers are unravelling the secrets of longevity, exploring ways of adding ‘life to years’ as well as ‘years to life’. (Hint: It helps to be a monk.)

Let’s start with the good news: most Europeans born today will live long lives – on average, 78 years for men and 83 years for women.

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> Who wants to live forever? We are living longer. How can we live better?