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5 Science-Backed Tips to Boost Longevity That Won't Cost a Dime
On social media, the pursuit of aging well usually involves loosely studied supplements, high-tech wearables, and pricey gyms or spas. But living a longer, healthier life doesn’t need to be so complicated (or expensive). To live longer and live well, according to longevity experts, going back to basics is really all you need. Here are the simple habits these experts recommend—and they don’t cost a dime.
At 91, this usher is the beloved guardian of umpires at Busch Stadium
Vito Adamo, 91, held out his palm in front of a man nearly a foot taller and many pounds heavier to stop him in his tracks.
“Hold on, sir!” he says. Adamo guards the umpires’ locker room area at Busch stadium. No one without a badge or authorization gets by him.
Chicago SuperAger Edith Renfrow Smith turns 111
Edith Renfrow Smith has spent over a century defying expectations. Widely recognized as the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College and the oldest participant in the SuperAging Research Initiative at the University of Chicago, she marked her 111th birthday in July 2025 with the same energy and wit that have inspired generations.
'Every day that God gives you, use it'
Loneliness is the curse of old age. Your friends are gone, your family distant, your life’s work, a box in the basement. Most seniors struggle with it. But most seniors are not Edith Renfrow Smith, who at times Monday had a dozen visitors in her room at Brookdale Senior Living on Sheridan Road. And that was before the party celebrating her 111th birthday.
Running against Dementia all around the world, and now Duluth
Jason Boschan, a marketer by day and a runner and dementia advocate by night, runs marathons in memory of his grandfather. He started Run4Papa a decade ago, as his grandfather was a lifelong pediatrician and was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia
called primary progressive aphasia.
How 'SuperAgers' Stay Sharp And Active Longer Than Their Peers
Ever noticed how some people get to their 80s and 90s and continue to be healthy and active? They spend their days playing mahjong, driving to lunch, learning shuffle dancing, and practicing Portuguese. Those are “super agers,” seniors who stay fit well into old age. How do they do it? Is it luck or genetics? In this live broadcast, Hosts Flora Lichtman and Ira Flatow discuss the science of aging with two experts on the topic, cardiologist Eric Topol and neuroscientist Emily Rogalski.
Unlocking the secrets of the superagers
Why do some octogenarians have exceptional memories? Emily Rogalski, Professor of Neurology at the University of Chicago, has been working in this area for years.
Emily Rogalski, University of Chicago - Unlocking the Secrets of SuperAgers
Dr. Rogalski is the Rosalind Franklin Professor of Neurology and the Director of the Healthy Aging & Alzheimer’s Care (HAARC) Center at the University of Chicago. Her multimodal research focuses on two aging perspectives: primary progressive aphasia (PPA), in which neurodegenerative disease invades the language network, and SuperAging, in which 80+-year-olds are resistant to memory decline associated with aging.
Global telemedicine therapy for dementia shows benefit
Clinical trial results indicate that people living with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and their communication partners benefit from remote speech language therapy.
Unlocking the secrets of Michigan's 'superagers', who defy the golden years
A four-state study aims to tease out the clues of superaging. Among the study participants is Sandy Vong, a volleyball trailblazer who coached the University of Michigan’s women’s volleyball team to a Big Ten championship. He continues to watch and offer guidance to the current players and coaching staff at each practice. He’s 96.
Quantifying disease impact and overcoming practical treatment barriers for primary progressive aphasia | University of Chicago News
Imagine gradually losing the ability to express yourself — not because you’ve forgotten the words, but because they simply won’t come out. This is the reality for individuals living with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a rare form of dementia that usually begins in middle age and increasingly impairs language abilities over time.
UChicago Researcher sheds light on a rare form of dementia | Crain's Chicago Business
The science of aging often speaks of “Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias,” with the devastating effects of late-onset Alzheimer’s and its severe memory loss being the most common and well-known dementia.
Unlocking the Secrets of SuperAgers: Big Brains Podcast with Emily Rogalski | University of Chicago News
We used to think aging inevitably led to memory loss, but a small group of people—known as SuperAgers—are defying the odds. These individuals, all over 80, have the memory performance of someone in the 50s. The question is: how?
One of the leading experts studying SuperAgers is University of Chicago neurologist Emily Rogalski. She explores the fascinating science behind SuperAgers—uncovering what makes their physical brains different and how their lifestyle choices could be the key to a having a sharper, healthier brain well into old age.
New Study: A Simple Blood Test Might Be the Most Accurate Way to Detect Alzheimer's Disease
A simple blood test can accurately identify whether a person with memory issues has Alzheimer’s 91% of the time, making it significantly more accurate than traditional methods doctors use to assess and diagnose the disease.
Is an 80-Year-Old Brain Fit for the Presidency?
After Joe Biden was sworn in as the oldest president in American history in 2021, at age 78, questions swirled about whether there should be an upper age limit for the executive office. Now that we’re doing a different kind of math – Biden would be 86 at the end of a second term, and his presumptive rival, Donald Trump, would be 82 – the question has become starker: can someone in their 80s really have the mental dexterity and cognitive fortitude that the office requires?
What's happening inside an 80-year-old brain?
In the wake of last week’s presidential debate between the 78- and 81-year-old candidates—and the impression among some that President Joe Biden looked “old and frail” with at least one public call for cognitive testing—much of America has had age on the brain.
The University of Chicago Welcomes Dr. Emily Rogalski | The University of Chicago Department of Neurology
UChicago receives $13.2 million grant to test digital dementia intervention | UChicago Medicine
