Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to longevity and the age we die at. It is often said that a third of the variation in our lifespan can be attributed to our genes. That another third is determined by our environment, the conditions we live...
Hotspot by birth (left) Hotspots by place of residence at age 71 (right) Study. According to a CHALLENGE study, you are 37% more likely to turn 100, if you live in the following Danish areas; Sydfyn, Ærø, Tåsinge, Langeland and Vestlolland compared to Danes living in...
In the 1990s Danish Dynamite had to do with football. In the 2020s it has to do with personal data. At least according to professor Rudi Westendorp, who has received a grant from the Novo Nordisk Fund to make us all age better. His project...