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24 years of longevity activism

Advocacy

Since 2022, on January 20, I am marking a personal celebration, an anniversary of my involvement in longevity activism, starting from January 2002 part time, and from January 2012 practically full time (all the activities are fully volunteering).

23 years of longevity activism
20 Years of Longevity Activism

This also allows additional reflection on one’s work, and planning ahead. Now, on January 20, 2026, I am marking 24 years of my longevity activism.

The past year was productive for promoting research, development and education for healthy longevity.

During this year, I am proud to have contributed to establishing (encouraging and formulating) 3 (three) grant support programs for aging and longevity research in Israel and in cooperation with Israel, with open calls for research proposals on aging and longevity published: by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology; the Ministry of Health; and the British Council in Israel. Altogether the support should be about 5 million USD (or about 15 million NIS) subject to budget availability. The exact figures of support will be known later on.

Grant support programs for aging and longevity research established in Israel in 2025

Further national and international support programs are work in progress, and hopefully, more grant support programs for aging research will be encouraged in the future.

International cooperation

Also, during this year, I was strongly involved in organizing 6 international conferences on healthy longevity: in Geneva, Switzerland; Riga, Latvia; Vilnius, Lithuania (in the Lithuanian Parliament – the Seimas); Porto, Portugal; Bucharest, Romania; and the flagship international conference of Vetek Association, the central longevity conference in Israel – Longevity Nation, in Bar-Ilan University.

Vetek Associaiton – an organizer of international conferences in 2025

All these conferences were accompanied by a considerable press coverage, promoting the healthy longevity cause.

Press

More international conferences are planned where I look forward to being strongly involved: in Davos, Switzerland; Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania; Frankfurt, Germany, and the next Longevity Nation conference in Israel, in Bar-Ilan University.

Vetek Associaiton – an organizer of international conferences in 2026

I also organized several local meetups to build up the Israeli longevity community.

Meetups

In addition, I continued to publish academic works on aging and longevity. Proud that this year my H-Index reached 20. This was achieved with 85 academic papers (80 already published, including 52 peer reviewed articles, and 28 academic chapters, plus 5 more chapters are in press) and 2 books, altogether with about 3200 citations.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5xHyqe0AAAAJ&hl=en

About the Author

A good achievement, considering that my main occupation is longevity activism.

In particular, during this year, the book “Healthy Longevity: Policies and Practices” was completed and sent to production (to be published later in 2026) that I had the honor to initiate, collect and edit (24 chapters contributed by 70 authors, including 5 chapters were I was also an author). Hopefully this book will help educate and influence academics, decision makers and the general public in favour of the healthy longevity cause.

Healthy Longevity: Policies and Practices

I was happy and proud to be strongly involved in the international longevity community and to advance international cooperation. During this year, I am proud to have been officially elected chairman of International Longevity Alliance (ILA). In particular proud to have helped the International Longevity Alliance (ILA) to grow to 75 member organizations working in 65 countries (inviting additional members).

Members

Hoping for a productive next year of longevity activism that would further advance healthy longevity for all.

A Simpler Start to Longevity Medicine in Primary Care

Science

By Dr. Silvija Valdonė Alšauskė, MD

Longevity medicine is a rapidly evolving field that draws on cutting-edge science to help people live healthier, longer lives. While the research behind it is often complex, primary care providers don’t need access to advanced technology or expensive testing to begin making a difference. In fact, the journey toward better aging can—and should—start with something much simpler.

Although whole-body imaging or genetic sequencing may offer deep insights, these tools are rarely feasible in everyday practice due to cost, access, and patient-specific factors. Instead, a more realistic and effective approach begins with a core set of evidence-based tests and a structured clinical assessment.

That’s why we’ve developed a practical testing protocol tailored to the realities of primary health care. This “minimum viable” longevity screening strategy combines insights from international guidelines in geroscience, healthy aging, and evidence-based preventive medicine. It’s designed to be straightforward, actionable, and easy to repeat as part of routine care.

By starting with the basics and individualizing the process over time, we can begin to shift from reactive to proactive care. The goal is early detection of risks, targeted interventions to delay aging-related decline, and long-term support for optimizing biological age and extending healthspan.

Longevity medicine doesn’t have to be exclusive or elite. As technology evolves and healthcare systems adapt, there’s a clear path toward broader access and integration into everyday care. To make this vision a reality, we need practical tools, inclusive policies, and a shared commitment to prevention—starting with the first conversation between a patient and their doctor.

  1. Initial Patient Assessment
  • Comprehensive Medical History:
    • Chronic disease risk factors (CVD, cancer, diabetes, neurodegeneration) and  validated risk-prediction questionnaires (e.g., cardiovascular, frailty)
    • Complaints
    • Family history of age-related illnesses
    • Medication/supplement use, allergies, vaccination history, implemented screening programs
  • Lifestyle & Functional Assessment:
    • Physical activity, nutrition, sleep, stress
    • Smoking, alcohol, other substances, social participation
  • Psychosocial & Cognitive Screening:
    • Mood/depression (standardized tools and questionnaires)
    • Cognitive impairment (e.g., Mini-Cog, MoCA as available)
    • Social support and loneliness assessment
  1. Physical Examination
  • Vital Signs:
    • Blood pressure, resting heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, oxygen saturation
  • Anthropometrics:
    • Height, weight, BMI, waist circumference
    • Body composition if equipment available (e.g., BIA)
  • Systematic Physical Exam:
    • Cardiovascular, respiratory, abdominal, neurological, musculoskeletal
    • Sensory function: vision, hearing
    • Oral health screen (as often neglected in aging protocols)
  • Functional Tests:
    • Grip strength (dynamometer or handgrip tool)
    • Gait speed (timed walk, e.g., 4m or 6m test)
    • Balance tests (if high frailty risk)
    • ECG (if risk factors present)
  • Optional:
    • Bone mineral density by risk stratification (if available)
    • Assessment for sarcopenia/frailty (Short Physical Performance Battery, chair rise test)
  1. Core Laboratory Panel

Annual baseline (repeat if clinically indicated):

  • Metabolic Panel:
    • Fasting glucose and/or HbA1c
    • Lipid profile (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides)
    • Liver function tests (ALT, AST, GGT, bilirubin, albumin)
    • Renal function (creatinine, urea/BUN, GFR)
    • Homocysteine
  • Blood Count:
    • Full blood count (CBC), with particular attention to red cell indices (RDW for aging risk signals)
  • Inflammatory Markers:
    • hs-CRP (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein) if available
    • Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
  • Thyroid Profile:
    • TSH, free T4, free T3
  • Vitamin D:
    • 25(OH)D level
  • Urinalysis:
    • To screen for diabetes, renal disease, infections
  • Electrolytes:
    • Sodium, potassium, calcium
  • Optional if resources allow:
    • Insulin, C-peptide
    • B12 and folate
    • Sex hormones if symptoms suggestive
    • Ferritin, iron studies
    • Albumin
    • Interleukin-6
    • TNF-alfa
    • Creatine kinase and Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
  1. Additional/Optional Tests (as resources allow or by risk profile)
  • Cardiovascular:
    • Echocardiogram if indicated
  • Cancer Screening:
    • Follow guidelines by age/sex (colon, breast, prostate, cervical, skin, etc.)
  • Advanced Longevity Markers (typically for specialized settings):
    • Assess methylation (“epigenetic clocks”), telomere length, proteomics—these are not routine in primary care, currently for research/specialty clinics
  • Microbiome or advanced nutrition panels (select cohorts/available resources)

 Literature: 

  1. Mironov S, Borysova O, Morgunov I, Zhou Z, Moskalev A. A Framework for an Effective Healthy Longevity Clinic. Aging Dis. 2024 Jul 15;16(4):1971-1986. doi: 10.14336/AD.2024.0328-1. PMID: 38607731; PMCID: PMC12221401.
  2. World Health Organization. Integrated care for older people (ICOPE): guidance for person-centred assessment and pathways in primary care, 2nd ed. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. Available from: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240103726
  3. Department of Health – Abu Dhabi. Healthy Longevity Medicine Clinic Standard. Version 1. Abu Dhabi: Department of Health; 2024. Available from: https://www.doh.gov.ae/en/resources/standards
  4. Tavassoli N, de Souto Barreto P, Gillette-Guyonnet S, Rolland Y, Vellas B. Implementation of the WHO integrated care for older people (ICOPE) programme in clinical practice: a prospective study. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2022;3(6):e394–e404.
  5. Bischof E, et al. Longevity medicine: upskilling the physicians of tomorrow. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2023;35(4):759–761.

 

Happy Metchnikoff Day! May 15, 2025 – The 180th anniversary of Elie Metchnikoff – the founder of Gerontology

Advocacy, Science

Metchnikoff 15 May 2025On May 15, there is a significant date in the longevity world – the 180th anniversary of the birth of Elie Metchnikoff (15 May 1845 – 15 July 1916) – a Nobel Laureate, a founder of cell immunology, and THE founder of the modern science of aging and longevity – GERONTOLOGY, the person who coined the very term “gerontology” in 1903, and paved the way toward its development, from the recognition of aging as a medical condition, to specific areas of interventions for healthy longevity – such as probiotics and microbiome treatments, immunotherapies of aging (vaccines against aging), general healthy longevity promoting and rejuvenative lifestyle regimens.

https://www.longevityhistory.com/read-the-book-online/#_Toc328319983 

It is beneficial for the proponents of a field to commemorate the field’s founding figures, not just to honor their legacy, but to do some “soul searching” of the successes and failures along the way, and seek ways toward future development and improvement. 

In 2015, on Metchnikoff’s 170th anniversary, many representatives of the longevity community, in several countries, commemorated Metchnikoff’s contribution, with educational events and publications, creating the special “International Metchnikoff Day” campaign around May 15, which helped build up the longevity community and drew additional interest to the longevity field, including the professional community, general public and the press. See an overview of the “Metchnikoff Day” on his 170th anniversary on 15 May 2015, and yet another celebration of the Metchnikoff Day on his 175th anniversary around 15 May 2020.

https://www.longevityforall.org/170th-anniversary-of-elie-metchnikoff-the-founder-of-gerontology-may-15-2015/

https://www.longevityforall.org/anniversary-of-the-founder-of-gerontology-elie-metchnikoff-lessons-from-history-and-hope-for-the-future/

On May 15, 2025, we mark the Metchnikoff Day on his 180th anniversary. Few special events and publications commemorate this occasion. Many other events and topics command global attention. Yet, this day is an opportunity to encourage the historical evaluation, analyzing and strategizing the longevity field, building the longevity community and drawing additional interest. We can express our gratitude to the historical creators of healthy longevity science and medicine, and boost the hope of emulating and hopefully surpassing their achievements!

Methods of physical education in valeology (healthy living). New Ukrainian textbook

Science, Ukrainian Українська

Valeology 2_Page1ПРИВАТНИЙ ВИЩИЙ НАВЧАЛЬНИЙ ЗАКЛАД
«УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ГУМАНІТАРНИЙ ІНСТИТУТ»
АСОЦІАЦІЯ «ВЕТЕК – РУХ ЗА ДОВГОЛІТТЯ ТА ЯКІСТЬ ЖИТТЯ» (Ізраіль)
ГО «ОБ’ЄДНАННЯ ПЕДАГОГІВ І НАУКОВЦІВ УКРАЇНИ
Опарін О.А., Лівак П.Є., Діхтяренко З.М.,
Захаріна А.Г., Захаріна Є.А., Корженко І.О.,
Стешиц А.В., Петренко Н.Б.
Методики фізичного виховання у валеології
Навчальний посібник
Під редакцією д.м.н., професора О.А. Опаріна
Харків
«Факт»
2025

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Зміст
Передмова………………………………………… 4
Розділ 1. Роль та розвиток фізичного самовиховання студента у валеології……………………….. 6
Розділ 2. Використання інноваційних підходів в процесі впровадження цифрових освітніх платформ та дистанційних технологій у сфері фізичної культури та валеології…………………………… 35
Розділ 3. Природно-біологічні основи рекреаційно-оздоровчої рухової активністі різних верств населення……………………………..109
Розділ 4. Фітотерапевтичні засоби для відновлення та підвищення спортивної працездатності……………………204
Розділ 5. Методологія використання корегувально-танцювальних підходів фізичного розвитку дітей дошкільного віку……………………………………………228
Розділ 6. Збереження і зміцнення здоров’я — цінність-ціль для учнів, військових ліцеїстів, студентів, курсантів, спортсменів бойового хортингу: об’єкт для формування активної життєвої позиції………………………………273
Глосарій…………………………….335
Список використаної літератури………………………………………………….403

Передмова
Сьогодні проблема валеології є однією з провідних у сучасній медичній науці про що чітко свідчить зниження показників якості життя, зростання захворюваності.
Водночас сьогодні спостерігається тенденція до формування, так званої коморбідної патології, коли в однієї людини відзначаються захворювання відразу з боку кількох органів та систем. Одночасно з цим проблема валеології є однією з центральних в соціальній сфері, про що свідчить: зростання показників розпаду сім’ї, зростання показників поширення алкоголізму, наркоманії, тютюнопаління, токсикоманії. Все це також свідчить про те, що проблема здорового способу життя сьогодні дуже актуальна, як ніколи. Одночасно з цим сьогодні відзначається чітка тенденція до ожиріння в сучасному суспільстві, яке тягне за собою цілу групу захворювань, як внутрішніх органів, так і органів ендокринної системи. Одночасно з цим валеологія є наукою, яка може сприяти профілактиці цілого ряду захворювань.
Представлений навчальний посібник «Методики фізичного виховання у валеології», підготовлений вченими Українського
гуманітарного інституту на чолі з професором О.А. Опаріним, має безумовну наукову значимість і практичну цінність.
Дуже цінним є те, що в ньому наведені наукові дослідження та відпрацювання авторського колективу, що показує цінність його у своєму практичному застосуванні. Посібник має самостійні завдання для студентів, які дають змогу їм своєчасно перевірити свої знання. Також список використаної літератури містить майже усі ключові джерела з представлених питань. Враховуюче все вищезазначене, даний навчальний посібник може бути рекомендований до затвердження, подальшого друку та впровадження у систему Вищої школи.
Професор Ілля Стамблер,
Президент АСОЦІАЦІЇ «ВЕТЕК – РУХ ЗА ДОВГОЛІТТЯ
ТА ЯКІСТЬ ЖИТТЯ» (Ізраіль)

180th anniversary of Elie Metchnikoff – the founder of Gerontology – May 15, 2025

Advocacy, Science

Metchnikoff 15 May 2025 AnniversaryOn May 15, there is a significant date in the longevity world – the 180th anniversary of the birth of Elie Metchnikoff (15 May 1845 – 15 July 1916) – a Nobel Laureate, a founder of cell immunology, and THE founder of the modern science of aging and longevity – GERONTOLOGY, the person who coined the very term “gerontology” in 1903, and paved the way toward its development, from the recognition of aging as a medical condition, to specific areas of interventions for healthy longevity – such as probiotics and microbiome treatments, immunotherapies of aging (vaccines against aging), general healthy longevity promoting and rejuvenative lifestyle regimens.

https://www.longevityhistory.com/read-the-book-online/#_Toc328319983 

It is beneficial for the proponents of a field to commemorate the field’s founding figures, not just to honor their legacy, but to do some “soul searching” of the successes and failures along the way, and seek ways toward future development and improvement. 

In 2015, on Metchnikoff’s 170th anniversary, many representatives of the longevity community, in several countries, commemorated Metchnikoff’s contribution, with educational events and publications, creating the special “International Metchnikoff Day” Campaign around May 15, which helped build up the longevity community and drew additional interest to the longevity field, including the professional community, general public and the press. See an overview of the “Metchnikoff Day” on his 170th anniversary on 15 May 2015. Perhaps we could repeat this happening also on the 180th anniversary, on 15 May 2025.

https://www.longevityforall.org/170th-anniversary-of-elie-metchnikoff-the-founder-of-gerontology-may-15-2015/ 

It may be also beneficial to commemorate Metchnikoff’s 180th anniversary, with more special events and publications, to help the historical evaluation, analyzing and strategizing the longevity filed, building the longevity community and drawing additional interest. Longevity enthusiasts are encouraged to organize such events, meetings and publications, on Metchnikoff’s anniversary on May 15, or around it in May! This reminder of Metchnikoff’s anniversary is made in advance, as preparations for commemoration may take time. It is also possible to mention Metchnikoff legacy, as a vital part of the longevity movement history, in existing longevity events, not necessarily planned in relation to Metchnikoff. 

For example, in Israel, there are longevity events in May, such as the Sheba Longevity conference on May 7-8, and the longevity session at the Biomed Israel conference in Tel Aviv on May 21 https://www.longevityisrael.org/news/ – which even though not planned in relation to the anniversary, will include some mention of Metchnikoff’s legacy, at least in some of the presentations.

And there could be many events and publication directly or tangentially linked to the Anniversary.

They could express our gratitude to the historical creators of healthy longevity science and medicine, and boost the hope of emulating and hopefully surpassing their achievements!

(Painting: I. Mechnikov by Nik. Dm. Kuznetsov, 1886 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ilya_Ilyich_Mechnikov)

https://www.longevityhistory.com/180th-anniversary-of-elie-metchnikoff-the-founder-of-gerontology-may-15-2025/

23 years of longevity activism

Advocacy, Science

DSC07033On January 20, I created my own personal celebration, marking an anniversary of my involvement in longevity activism. On January 20, 2022, I marked 20 years of my longevity activism: 10 years part time involvement – between January 2002 (establishing our first multilingual website on life extension) to January 2012 (completing the PhD on the history of life-extensionism), and then 10 years essentially full time involvement – between January 20, 2012 (our first public demonstration for life extension) to January 2022 (encouraging calls for research proposals on aging and healthy longevity).

https://www.longevityforall.org/20-years-of-longevity-activism/

https://www.facebook.com/media/photoalbum/

Continuing to keep this anniversary, 3 more years of longevity activism have passed, more work was done.

 2022 

In 2022, the activity mostly focused on writing academic and popular papers, and educational promotions on line at conferences and lectures.
https://www.longevityisrael.org/longevity-education-in-2022/

2023 

The activities in 2023 mostly focused on developing the Vetek (Seniority) Association – the Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life in Israel, its conference (Longevity Nation, on March 26-27, 2023), online platform, collaborations, administration, policy outreach, public demonstration and campaigns, media coverage, scientific and popular scientific publications.
https://www.longevityisrael.org/vetek-association-yearly-report-2023/   

2024 

The activities in 2024 mostly focused on developing International Longevity Alliance (ILA), in particular encouraging the Longevity Month campaign in October and increasing the ILA membership and exposure.

https://www.longevityforall.org/ila-yearly-report-2024/

and developing the Vetek (Seniority) Association – the Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life in Israel, especially organizing the Longevity Nation conference in Bar-Ilan University on October 28-31 (end of the Longevity Month) and associated promotions and partnerships.

https://longevitynation.org/

https://www.longevityisrael.org/

In relation to activism (generally strengthening the involvement in the longevity field), also research and educational work was done (publications and conferences).

https://www.longevityhistory.com/about-the-author/   

In more details, during 2024, I published 15 academic papers (6 book chapters and 9 peer-reviewed articles, 7 alone and 8 in co-authorship – 13 printed in 2024, and 2 more went to print during the year), altogether published 76 academic papers (27 book chapters and 49 articles), plus 2 books (h-index 19, ~2660 citations, ~2300 citations since 2019).
https://www.longevityhistory.com/about-the-author/  
https://scholar.google.co.il/citations?user=5xHyqe0AAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10159210233619159&set=pb.672869158.-2207520000&type=3

In 2024, I was strongly involved in organizing 2 international conferences on longevity research: The International Baltic Conference on Healthy Longevity in Riga, Latvia (https://longevitybaltics.org/) and the Longevity Nation conference in Tel-Aviv, Israel (promoting the longevity field in Israel and cooperation with Israel in the longevity field, despite the current situation here https://longevitynation.org/)

https://longevitynation.org/videosandphotos/ 

Overall, during 2024, participated as an invited speaker in 10 international academic conferences, physically and online, altogether presented as an invited speaker in 75 academic conferences. https://www.longevityhistory.com/about-the-author/  

Considering in more details the activities in Israel, the Vetek (Seniority) Association – the Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life, Israel, in 2024, received a good governance certificate for the 7th year in a row, and brought into the association about 100,000 USD in donations.

https://www.longevityisrael.org/donate/

https://longevitynation.org/register-and-donate/

https://www.longevityisrael.org/news/

https://www.longevityisrael.org/press/

Largely thanks to the advocacy work at Vetek association, there were encouraged and formulated calls for research proposals on aging and healthy longevity in Israel.

https://www.longevityisrael.org/healthy-aging-is-included-into-the-israel-national-call-for-research-proposals-by-the-ministry-of-innovation-science-and-technology/ 

Also, contributed to developing the International Longevity Alliance (ILA), which, in 2024, grew to include 68 non-profit associations and social enterprises as federated members, working in 58 countries https://longevityalliance.org/members/

https://www.longevityforall.org/ila-yearly-report-2024

The plans for 2025 are to continue the promotion of healthy longevity research, development and education. Planning to produce in 2025 a new collected volume “Healthy Longevity: Policies and Practices” in the Springer Nature Healthy Aging and Longevity series, that will hopefully encourage the healthy longevity policy discussion and outreach, in academia and among decision makers and the general public. https://www.springer.com/series/13277  
Additional publications are in progress.
In 2025, planning to be strongly involved in the organization of several international conferences on healthy longevity, in Israel (Longevity Nation 2025, in Bar-Ilan University on June 25-26, 2025 https://longevitynation.org/) and several other countries, including Portugal (Porto), Latvia (Riga), Switzerland (Geneva) and perhaps others. Thereby also hoping to encourage more international cooperation in the longevity field.

Hopefully, it will be possible to make or encourage additional contributions to our common goal of healthy longevity for all.

Hoping for a continuation of productive activism for the promotion of healthy longevity.

Sincerely, Ilia Stambler
https://www.longevityforall.org/20-years-of-longevity-activism/

https://www.longevityforall.org/23-years-of-longevity-activism/

https://www.longevityhistory.com/about-the-author/

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ILA yearly report 2024

Advocacy

Activism - 12 - 31 December 2012 ILA

In 2024, the ILA continued on its mission to promote the advancement of healthy longevity for all people through scientific research of ageing biology, development of new therapies, their fast, effective and safe implementation, improvement of public health and research policy in the field of ageing control, and education.

A special emphasis, during 2024, was made by ILA on the longevity community building. A major mechanism of community building was by organizing and expanding the meetings of longevity researchers and advocates, from small meetups to large international conferences, which ILA co-organized. Such conferences included events organized by ILA and its members within the framework of the Longevity Month campaign of October, in over a dozen countries: the US, the UK, Israel, Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Sweden, Nigeria. Many more events were organized by ILA members throughout the year, around the world.

https://longevityalliance.org/new/longevity-day-and-month-of-october-2024/ 

Another mechanism of community building was through joining with, starting or enhancing the existing longevity-promoting organizations as parts of the ILA. In 2024, the ILA membership grew significantly. By the end of 2024,  ILA included 68 federated members (68 non-profit associations and social enterprises), working in 58 countries https://longevityalliance.org/members/) and 65 Individual Members (for the most part leading longevity researchers and activists, representing leading longevity organizations)

This is a yearly increase of 16 federated members and 22 countries, from 52 federated members working in 36 countries at the end of 2023.

https://longevityalliance.org/new/ila-general-assembly-6-january-2024/

Among the new additions to the ILA federated membership, during 2024, of special note is the registration of International Longevity Alliance UK (ILA UK) as a charity in the UK, which is an ILA federated member.

https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5234767

https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5234767/full-print

The new organization was registered to improve the coordination, presentation, fund-raising and project management by and for the longevity community.

International Longevity Alliance UK (ILA UK, incorporated in the UK) is a separate legal entity, and is a federated member of International Longevity Alliance (ILA, incorporated in France). For now the website associated with ILA UK is 

https://www.longevityforall.org/

See details about ILA UK: https://longevityalliance.org/new/33-organizations-confirmed-as-founding-federated-members-of-ila-uk/ 

https://longevityalliance.org/new/ila-uk-registered/

We further worked to increase the visibility and interconnectedness of the ILA as a whole and its federated members. Thus, the new analytical platform of the ILA was launched in June 2024. The analytical platform contains information about ILA – its federated and individual members, the main milestones, achievements and activities of ILA as a whole. This platform is intended to improve the assessment and planning of the ILA members and increase the overall visibility of ILA as a whole and all its members individually, altogether serving to facilitate the longevity community building internationally, and enhancing the longevity advocacy presence internationally.

The platform:

https://www.longevity.international/ila

The platform creation was accompanied by a significant media exposure of the ILA. Here is an example 

https://www.ukparliamentwatch.com/article/722823134-first-of-its-kind-mapping-of-the-international-longevity-alliance-ecosystem-new-interactive-platform-launched 

As well as activity reporting by federated ILA members

https://longevityalliance.org/new/ila-federated-members-survey/ 

The platform supplements the main official website of the International Longevity Alliance (ILA) https://longevityalliance.org/

Entries on all the ILA members are included in the platform: both the present representatives of ILA federated members (non-profit longevity-promoting organizations) and individual members (longevity researchers and activists).

The entries on the ILA federated members are intended to increase the visibility for ILA generally and for ILA federated members in particular. They emphasize the longevity organizations’ strengths, online presence, current activities, challenges to address, plans, and key figures. The entries on individual ILA members are intended to showcase and promote outstanding longevity activists, who are ILA members, and their achievements, and thus encourage and build up the longevity activist and advocacy community.

https://www.longevity.international/ila

Many thanks to the team who built this platform – associated with the ILA federated members: Longevity International, Biogerontology Research Foundation (BGRF), Assistive Technology, Longevity and Ageing Society (ATLAS), and Vetek Association, with the main technical support of the Deep Knowledge Group.

Hopefully this new platform will serve all the members of the ILA and the entire international longevity research and advocacy community.

Furthermore, fundraising efforts were made by the ILA and its members. 

https://longevityalliance.org/donate/ 

These efforts will continue to be made by ILA, also via ILA UK and other ILA federated members, for the individual member organizations themselves, for other federated organizations, and for the ILA as whole. Solidarity and mutual aid among the allied organizations are the very DNA of the ILA. For example, in 2024, considerable funds (about $100K) were raised by Vetek Association, most of it supported longevity research and advocacy in Israel (such as the Longevity Nation conference https://longevitynation.org/ ) but some of it supported other longevity-promoting organizations in other countries, such as Longevity Alliance Baltic and its conference (https://longevitybaltics.org/). Much help to the international longevity community was given by the HEALES organization, in particular to the Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation – both are ILA federated members (https://www.levf.org/october-2024-matching-challenge) .  

Hopefully, such mutual aid and synergy of the longevity community will continue. Hopefully, in 2025, ILA will continue to focus on community building, as well as diverse research and advocacy actions.

33 organizations confirmed as founding federated members of ILA UK

Advocacy

On September 7, 2024, the first meeting of the trustees of International Longevity Alliance UK (ILA UK) took place. This establishment will help improve the administrative, fundraising and project-managing capacities of the international longevity community. (Note that currently the site longevityforall.org serves as the website of ILA UK)

At the meeting, 33 organizations were confirmed as founding federated members of ILA UK. Additional candidatures of federated ILA UK members will be welcome. Looking forward to the enhanced cooperation for healthy longevity through scientific research and advocacy!

The founding federated members of ILA UK are:

1. International Longevity Alliance (ILA)

2. Vetek (Seniority) Association – The Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life

3. Society for Vital Life Extension of Slovenia

4. European Society of Preventive, Regenerative and Anti-Aging Medicine (ESAAM)

5. Live Forever Club CIC

6. Healthspan Action Coalition

7. Blanc Alliance Public Affairs

8. Longevity Alliance Denmark

9. Life Extension Beyond Borders

10. Red IBERoamericana de Prospectiva (RIBER)

11. Fundación Canaria ALCASIV (Fundación Longenia para la Extensión de la Vida)

12. Transdisciplinary Agora for Future Discussions (TAFFD’s)

13. Humanity Plus, Inc.

14. Bulgarian Academic Simulation And Gaming Association (BASAGA)

15. Asociația de Genetică și Medicină Personalizată (AGMP)

16. Vitalism International Foundation

17. Enlightenment Transhumanist Forum of Nigeria

18. Gesellschaft für Gesundes Altern und Prävention

19. Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation (LEVF)

20. American Longevity Alliance

21. Transhumanists Africa, Inc.

22. Sociedade Portugesa Medicina e Ciência Longevidade

23. Longevity Alliance of Georgia

24. Biogerontology Research Foundation

25. Longevity International Association

26. Assistive Technology, Longevity and Ageing Society (ATLAS)

27. Healthy Life Extension Society (Heales)

28. AFT-Technoprog

29. Public Health Informatics Foundation (PHIF)

30. Canadian Longevity Association

31. Italian Longevity League APS

32. Longévité & Santé

33. Longevity Alliance Baltic (LAB)

International Longevity Alliance UK (ILA UK) registered

Advocacy, Science

Congratulations on the official registration of International Longevity Alliance UK (ILA UK) as a charity in the UK!

Thank you very much to all the members who joined this effort!

Our perseverance succeeded! Now, hopefully, a new chapter will start for the international longevity movement, as improvements can be expected in the coordination, presentation, fund-raising and project management by and for the longevity community.

ILA UK (incorporated in the UK) is a separate legal entity, and is a federated member of ILA (incorporated in France). Currently, there are over 55 ILA federated members operating in over 45 countries (https://longevityalliance.org/members/). And so decisions for particular longevity-promoting actions and representations will be made, on a case by case basis, as pertains each legal entity, and collegially for collaborative actions and representations.

For now the website associated with ILA UK is https://www.longevityforall.org/

The first Federated members of ILA UK (22 member organizations) are the following (a process to include more federated members will be put in practice later on):

Vetek (Seniority) Association – the Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life, Israel. Representative: Ilia Stambler

Heales (Healthy Life Extension Society), Belgium. Representative: Didier Coeurnelle

Association Française Transhumaniste. AFT-Technoprog, France. Representative: Didier Coeurnelle

Humanity Plus, Inc. United States. Representative: Natasha Vita-More

Društvo za vitalno podaljševanje življenja Slovenije (in English: Society for vital life extension of Slovenia), Slovenia. Representative: Martin Lipovšek

Healthspan Action Coalition, United States. Representative: Melissa King

Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation, United States. Representative: David Wood

Longévité & Santé, France. Representative: Edouard Debonneuil

Biogerontology Research Foundation, United Kingdom. Representative: Dmitry Kaminsky

Atlas Initiative CIC, United Kingdom. Representative: Ian Inkster

Canadian Longevity Association, Canada. Representative: Chris Linnell

Live Forever Club CIC, United Kingdom. Representative: Adrian Cull

Longevity Alliance Baltic, Latvia. Representative: Ugis Kletnieks

Longevity Alliance Denmark, Denmark. Representative: Poul Martin Jensen

Life Extension Beyond Borders / Prolongation De La Vie Au-Dela Des Frontier, France. Representative: Lilia S. Pechakova

Italian Longevity League APS, Italy. Representative: Gianfranco Vettorello

European Society of Preventive, Regenerative and Anti-Aging Medicine (ESAAM), Switzerland. Representative: Georgios Mitrou

American Longevity Alliance, United States. Representative: Walter H. Crompton

Gesellschaft für Gesundes Altern und Prävention e. V., Germany. Representative: Alexander Tietz-Latza

SENS Research Foundation, United States Representative: Maria Entraigues Abramson

Public Health Informatics Foundation (PHIF), Bangladesh. Representative: Jakir Hossain Bhuiyan Masud

Fundación Canaria ALCASIV (Fundación Longenia para la Extensión de la Vida (R)), Spain. Representative: Cayetano Santana Gil

And the first charity trustees are the following. As per the ILA UK constitution “At each annual general members meeting, all trustees shall stand for evaluation and election by the CIO [Charitable Incorporated Organization – ILA UK] members”

The first charity trustees of ILA UK (17):

Ilia Stambler, Dmitry Kaminsky, Martin Lipovšek, Edouard Debonneuil, Natasha Vita-More, Franco Cortese, Ian Inkster, Melissa King, Walter H. Crompton, Lilia S. Pechakova, David Wood, Didier Coeurnelle, Gianfranco Vettorello, Georgios Mitrou, Maria Entraigues Abramson, Adrian Cull, Ugis Kletnieks

And here is the official registration statement from the UK charity commission

https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/

“We are satisfied that INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY ALLIANCE UK is a charity and it has been entered onto the Register of Charities with the Registered Charity Number 1209533.

Our decision

The decision to register was based on our assessment of the information supplied during the application process and the declarations given in the trustee declaration form and we are satisfied that INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY ALLIANCE UK is established for charitable purposes only for the public benefit.”

We will work for the accomplishment of the charitable purposes:

“To advance the preservation and protection of health of the entire population for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively by:

  • Conducting research on the ageing process, age-related diseases, and prolonging healthy longevity and to publish the useful results;
  • Educating the general public, researchers, medical professionals, journalists and policy makers about the biology of ageing and prolonging healthy longevity;
  • Contributing to and commenting on policy recommendations to the general public and to policy makers, in accordance with applicable legislation, at national and international levels.”

Longevity Day and Month of October 2024

Advocacy, Science

As is the ILA tradition since 2013, on June 30 – July 1 (3 months ahead) we usually begin announcing and preparing for the Longevity Day and Month campaign of October. So if you organize or participate in events for the Longevity Month, please let it be known, and we will publicize all the events together and encourage each other and the entire international longevity community.

https://www.longevityhistory.com/longevity-day-and-longevity-month/

Here is a start :

Spain

The Longevity Day will be celebrated on October 1 in Madrid.

DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LA LONGEVIDAD
Madrid como una Zona Azul
MARTES 1 DE OCTUBRE: 10:00 – 21:30, MADRID
Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Madrid (ICOMEM)
C/ Santa Isabel, 51 – Madrid 28012

https://www.meetup.com/madridsingularity/events/300266303/

Slovenia

On Tuesday, 8 October 2024, the Society for Vital Life Extension of Slovenia is organizing Conference on Healthy Longevity. The conference will be hybrid, happening live and over the Internet. The live event will take place in the Great Lecture Hall of Jožef Stefan Institute on Jamova cesta 39 in Ljubljana. It wil be organized as a part of the Information Society 2024 multiconference. The multiconference is an annual event hosting various conferences on technological and societal issues for 27 years. It is organized at Jožef Stefan Institute, the premier Slovenian institution for research on natural science and technology.

https://podaljsevanje-zivljenja.si/en/

Nigeria

INTERNATIONAL FUTURE OF HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT, with the theme: UNLOCKING REVOLUTIONARY HEALTH & MED-TECH VISTAS FOR HUMAN LONGEVITY AND WELL-BEING, organized by TAFFDS AFROLONGEVITY will take place at the University of Lagos, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, on October 24th – October 25th, 2024

https://conference.taffds.org

Israel

The Longevity Nation conference is organized by the Vetek association in Bar-Ilan University, Israel, at the end of the Longevity Month, on October 28-31.

https://longevitynation.org/

https://www.longevityisrael.org/longevity-nation-conference-on-october-28-31-in-bar-ilan-university/

Demonstration for healthy longevity – 1 October 2023 – Tel-Aviv Democracy Square

Advocacy, Hebrew עברית

עמותת “ותק” קיבלה אישור לקיים הפגנה ב-1 באוקטובר, בשעה 10.00 בבוקר, בכיכר הדמוקרטיה (צומת עזריאלי-קפלן) בתל אביב.

1 באוקטובר זהו “יום הקשיש הבינלאומי” שגם מצוין ע”י קהילת קידום אריכות החיים הבריאים כ-“יום אריכות החיים הבינלאומי”.

הנושא הרשמי של ההפגנה: *העלאת מודעות לאריכות חיים בריאים*

זאת תהיה ההפגנה הראשונה בנושא ספציפי זה, בארץ ובעולם.
הנושאים העיקריים שנקדם בהפגנה הם:
העלאת קצבאות הזקנה ושיפור זכויות האזרחים הוותיקים, וכן הגברת מחקר, פיתוח וחינוך לאריכות חיים בריאים ומניעת מחלות זקנה.

ההפגנה מתקיימת ביוזמת עמותת “ותק – התנועה לאיכות ואריכות חיים” אך אנו מקווים כי עוד ארגונים ואנשים פרטיים נוספים יצטרפו.

אנחנו גם מקווים כי ההפגנה תעודד את המאבק לשיפור המעמד והבריאות של האזרחים הוותיקים, לא רק בישראל אלא בכל העולם. ואכן הפגנות שותפות, בעידוד ארגון ILA, שעמותת ותק שותפה לו, מתוכננות להתקיים ב-1 באוקטובר, “יום אריכות החיים הבינלאומי” בעוד כמה מדינות: בלגיה, גרמניה, ספרד. נשמח לעוד יוזמות.

ונשמח לראות אתכם איתנו ב-1 באוקטובר, במאבק המשותף שלנו, לא רק של האזרחים הוותיקים, אלא של כולם, להעלאת מודעות לאריכות חיים בריאים.

ההגעה להפגנה כמובן חופשית, ברוכים הבאים! אך נשמח אם תירשמו כאן, כדי שנדע כמה אנשים צפויים להגיע (התשבות לכל השאלות אופציונליות). תודה!

הרשמה

בתמונה – כיכר הדמוקרטיה (צומת עזריאלי-קפלן) בתל אביב, שם תהיה ההפגנה, ומארגני ההפגנה לשירותכם:
מנכ”ל עמותת ותק – חנן טל Hanan Tal
ויו”ר עמותת ותק – ד”ר איליה סטמבלר Ilia Stambler

פרטים נוספים (בעברית ובאנגלית)
https://www.facebook.com/maavak.vatikim
http://www.longevityisrael.org/demonstration/

The Vetek Association received the permit to conduct a demonstration on October 1, at 10.00 am, at the Democracy Square (Azrieli-Kaplan intersection) in Tel Aviv.

The demonstration takes place on October 1, the “International Day of Older Persons” which is also celebrated by the Longevity community as the “International Longevity Day”.

The official theme of the demonstration is: *Raising awareness for healthy longevity*

This is the first demonstration with this specific theme, in Israel and in the world.
The topics that we will advocate for at the demonstration include: raising the old-age pensions, improving the rights of older persons, as well as enhancing research, development and education for healthy longevity and prevention of aging-related diseases.

The demonstration was initiated by the Vetek Association – the Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life, but we hope additional organizations and individuals will join.

We also hope that this demonstration will encourage the struggle for the status and health of older people, not only in Israel, but around the world. And indeed, on October 1, the “International Longevity Day”, with the encouragement of the International Longevity Alliance (ILA), there are planned partner demonstrations and events in several other countries: Belgium, Spain, Germany. We hope for more initiatives.

Hoping to see you with us, on October 1, in our common struggle, not just for the older persons, but for everyone, for raising awareness for healthy longevity.

The participation in the demonstration is of course free, welcome to join! But if you plan to attend, we will be grateful if you register here, so we know how many people can be there. All the questions are optional. Thanks!
Registration

In the picture, the Democracy square in Tel Aviv, where the demonstration will take place, and the demonstration organizers at your service:

Dr. Ilia Stambler – Chairman. Vetek Association
Hanan Tal – CEO. Vetek Association

More details (in Hebrew and English)
https://www.facebook.com/maavak.vatikim
http://www.longevityisrael.org/demonstration

Organizing events for the International Longevity Day / Month campaign in October

Advocacy

This year, as every year since 2013, there is an initiative to organize events and publications in support of healthy longevity R&D and education, during the Longevity Day or Longevity Month – starting from October 1 (the International Day of Older People, sometimes also called in the longevity community the “Longevity Day”) through the entire month of October (the “Longevity Month”). Such a campaign allows the longevity activists to present a united international front, draw the broad public attention to the longevity cause, build up the longevity communities, and exercise and enhance their organizational and outreach capabilities.

Traditionally, the International Longevity Alliance (ILA) took a strong part in promoting the Longevity Day / Month campaign, yet many like-minded organizations joined the efforts, producing hundreds of pro-longevity events in dozens of countries.

Also traditionally, since 2013, the preparations for the campaign intensify about 3 months before the events, starting from the beginning of July.

Keeping this tradition, longevity activists are encouraged to organize events and publications for the Longevity Day and Month around the world in October.

(Here are some examples of activities from the past 10 years of the campaign http://www.longevityhistory.com/longevity-day-and-longevity-month/).

This year the ILA recommends placing a focus on organizing live events (that was difficult even last year, but is feasible now), including such public activist events as demonstrations, that have been proven to be effective activist tools to draw attention to a cause for any significant and successful social movement. For this year’s International Longevity Day (October 1) some demonstrations in support of Longevity R&D and Education are already being planned in several countries – in Israel, Belgium, Germany, Spain.

If you are planning some activities for the longevity day and month (such as outdoors demonstrations or indoors meetups or publications), happy to be in touch to coordinate and publicize together to increase the general interest and impact.

Ilia Stambler

ila-lead@googlegroups.com