The Longer Life Foundation is a not-for-profit partnership between @RGA_RE and @WUSTLMED that funds research on improving longevity, health, and wellness.

Missouri, USA
Joined November 2015
Breast cancer incidence rates have risen in most of the past four decades, largely driven by localized-stage and hormone receptor-positive disease. In contrast, breast cancer mortality rates have declined steadily, according to the @AmericanCancer: ow.ly/VE9h50LC1qV
Combine world-caliber researchers from @WUSTLMed with the risk-underwriting expertise of RGA and the insurance industry. The result? The Longer Life Foundation. Explore the difference we make through a new video series at ow.ly/u6oc50KtCCM
Consecutive lung cancer cohort studies in @TheLancet show increases in women and a large proportion of patients diagnosed at metastatic or disseminated stage: ow.ly/TGuO50Limh9
Researchers in a new @TheLancet study found an increased risk of cardiovascular disease with autoimmune disease that increased progressively with the number of autoimmune diseases present and in younger age groups: thelancet.com/journals/lance…
A new @JAMACardio cohort study suggests that after controlling for height and/or body size, women without cardiovascular disease were at higher risk for atrial fibrillation than men, underscoring the importance of AF prevention in women. ow.ly/1jKR50LaOZy
Americans born in 2021 can expect to live for just 76.1 years - the lowest life expectancy has been since 1996, the biggest two-year decline in almost 100 years. The Covid-19 pandemic is the primary cause, but overdoses and accidents also contributed. ow.ly/3vEy50LaOWt
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Life-expectancy in Africa is 56 years, up by a decade from the turn of the century. Despite welcome initiatives in preventing and treating infectious diseases, these gains were offset by a rise in noncommunicable diseases: ow.ly/28Q350KtCnr
The Longer Life Foundation was founded in 1998 by @RGA_RE and @WUSTLmed with a simple mission: to learn more about human health and longevity and share those discoveries with the world. Hear directly from our investigators about our mission at longerlife.org/
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Excess mortality has persisted over time in persons with Type 1 diabetes, largely in patients with cardiorenal complications. Improved secondary prevention with a focus on individualized treatment is needed, a cohort study in @TheLancet suggests: ow.ly/Y3CJ50KtClA
Worldwide prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considerably higher than previously estimated and is continuing to increase at an alarming rate, according to a new study @TheLancet ow.ly/WO3M50KtCm6
Two in three women aged 30-49 years have never been screened for cervical cancer. Roll-out of screening is very low in low-income and middle-income countries, where the burden of disease is highest: ow.ly/F1rX50KtCii
Combine world-caliber researchers from @WUSTLmed with the risk-underwriting expertise of @RGA_RE. The result? The Longer Life Foundation. Our grants have resulted in 165+ peer reviewed published articles. Watch our video series at: ow.ly/aOKF50KtCCI
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