What is Juventology® ?

Instead of studying aging and gerontology, I decided that it was also important or maybe more important to study juventology, to focus on how to stay young and healthy for as long as possiblebut also on how to promote multi-system rejuvenation to become younger.  Since the term “juventology” to describe the study of youth did not exist, I introduced it in a publication in the journal Aging Cell together with the word “youthspan”, which defines the length of time an organisms remains not only healthy but young.  

This term should not be used by companies to sell products or services but should remain a free term, that anyone in academia or any field can use and that those in the biological and medical fields can adopt to help people and other organisms live long and healthy.

Dr. Valter Longo  

Juventology / Iuventology

The identification of conserved genes and pathways that regulate lifespan but also healthspan has resulted in an improved understanding of the link between nutrients, signal transduction proteins, and aging but has also provided evidence for the existence of multiple “longevity programs,” which are selected based on the availability of nutrients. Periodic fasting and other dietary restrictions can promote entry into a long‐lasting longevity program characterized by cellular protection and optimal function but can also activate regenerative processes that lead to rejuvenation, which are independent of the aging rate preceding the restricted period. Thus, a “juventology”‐based strategy can complement the traditional gerontology approach by focusing not on aging but on the longevity program affecting the life history period in which mortality is very low and organisms remain youthful, healthy, and fully functional.                                             (Aging Cell. 2018 Oct 17;18:e12843. doi: 10.1111/acel.12843) 

* Valter Longo Foundation is the owner of the trademark Juventology® registered on February 12, 2024 with number 018934017. 

** The trademark Juventology® is intended to allow and encourage everyone to freely use the word juventology without attempting to profit from it and without fearing legal action by companies profiting from it.

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