The Human Longevity lab at Northwestern Medicine opens fall 2024

our mission

​Our clinicians draw upon pioneering research from the Potocsnak Longevity Institute of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine to provide personalized insights on your aging process and recommendations on how you can age better.

about aging

​Age is the leading risk factor for the onset of disease and disability. Because each person ages at a different rate, a person’s chronological age often is not the same as their biological age.
 

• Chronological age refers to the number of years a person has been alive.
• Biological age refers to a person’s age as estimated by their physical health, which can be influenced by genetics, lifestyle and diet.

 
With advances in the ability to measure biological age, we are now able to better understand the aging process and the factors that contribute to aging.