The Institute conducts research into how to live longer, stay active, and be fully engaged in life. Louis Shores Building, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32304 850-644-8571 | isl@fsu https://linktr.ee/fsuislhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lz4ixiuwp222🚨 Big news! CNN highlighted the work of Dr. Joseph Watso in its feature on the heart-boosting benefits of fast walking. CNN’s article: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/11/health/walking-fast-benefits-study-wellness#:~:text=regulate%20blood%20pressure%20and Original study: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/epdf/10.1152/ajpregu.00148.2023 #FSU #Longevity #PublicHealth #ResearchSpotlight18 Sep 2025 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4ixiuwp222https://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lyxyp4f7s223📢 Save the Date! We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Kenneth M. Langa, Cyrus Sturgis Professor of Medicine at the University of Michigan, as our next ISL Distinguished Speaker! 🗓 Thursday, January 29, 2026 📍 Florida State University16 Sep 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxyp4f7s223https://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lyuwwaz5vk2qCongratulations to Dr. Zhe He on receiving two major honors in health informatics! 🎉 Read more about Dr. He’s work and impact here: 🔗 https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2025/09/03/florida-state-university-ischool-professor-receives-two-honors-for-contributions-to-health-informatics/ #FSU #HealthInformatics15 Sep 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyuwwaz5vk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lynusqsrk22y📬 ISL Bi-Weekly Newsletter | Volume 10 🔗 Read more: https://isl.fsu.edu/article/isl-bi-weekly-newsletter-volume-10-september-2025-edition #ISLFSU #HealthyAging #LongevityResearch #FSUResearch12 Sep 2025 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynusqsrk22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lykzx6puxc24We’re proud to congratulate Dr. James Harding on his promotion to Senior Lecturer this August! 🎉11 Sep 2025 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lykzx6puxc24https://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lyicdijt6c2d📢 New Publication Alert! 👉 Read the full paper here: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1lfod5WqQh65e610 Sep 2025 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyicdijt6c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lyg7k5btt227📢 Join us for ISL’s Brown Bag Lecture Series with Dr. Daniel Leme, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Successful Longevity! 🔗 RSVP here: In-person: fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ddqwFuPg8fTMZXU Zoom: fsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/mE5X0mLGQcWvu4zddaoTfg09 Sep 2025 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyg7k5btt227https://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lydg3kek3c2x📢 New Publication! Why it matters: These insights could lead to more effective, personalized strategies for preventing high blood pressure. 👉 Read the full article here: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/ajpregu.00119.2025 #ISLFSU #FSUResearch #HeartHealth08 Sep 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydg3kek3c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lxziooruek23📣 ISL Fall 2025 Brown Bag Series Dr. Daniel Leme — Tue, Sept 23 Dr. Qian Zhang — Wed, Nov 5 Dr. Qianwen Guo — Wed, Nov 12 🕛 12:00–1:00 PM 📍 Innovation Hub, Room 112 / Zoom All are welcome, students, faculty, and community members!04 Sep 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxziooruek23https://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lxwq6n3tc22u🧠 New Publication Alert! 🔗 Read the full paper: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1405425 #FSUISL #LongevityScience #Neuroscience03 Sep 2025 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxwq6n3tc22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lxsudpfvgc2fBig news! Our own ISL Director, Dr. Zhe He, just won a major $280K National a2 Pilot Award from the National Institute on Aging to enhance AI-powered lab result interpretation for older adults. 👉 Read more: https://news.cci.fsu.edu/cci-news/cci-faculty/ischool-professor-wins-national-a2-pilot-awards-competition/02 Sep 2025 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxsudpfvgc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lxk54wc2bc2z📬 ISL Bi-Weekly Newsletter | Volume 9 Catch up on the latest from the Institute for Successful Longevity! 🔗 Tap the link in your inbox from the ISL!29 Aug 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxk54wc2bc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lxds2ifqms2i🎉👏 Congratulations to our ISL Faculty Affiliates on their well-deserved promotions! Effective Fall 2025, the following affiliates have been recognized for their excellence in teaching, research, and service: 🔗 Learn more: https://fda.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu636/files/2025-05/2024-25-promotion-tenure.pdf27 Aug 2025 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxds2ifqms2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lx7xe2ys3s2b📰 Another exciting milestone! Sladjana Lukic co-authored a new paper in Brain & Language with UCSF collaborators and the UCSF–UC Berkeley Schwab Dyslexia and Cognitive Diversity Center, supported by the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation. Full paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2025.10557025 Aug 2025 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx7xe2ys3s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lwzqt3zel225✨ Season One Wrap-Up! That’s a wrap on Season One of Voices of Longevity! Over seven episodes, we highlighted the incredible research and insights of ISL faculty and collaborators, covering everything from brain health to healthy aging. #FSUISL #VoicesOfLongevity #LongevityScience23 Aug 2025 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzqt3zel225https://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lwrzxtg5cs2x🎙️ Episode 07 is now live on Spotify and YouTube! 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eUQzDDDoXbdfgoNSnBI5l?si=KH1NrEsiRgyi0IeE02-54g 🎧 YouTube: youtu.be/TEf0zE1eI5A #FSUISL #VoicesOfLongevity #SpeechScience #ParkinsonsDisease19 Aug 2025 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwrzxtg5cs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lwokgk7djs2q📬 ISL Bi-Weekly Newsletter | Volume 8 https://isl.fsu.edu/article/isl-bi-weekly-newsletter-volume-8-august-2025-edition #ISLFSU #HealthyAging #LongevityResearch #FSUResearch #BrainHealth #Gerontology18 Aug 2025 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwokgk7djs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lwbvagwt4c26🔥 How does your heart handle the heat as you age? New research co-authored by Dr. Joseph Watso reveals that older adults adapt differently to extreme heat, relying more on heart function to stay cool, but facing greater risks to blood pressure and heart health. #FSUResearch #HealthyAging13 Aug 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbvagwt4c26https://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lw55b5an5k2b🚨 New publication alert! Dr. Joseph Watso and student researcher Joseph Vondrasek co-authored a new study examining how ultramarathon running impacts cardiovascular health across the lifespan. Read the full article here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-025-05924-w11 Aug 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw55b5an5k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lvqcwiqedc25🔥 How does the heart handle heat with age? This research brings new clarity to how aging hearts respond to extreme environmental stress. Full study here: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00917.2024 #AgingAndHeat #HeartHealth #HealthyAging #FSUResearch #ISLDigest #CardiovascularPhysiology06 Aug 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqcwiqedc25https://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lvnlcxs4o222📢 ISL Spotlight: Dr. Zhe He Read more here: https://isl.fsu.edu/article/dr-zhe-he-elected-fellow-international-academy-health-sciences-informatics #ISLFSU #HealthInformatics #AIinHealthcare #FSUResearch #LongevityScience #BiomedicalInformatics #FSUFaculty05 Aug 2025 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnlcxs4o222https://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lvl7mdoxvs2j🎙️ Episode 06 is now live on Spotify and YouTube! 🎧 YouTube: youtu.be/1XyqwBGsK_g 🎧 Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/institute-for-successful-/episodes/Voices-of-Longevity-Meet-the-Researchers--Dr--Julia-Sheffler--Episode-6-e36e286 #FSUISL #VoicesOfLongevity #BrainHealth #DementiaPrevention #HealthyAging #LongevityScience04 Aug 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvl7mdoxvs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lvedvhi3c22u"📬 ISL Bi-Weekly Newsletter | Volume 7 Catch up on the latest from the Institute for Successful Longevity! 🔗 Tap the link in bio to explore the full newsletter and learn how to get involved! #ISLFSU #HealthyAging #LongevityResearch #FSUResearch #HeartHealth #Gerontology"01 Aug 2025 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvedvhi3c22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lvbof3w4es2o🧪 Ever felt overwhelmed reading your lab results? Dr. Zhe He and Dr. Mia Lustria are working to change that. Learn more + participate: 🔗https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cMwmmtHZSfE6LXg #FSUResearch #DigitalHealth #HealthyAging #LabGenie #ScienceForAll31 Jul 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbof3w4es2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lv6qrrt3ck2x🚨 New publication alert! Dr. Joseph Watso co-authored an editorial with Joe Vondrasek highlighting research on advanced phenotyping in patients with a Fontan circulation. Read more below: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/ajpheart.00527.2025#FontanCirculation #CardiovascularHealth #ISLDigest #FSUResearch30 Jul 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6qrrt3ck2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lv4ecbyjh22c🔍 ISL Digest | How Scams Are Targeting Older Adults - And Why It’s a Problem In our latest ISL Digest, we break down key findings from recent national reports and studies to spotlight this growing issue. #ISLDigest #ScamPrevention #OlderAdults29 Jul 2025 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4ecbyjh22chttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lupssq6l322h📊 How Data Predicts Decline: New Research Spotlight from ISL Digest Study Links: UK Data Service: discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk ELSA Data Access: https://elsa-project.ac.uk/accessing-elsa-data NIH PubMed Publication: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37209408/ #ISLDigest #FSUResearch #HealthyAging24 Jul 2025 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupssq6l322hhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3lun4eslnrs2v🌟 Affiliate Spotlight: Dr. Lucinda Graven We're thrilled to recognize ISL affiliate Dr. Lucinda Graven for receiving the 2025 Nursing Research Leadership Award from the Heart Failure Society of America! #ISLFSU #HeartFailureResearch #NursingLeadership #LongevityScience23 Jul 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lun4eslnrs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3luil66s5fc2v🎙️ Episode 05 is live on Spotify and YouTube! 🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttOucEpCcGE 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2tmFpMU7ix3BtVMJLyMB8d?si=fupee6q7SL6tWd3nET0csA #FSUISL #VoicesOfLongevity #AgingResearch #Gerontology #LongevityScience21 Jul 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3luil66s5fc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/fsuisl.bsky.social/post/3luarmyuwac26📬 ISL Bi-Weekly Newsletter | Volume 6 We’re back with more exciting updates from the Institute for Successful Longevity! 🔗 Tap the link in bio to read the full newsletter and get involved! #ISLFSU #LongevityResearch #HealthyAging #FSUResearch18 Jul 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:hgojvbvn36woyde4a4duo2mi/app.bsky.feed.post/3luarmyuwac26