Insights in Healthy Longevity 2025/2026

We are now entering the third decade of the 21st Century, and, especially in the last years, the achievements made by scientists have been exceptional, leading to major advancements in the fast-growing field of nutrition in aging and healthy longevity. Frontiers has organized a series of Research Topics to highlight the latest advancements in science in order to be at the forefront of science in different fields of research. This editorial initiative of particular relevance, led by Dr. Filipe Cabreiro, Specialty Chief Editor of the Healthy Longevity Section, is focused on new insights, novel developments, current challenges, latest discoveries, recent advances, and future perspectives in the field of Healthy Longevity.

The Research Topic solicits brief, forward-looking contributions from Editorial Board members that describe the state of the art, outlining recent developments and major accomplishments that have been achieved and that need to occur to move the field forward. Authors are encouraged to identify the greatest challenges in the sub-disciplines, and how to address those challenges.

The goal of this special edition Research Topic is to shed light on the progress made in the past decade in the Healthy Longevity field and on its future challenges to provide a thorough overview of the status of the art of the field. This article collection will inspire, inform, and provide direction and guidance to researchers in the field.

Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.


Conflicts of Interest: Sonu Bhaskar. reports leadership or advisory roles with the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (Osaka, Japan) as Visiting Director; Rotary District 9675 (Sydney, Australia) as District Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and the Global Health and Migration Hub Community, Global Health Hub Germany (Berlin, Germany) as Chair, Founding Member, and Manager. Additionally, Sonu Bhaskar. serves as a Member of the College of Reviewers for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Government of Canada; Director of Research for the World Headache Society (Bengaluru, India); a member of the Scientific Review Committee at Cardiff University Biobank (Cardiff, UK); Chair of the Rotary Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Rotary District 9675 (NSW, Australia); Healthcare and Medical Adviser for the Japan Connect (Osaka, Japan), and as an Expert Adviser/Reviewer for the Cariplo Foundation (Milan, Italy).

Article types and fees

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Clinical Trial
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• General Commentary
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• ... View all formats

Articles that are accepted for publication by our external editors following rigorous peer review incur a publishing fee charged to Authors, institutions, or funders.

Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Clinical Trial
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• General Commentary
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Review
• Technology and Code

Keywords: Healthy longevity, Nutrition and aging, Healthspan extension, Translational geroscience, Future directions in longevity research

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.