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This is Scientific American 60-Second Health. I'm Dina Fine Maron. Got a minute?

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Living longer doesn't necessarily mean living better.

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That's the lesson from the tiny roundworm called C.elegans, long a workhorse in basic biology lab work.

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The research is in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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In the study, thousands of normal C.elegans competed against strains that live days or weeks longer than their brethren, because of factors like genetic mutations or very low-calorie diets.

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But a battery of tests to see how the all older worms moved or responded to stress revealed some hard truths:

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increased life span did not usually come with a prolonged period of health and strength.

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Indeed, the "good times" for each of the worms was roughly the same, regardless of their overall life span.

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In other words, the longer-living worms spent a greater proportion of their lives in a diminished state with less mobility and stress resistance.

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Aging worms are not aging humans.

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But if the findings do extend to people, then life-extension efforts, such as calorie restriction, may not shake out to a better old age, just more years of frailty.

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With associated healthcare cost increases and quality of life decreases.

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The researchers suggest that it's time to start thinking about what they call "healthspan" and maximizing "healthspan," rather than just tacking on years of poor quality.

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Thanks for the minute, for Scientific American 60-Second Health.I'm Dina Fine Maron.

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