--- description: Alzheimer’s from a New Angle What If You Live to Be 100? Or Even Longer? The thorny issue of longevity Meet Motto, TIME’s New Site... title: TIME Magazine Cover: The Alzheimer's Pill image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8402874c54c8692b/69887d043c1639757c45bf6d/alzheimers-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # In the Latest Issue (11 Feb 2016) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 11, 2016 1:34 PM CUT  Photograph by Hannah Whitaker for TIME by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 11, 2016 1:34 PM CUT [Alzheimer’s from a New Angle](http://time.com/4217067/alzheimers-from-a-new-angle/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [What If You Live to Be 100? Or Even Longer?](http://time.com/4217075/what-if-you-live-to-be-100-or-even-longer/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") The thorny issue of longevity [Meet Motto, TIME’s New Site for Advice Worth Sharing](http://time.com/4217028/meet-motto-times-new-site-for-advice-worth-sharing/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [Review: Netflix’s _Love_ Is Funnier When the Glow Is Gone](http://time.com/4217024/love-funnier-when-the-glow-is-gone/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") Judd Apatow is behind the new comedy [Lessons on Longevity From the Animal Kingdom](http://time.com/4217025/a-menagerie-of-super-agers/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") A menagerie of super agers [The Lonely Journey of Migrants to Europe](http://time.com/4217026/lonely-journey/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") Refugees from the Middle East keep making the dangerous journey to Europe—whether they are wanted or not [Review: The Snide Is High in _Deadpool_](http://time.com/4217027/the-snide-is-high-in-deadpool/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") Ryan Reynolds stars in the new film [Milestones](http://time.com/4217029/milestones/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [Can a Diabetes Drug Cure Aging?](http://time.com/4217030/can-a-diabetes-drug-cure-aging/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [9 Questions With Eddie S. Glaude Jr.](http://time.com/4217031/9-questions/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") The chair of Princeton’s African-American studies department is urging black voters to write in ‘None of the above.’ He explains why [Quick Talk With Grace Helbig](http://time.com/4217032/grace-helbig/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") The comedian and YouTube star, whose channel boasts 2.8 million subscribers, just released her second book, _Grace & Style_ [What Will the Retirement Age Be In 2050?](http://time.com/4217033/what-will-the-retirement-age-be-in-2050/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") Predicting longevity in the future [The Perfectly Sane Case for Life In Space](http://time.com/4217034/the-perfectly-sane-case-for-life-in-space/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") New research suggests cosmic biology is not just possible; it’s inevitable [The Robot Lifeguard](http://time.com/4217035/the-robot-lifeguard/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [The True Cost of Living a Long Life](http://time.com/4217036/the-true-cost-of-living-a-long-life/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") Humans are living longer. How are you going to pay for old age? [The Trump and Sanders Show: Why Two Outsiders Are Winning](http://time.com/4217037/the-trump-and-sanders-show-why-two-outsiders-are-winning/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") The odd couple are turning conventional political wisdom on its head [China’s Shopping Spree In America](http://time.com/4217038/chinas-shopping-spree-in-america/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") A Chinese investment group’s purchase of the Chicago Stock Exchange on Feb. 5 is the latest in a series of major acquisitions of U.S. assets by Chinese firms and investors looking to boost their fortunes as economic growth slows at home. [Why Are Old People Less Scared of Dying?](http://time.com/4217039/why-are-old-people-less-scared-of-dying/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") How our legacy affects us at the end [Zika Afflicts an Already Weak Brazil](http://time.com/4217040/zika-afflicts-an-already-weak-brazil/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [Review: Mona Awad’s Body Language](http://time.com/4217042/review-mona-awad-13-ways-of-looking-at-a-fat-girl/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") Her debut novel is _13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl_ [Jennifer Lopez’s New Show Turns Las Vegas Into Destination Diva](http://time.com/4217043/jennifer-lopezs-new-show-turns-las-vegas-into-destination-diva/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") The singer joins the ranks of pop stars in residency [Why Do Some Unhealthy People Live So Long?](http://time.com/4217044/why-do-some-unhealthy-people-live-so-long/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") Longevity can be hard to predict [Pop Chart](http://time.com/4217045/pop-chart/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [How Zoolander Shaped the Selfie Generation](http://time.com/4217046/how-zoolander-shaped-the-selfie-generation/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [Review: _Vinyl_ Seeks Rock’s Holy Grail](http://time.com/4217048/vinyl-mick-jagger-martin-scorcese/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [Verbatim](http://time.com/4217049/verbatim/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [Finding Moments of Republican Grace Amid the Ugly Bluster of Donald Trump](http://time.com/4217050/finding-moments-of-republican-grace-amid-the-ugly-bluster-of-donald-trump/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [Do Happy People Really Live Longer?](http://time.com/4217052/do-happy-people-really-live-longer/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") The science of mood and longevity [Review: Old Fears Run Deep in New_Witch_](http://time.com/4217053/olden-fears-run-deep-in-new-witch/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") The ‘New-England Folktale’ terrifies [Strange Gods](http://time.com/4217055/strange-gods/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [What This Year’s Oscars Says About America](http://time.com/4217056/what-this-years-oscars-says-about-america/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") From horses and spuds to warriors [Maurice White](http://time.com/4217058/maurice-white/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") Master of the groove [How Social Media Is Disrupting the Lives of American Girls](http://time.com/4217059/how-social-media-is-disrupting-the-lives-of-american-girls/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [How Our War Against ISIS Is Going](http://time.com/4217060/war-on-isis-update-two-steps-forward-one-step-back/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") Steady, but maybe too slowly [Longevity: It’s the Little Things That Keep Us Young](http://time.com/4217061/its-the-little-things/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") From mindfulness to diet [Why Schools Are Struggling to Let Students Sleep In](http://time.com/4217062/why-schools-are-struggling-to-let-students-sleep-in/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [The Best Presidential Campaign Ads–So Far](http://time.com/4217063/the-best-presidential-campaign-ads-so-far/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") Political advertising is mostly rote and robotic, drawn from a wasteland of tired formulas and boring sound bites. But a few candidates have broken through this cycle with something politicians rarely display: actual creativity. [Why We Need to Start Thinking Further into Our Future](http://time.com/4217064/the-new-age-of-aging/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") We’re living longer and getting older. So we need to rethink what that means [The Great GOP Humbling of 2016](http://time.com/4217065/the-great-humbling/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") The Republican campaign trail has been brutal and unforgiving. And it has only just begun [A New Frontier](http://time.com/4217066/a-new-frontier/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [Remember Junk Bonds?](http://time.com/4217068/remember-junk-bonds/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [Rihanna’s _Anti_ Goes Against the Grain](http://time.com/4217069/rihannas-anti-goes-against-the-grain/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") The singer is back with a strong point of view [A North Korean Satellite Launch Angers China](http://time.com/4217070/a-north-korean-satellite-launch-angers-china/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [The One Way Millennials Could Still Change the World](http://time.com/4217071/millennials-could-still-change-the-world/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") Twentysomethings are financially stressed, socially liberal and politically pivotal. But none of that will matter if they don’t vote [Work Perks](http://time.com/4217072/work-perks/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") [Countries That Banned Boogying](http://time.com/4217073/countries-that-banned-boogying/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") The city of Lausanne in Switzerland has outlawed “silent discos,” in which masses of revelers dance to music while wearing headphones. Local authorities said that despite the name, the events are too noisy for local residents to endure. Here, some other unusual dancing bans from around the world. [Fashion Design According to Tom Ford](http://time.com/4217076/whats-a-fashion-designer-says-tom-ford-were-dictators/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") ‘We’re dictators’ [Study Shows Music Brings My Family Closer Together](http://time.com/4217077/study-shows-music-brings-my-family-closer-together/?iid=toc%5F021116 "undefined") As long as I’m not the one choosing it ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4217189/in-the-latest-issue-59/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4217189/in-the-latest-issue-59/"},"headline":"In the Latest Issue (11 Feb 2016)","datePublished":"2016-02-11T13:34:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T19:59:17.735Z","description":"Alzheimer’s from a New Angle What If You Live to Be 100? Or Even Longer? 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