The latest on Methuselah, health span research, and regenerative medicine
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Read MoreA new Swedish study finds that women who actively get exposed to sunlight have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than those who avoid it. The study assessed the differences in sun exposure as a risk factor for all mortality among more than 29,500 Swedish women enrolled in a melanoma research effort since the 1990s. Researchers found that women with active sun exposure habits had a lower risk for cardiovascular disease and non-cancer/non-cardiovascular disease death. Life expectancy among women who avoided the sun was up to 2.1 years shorter than for women who get more sun.
Read MoreThe secret of that 10,000-step claim was revealed in the past decade, when enterprising reporters discovered that it was the product of a Japanese pedometer company’s marketing efforts, and not based on any scientific study. Despite that, many of us kept trudging, on the assumption that diligently walking 10,000 steps – about five miles – will help prevent age-related conditions like cardiovascular disease and stroke. New research – including studies published in The Lancet and JAMA Network Open – confirms the benefits of walking, but suggests those daily strolls can be a lot shorter and even more leisurely.
Read MoreUniversity of California, Los Angeles scientists believe there is a link between hibernation and long life. They found that yellow-bellied marmots can virtually halt the aging process during the seven to eight months they spend hibernating each year. These rodents can live up to 15 years longer than expected for their body weight.
Read MoreResearchers found that the men and women who maintained or increased their physical fitness had overall better brain health. Their findings suggest that either approach to exercise is fine to improve physical fitness – and deliver lifespan-lengthening health.
Read MoreVarious reports are providing further evidence that the longevity movement is having a positive impact on overall life expectancy and on scientific research aimed at curing diseases that were previously thought to be incurable.
Read MoreSkeptics of cellular regeneration often encourage researchers to slow down and be cautious. They say there is much we don’t know about the science – even, that it may be dangerous. But that science is incredibly promising. While much research remains to done, we would hate for excessive caution to needlessly delay scientific progress. Many researchers are working on cellular regeneration.
Read MoreFor more than 100 years, most breakthroughs in medical care resulted from physicians conducting scientific studies that were backed by medical schools or pharmaceutical and medical device companies. It’s time for a change. Longevity science and forward-thinking innovators are redefining how medical research is done.
Read MoreA new study shows that manipulating a single protein may offer the life-extending value of calorie restrictions – without actually cutting calories.
Read MoreThe 2003 MPrize was important because it was the first competition to stimulate advancements in life extension therapies. Our initiatives now are more complex than extending the lives of mice. We collaborated with NASA on a competition to identify ways to grow human tissue so that some day deep-space voyagers will have the tools to grow organs for transplant during their years-long missions.
Read MoreAn Endpoints News story recently explored a seeming disconnect between Altos Labs’ stated goals and what one of its noted researchers, Juan Carlos Izpisua, told the Spanish newspaper El Pais. He said that the world will be able to “predict, prevent and treat diseases and aging” within two decades.
Read MoreA study by University College London scientists has, for the first time, found a link between genes that regulate our cells and the human lifespan. The genes were previously found to extend lifespan in small organisms, such as fruit flies. The findings corroborate the work being done by Turn Biotechnologies, one of the companies in which Methuselah Foundation has invested.
Read MoreScientists are searching for ways to extend the healthy human lifespan, but an Alabama researcher thinks they’re studying the wrong animals in their quest for longer life.
Read MoreA new article in Digital Journal suggests that crypto, which is changing how commerce is conducted, may soon begin transforming how the larger world works, as well. We’re proud that the example it cites is Dogelon Mars’ ($ELON) collaboration with Methuselah Foundation taking the critical first step towards interplanetary space travel.
Read MoreAfter years of being regarded as a red-headed stepchild of science, longevity is where the research and investment action is. A new report by Longevity Technology shows a great roundup of highlights from throughout the year, including top scientific breakthroughs, big investments, and research about consumer attitudes.
Read MoreWe invite the longevity, DeSci, scientific, and healthcare communities along with government leaders to join our Bioengineered Patient Trials Forum on Thursday, March 17th at 12:00pm ET. We will discuss key milestones in creating human equivalency trial technologies using engineered tissue rather than animal models.
Read MoreScientific openness is threatened by two major challenges: 1) publishing research effectively, and 2) adequate funding. A new concept, the decentralized science movement or DeSci, promises to overcome both.
Read MoreWhile discussions about animal testing tend to revolve around ethical questions, they often overlook an important – and, arguably, THE MOST IMPORTANT issue: Animal testing does not reliably predict how products will affect people. For example, science has cured a number of brain disorders in mice, but has yet to do it in people.
Read MoreA mission token brings a community together around an ultimate mission. It directs its development, messaging and infrastructure investments toward achieving that mission. And its goal goes beyond just creating wealth and riches.
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