A positive attitude may increase your lifespan
/Having a “glass half full” outlook can add years to your life. A recent Harvard study found that women with higher optimism were associated with a longer lifespan and a greate...
Read MoreNew study suggests one secret to long life may be hibernation
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University 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 agin...
Read MoreNew Research Suggests Anti-Malarial Drug may Extend Lifespan
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Scientists have long suspected that the anti-malarial drug chloroquine may be helpful in treating senescence, the gradual, age-related deterioration of function in living orga...
Read MoreAmericans are Oddly Inconsistent About Aging
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Americans want to live longer, but are split on whether government should make public health a priority....
Read MoreRestoring the Body’s Ability to Heal Itself
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Controlled cellular reprogramming is getting long-overdue attention as a powerful strategy to help fight the effects of aging. The interest is encouraging because it can help ...
Read MoreSlowing the 'Aging Clock'
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We often hear talk of slowing down our epigenetic, (or aging) clock… but what exactly does that entail? And how can we go about executing this feat? A paper published in 2017 ...
Read MoreRemarkable 36% Lifespan Extension in Female Mice When Given Ovary Transplant
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Our PubMed screening during February 2020 had several especially noteworthy papers to choose from to highlight in our blog. Ultimately however, we decided to focus on this rep...
Read MoreEveryday, Noah Kalina - 20 Years in Photos
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What do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you see more wrinkles than yesterday? Can you tell if your hairline has receded slightly? Isn’t it impossible to perceive these...
Read MoreIt's Time to Embrace 21st Century Medicine
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Cancer, Alzheimers, Cardiovascular diseases… as a scientific community it feels as though we’re always playing catch up. How many more people could be saved, how much more cou...
Read MoreMaster Investor: Investing in the Age of Longevity
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We had had the pleasure of attending the conference titled “Master Investor: Investing in the Age of Longevity” that took place in London, England....
Read MoreAging of the Carotid Body, Hypoxia & You
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The carotid body is a small organ that plays a role in controlling the breathing rate. In this paper, Di Giulio describes a part of the carotid body that becomes infiltrated w...
Read MoreCan a Local Vitamin C Deficiency in the Skin Cause Atrophy of the Microvasculature?
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We need blood, it delivers nutrients and removes waste. However, there is considerable evidence that during human aging, the network of the smallest blood vessels, microvascul...
Read MoreAre You Ready to Slow Down the Clock?
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In a recent trial conducted in California, researchers investigated the effects that a recombinant human growth hormone had on the immune systems of 9 healthy men in their 50’...
Read MoreTo What Extent Has Aging Already Been Slowed?
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When you hear the phrase, “Making 90 The New 50 By 2030”, does your mind go to the future? Thinking about the deadline? The work left to do? Or do you think about what’s alrea...
Read MoreAre Telomere Tests Ready for the Public?
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Since these “biomarkers” shorten as we age, many companies have begun to offer home tests to potentially show the users “true” biological age, how healthy they are, and their ...
Read MoreIs it Possible to Stay Younger As We Get Older?
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In the last 50 years the average life expectancy has been extended from 65 to 85, giving us an extra third of our life. Can we enjoy this substantial new chapter of life if we...
Read MoreAlzheimers Study Now Recruiting Participants!
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One of our partners, Leucadia Therapeutics, is pleased to announce that Project Cribrose is now live! They are recruiting participants for a 2000 person study, including healt...
Read MoreCan an RNA-Binding Protein Keep You From Aging?
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Researchers at EPFL recently found that the RNA-binding protein PUM2 contributes to the accumulation of defective mitochondria, a key feature of the aging process. Targeting t...
Read MoreUnderstanding Cell Reprogramming: The Promising Cautious Approach
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The four "Yamanaka factors" have been known to induce pluripotency for some time. Forced expression of these four genes has been reported to turn an adult cell into what appea...
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