How healthy am I? My immunome knows the score.

How healthy am I? My immunome knows the score.

By MIT Technology Review – For years, the galaxy of cells, proteins, and molecules that make up our immune systems existed as a mysterious and unknowable force, one with enormous influence over our health but beyond the reach of modern medicine. Now, thanks to...
Teen innovators challenge aging process

Teen innovators challenge aging process

By Eleanor Garth – Longevity.Technology – When the XPRIZE Healthspan competition announced its semifinalists, one name stood out not for the scale of its biotech budget, but for the age of its participants. BIOARMOR, a team of Malaysian high school...
Aging: the wound that never starts healing

Aging: the wound that never starts healing

By Mikolaj Ogrodnik – Nature – Abstract Aging is a complex biological process leading to functional decline and disease susceptibility. This article proposes that chronic activation of tissue damage response mechanisms drives aging, with aged organs...