Behind the billionaire-backed longevity business — and the innovations that could help us live longer

by admin | Jan 15, 2025 | news articles

By Tracy Swartz – The New York Post – Tech billionaires are pouring massive amounts of their fortune into the bitter battle to be the best Benjamin Button, propelling the market for life-extending therapeutics into a $25 billion business. OpenAI CEO...

Google’s anti-aging company just released ‘disappointing’ drug trial results

by admin | Jan 14, 2025 | news articles

By Bruce Gil – Quartz – Google’s anti-aging company Calico released disappointing trial results of its first ever drug. Calico’s fosigotifator was tested for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in...

Insufficient sleep and high blood pressure may raise risk of brain aging

by admin | Jan 13, 2025 | news articles

By Medical  News Today – While some studies have shown a link between insufficient sleep and the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia, other studies have failed to find a similar association between sleep duration and cognitive function. A new study...

Study reveals how societal inequities influence brain aging and dementia

by admin | Jan 10, 2025 | news articles

By News Medical Life Sciences – Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have collaborated with international partners to explore if societal inequality affects our brain. Their research paper is published in Nature Aging today, [Friday, December 27th] by an...

Could Longevity Science Extend Your Health Span By Decades? Should the Government Fund It?

by admin | Jan 9, 2025 | news articles

By Open to Debate – Audio Podcast –  How long would you like to live, and could science and technology make it possible? Longevity science aims to extend our healthy years through advancements in CRISPR, cellular reprogramming, and drug development. While...