News and Press Releases
Making Longevity Real
By David G. Watumull - While the longevity industry is gaining substantial attention, it faces a unique set of obstacles to its mainstream acceptance by the health care community. A human longevity clinical trial conducted in the traditional FDA manner, even if the...
Unlocking biology’s temporal dimension
by Danny Sullivan - Longevity.Technology - Stately Bio founder explains how combining machine learning and imaging is redefining what it’s possible to measure in biology. The recent launch of Stately Bio has highlighted a key bottleneck in regenerative medicine: the...
Vitamin D Rescues Telomere Attrition in Leukocytes
By Arkadi Mazin - Lifespan.io - This approach reduced telomere loss in these cells nearly to nothing. The chromosome guardians - attrition of telomeres, repetitive sequences that cap chromosomes, is one of the original hallmarks of aging. Our cells’ replication...
R. Rex and Carrol Parris Make $10 Million Gift to Launch USC Longevity Research Accelerator at Keck School of Medicine
By Keck School of Medicine of USC - Press Release - Experts in engineering, gerontology and stem cell research will collaborate to find treatments for age-related conditions like osteoarthritis and cardiovascular disease Keck School of Medicine of USC will launch a...
The Four C’s of Successful Aging
By Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D., ABPP - Psychology Today - When asked how it felt to be in his seventies, famed French entertainer Maurice Chevalier was reported to have said, “It is fine, considering the alternative.” Coming to terms with aging is about considering the...
Natural molecule reverses age- and dementia-related cognitive decline
By Paul McClure - Aging Well - In a new study, researchers identified a molecule produced by a particular type of brain cell that reversed the cognitive decline seen in both healthy aging and dementia. It provides a deeper understanding of the aging process and a...
Diverse Social Ties Boost Health in Aging
By Neuroscience News - A decade-long study of over 1,500 older adults reveals that socially enriched networks, marked by diverse and active relationships, are strongly linked to better health outcomes later in life. In contrast, those with restricted networks, often...
Global longevity competition for $101 million names semifinalists—here are their ideas for extending life by 10 years or more
By Alexa Mikhail - Fortune - The contestants in a race to extend life are on their second lap. In a seven-year global competition, teams are rushing to discover novel therapeutics and interventions that can extend human life by a decade and help people age well. In...
Curiosity May Hold Key to Healthy Brain Aging
By Neuroscience News - New research suggests that while general curiosity tends to decline with age, specific curiosity, or “state curiosity”, actually increases later in life, potentially protecting against cognitive decline. Older adults showed heightened interest...
Inaugural graduates in Translational Biotechnology Master of Science prepared for impactful careers in STEM
Press Release by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist - May 15, 2025 - Dr. Minni Saluja enrolled in the Translational Biotechnology Master of Science program at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine because she was interested in the role regenerative...
Vaccines of the future: harnessing the immune system for long-lasting protection
By Joanna Groom & Benjamin Broomfield - WEHI Australia - WEHI scientists have uncovered a promising new way to enhance the effectiveness of vaccines by tapping into the potential of a specific type of immune cell, opening the door to long-lasting vaccines for viruses...
Montana’s ‘groundbreaking’ new law opens the door to experimental longevity therapies
By Danny Sullivan - Longevity.Technology - Longevity field hails ‘landmark step’ as US state establishes framework for healthcare facilities to become experimental treatment centers. The US state of Montana this week enacted a groundbreaking law that opens the door...