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Purdue and UPenn research finds link between aging, fat accumulation in the brain
By Purdue University - With age, some cells in the brain enter a state of senescence: rather than dying or regenerating by dividing, they just linger, alive, but functioning less effectively than normal cells. Senescence in the brain has been linked to cognitive...
Anti-Aging Enthusiasts Are Taking a Pill to Extend Their Lives. Will It Work?
By Dana G. Smith - New York Times In March, Robert Berger, 69, a self-proclaimed “better-living-through-chemistry type of person,” started taking a small dose of rapamycin once a week with the goal of increasing his “health span” — the amount of time he might live...
A Bank of Centenarian Stem Cells
by Josh Conway - Lifespan.io - Researchers are keeping a bank of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from centenarians and their descendants. They describe the purpose of this bank and its uses in Aging Cell. These researchers built their bank using...
Fly brain breakthrough ‘huge leap’ to unlock human mind
by Pallab Ghosh - BBC - They can walk, hover and the males can even sing love songs to woo mates - all this with a brain that’s tinier than a pinhead. Now for the first time scientists researching the brain of a fly have identified the position, shape and connections...
A Review of Human Disease Models in Drug Development
By Florina Gobel - Center for Contemporary Sciences - In the article Human disease models in drug development published in Nature, the authors delve into the critical role of human disease models in drug development, emphasizing the importance of bridging the gap...
According to Scientists, This Collagen Drink Improves Skin Aging in Just Weeks
by SciTechDaily.com - A study found that combining collagen and elastin peptides in a drink improved skin hydration, elasticity, and reduced wrinkles in young and middle-aged women. This suggests that such supplements can help fight skin aging. As we age, the skin’s...
The new frontier of luxury travel is a $44,000 course of stem cells and a longevity club stocked with IV stations
By Alexa Mikhail - Fortune - Picture this: You’re on a cruise, gazing out at the bright blue Mediterranean Sea. Then, instead of flopping into a lounge chair with a martini and a side of fries, you belly up to an IV station for a stem-cell treatment followed by some...
Ninth Circuit strengthens FDA authority to enforce drug regs against certain stem cell products
By Hogan Lovells - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday reversed the district court’s judgment in United States v. California Stem Cell Treatment Center, siding with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in finding that a stem cell clinic’s...
Putting Healthspan at the Center: HSAC Responds to Proposal for Reorganizing the NIH
By Eve Herold - Healthspan Action Coalition - The Healthspan Action Coalition has called upon Congress to include healthspan considerations in every grant application to the National Institutes of Health. Responding to a call for comments from the House Energy and...
A group of women lowered their biological age by an average of 5 years in just 8 weeks. Here’s how
BY Erin Prater - Fortune - Lifestyle changes to diet, sleep, and exercise—paired with interventions like relaxation exercises and supplements—could reverse the aging process, according to recent research. Six women between the ages of 46 and 65 underwent an eight-week...
Longevity Breakthrough: New Treatment Reverses Multiple Hallmarks of Aging
By SciTechDaily.com - Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have shown that therapeutically restoring ‘youthful’ levels of a specific subunit of the telomerase enzyme can significantly reduce the signs and symptoms of aging in preclinical...
Study Identifies A Factor That Affects Aging- But It’s Out Of Your Control
By Suneeta Sunny - Medical Daily - Your lifestyle, eating habits, and exercise are all factors that affect the way your cells age. However, researchers have now identified a factor that's beyond your control but still impacts aging. Well, it's not hereditary factors...