News and Press Releases

by Juergen Eckhardt  - Forbes - Earlier this year, a group of scientists in the Netherlands used the gene editing tool CRISPR to eliminate HIV from immune cells in the lab, an eye-catching approach that is forming the basis of potentially curative therapies for the...

By Sandra Block - Kiplinger - With more than 4 million people turning 65 in 2024, an expert in psychology and aging explains why so many of them are thriving like never before. A record number of Americans are turning 65 in 2024, and many of them are living their best...

By Technology Networks - A new "rule of biology" centered around the concept of selectively advantageous instability could bring new insights into aging. A molecular biologist at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences may have found a new “rule of...

By Hilary Brueck - MSN News Insider - Eternal youth-seekers and investors alike are getting increasingly excited about a concept called "Longevity Escape Velocity." This hypothetical idea borrows its name from "escape velocity," the basic physics principle which...

by Eleanor Garth - Longevity.Technology - Longevity is a fast-moving field with new research and theories being generated all the time; one of the polarizing questions is whether aging can actually be reversed, and the answer matters, not just so we can satisfy our...

By Sandee LaMotte - CNN - Preventive neurologist Dr Richard Isaacson stared at the numbers on the fax in astonishment. Blood biomarkers of telltale signs of early Alzheimer’s disease in the brain of his patient, 55-year-old entrepreneur Simon Nicholls, had all but...

Interviews by Melissa Hartman - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Aging in America - Shifts in attitudes and policies can pave the way to thriving in later life. Read More - Click Here

By Adam Felts - MIT News - A symposium for financial professionals imagines a new industry around longevity planning. How can people better imagine and plan for their future selves? A two-day event hosted at MIT featured two chief executives at the forefront of an...

By NeuroscienceNews.com - Researchers explore the science behind aging and the ongoing quest for human longevity. They examine the vast variations in lifespans across species and attributes aging primarily to accumulated chemical damage within cells. The findings...

By Emily Cerf - UC Santa Cruz - Targeting this population of platelets could help better treat blood clotting-related diseases As people age, they become more prone to blood clotting diseases, when blood cells called platelets clump together when they don’t need to...

by Dr Guenther Dobrauz-Saldapenna - Forbes - The quest for longevity transcends cultural and historical boundaries, reflecting humanity’s enduring fascination with life extension and vitality. As a venture capitalist, what drives me is the excitement of blending...

By Robby Berman - Medical news Today - There are ethical and environmental reasons to switch to a more plant-centric diet, as well as a growing body of research suggesting such diets are better for our health. However, a full understanding of the long-term benefits of...