News and Press Releases

by Josh Conway - Lifespan.io - In Aging Cell, researchers have published their findings that exosomes, which we have previously reported to extend the lives of mice, also extend the lives of rats. Exosomes, a subset of extracellular vesicles (EVs), can be visualized...

by Joseph Shavit - The Brighter Side News - In a major discovery, scientists have presented the first evidence of Alzheimer's disease transmission in living individuals. A recent paper published in Nature Medicine sheds light on a remarkable case where Alzheimer's...

By Danny Sullivan - Longevity.Technoloy - Longevity biotech Clock.bio has secured $5.3 million in seed funding to support its mission to extend human healthspan via the self-rejuvenation mechanisms present in stem cells. The company also revealed it has completed its...

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. - News Medical Life Sciences - Plant polyphenols show promise in slowing aging, boosting brain health, and preventing age-related diseases through their powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, offering a natural approach to...

By Alexa Mikhail - Fortune - At the turn of the 20th Century, one could expect to live until 47 in the U.S. Now, medical advancements, like vaccines and antibiotics, and public health initiatives have increased life expectancy in the U.S. to 77 years old and 73...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...