News and Press Releases

By Cathy Free - The Washington Post - ‘She’s led a simple life and has always stayed busy with her family,’ said Elizabeth Francis’s granddaughter Ethel Harrison, 69. When Elizabeth Francis turned 114 years old last year, she said if she made it to her 115th birthday,...

By Tarun Sai Lomte - News Medical Life Sciences - A recent study published in the journal Nature Aging investigated the genetic architecture of artificial intelligence (AI)-derived biological age gaps (BAGs) for multiple organ systems and their links with lifestyle,...

By Tim Maurer - Forbes - Until recently, I’ve never been enamored with the notion of living a longer-than-average lifespan. Perhaps this is because my primary observation was that old age didn’t look all that appealing. I’d observed grandparents, great aunts and...

by Christiaan Hetzner - Fortune - The dream of extending human life beyond the limits of our frail body is running up against a genetic brick wall. Speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm AI Singapore conference, the founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine believes that...

By Web Golinkin - Forbes - You can’t turn around these days without hearing about a new company – or recently reinvented fitness club or weight loss clinic – that’s claiming it can increase your “lifespan” or your “healthspan,” or both, all under the umbrella of...

By Frontiers in Aging - Individuals who achieve remarkable longevity are prime examples of successful aging, maintaining relatively good health, and avoiding serious diseases throughout their lives. This makes them concrete examples of resilience. The number of these...

By: Mary Gay Broderick - UC Health - Contrary to what many people believe, depression is not a normal part of aging. Despite often having risk factors for depression — one of which is having a chronic disease — older adults have some of the lowest levels of mental...

By AARP - By 2030, one in five Americans will be age 65 or older. This trend is potentially transformational for the economy, culture, and society in the U.S., as it is for other nations where the same trend is playing out. While other countries are responding to...

By Josh Abbott - Bioprocess International - The International Space Station (ISS) presented a webinar Friday hosted by Patrick O’Neill, public affairs and outreach lead at the ISS. The webinar discussed the upcoming life science activities planned for the Northrop...

by University of Birmingham - The study, published today in the journal npj Aging, raises the exciting possibility of a protective agent that could dampen age-related inflammation and restore normal immune function in older adults. PEPITEM (Peptide Inhibitor of...

By Charan Ranganath - CNBC - As a neuroscientist, I’ve spent the last 25 years researching the science of memory. A funny question I get a lot from people is: “Am I just getting dumber the older I get?” I don’t blame anyone for wondering this. Many of us find...

By Caren Chesler - Washington Post - If you want to increase your odds of living a long and healthy life, watch less television and become more physically active, because even a small amount of physical activity can improve overall health, according to an...