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How the ketogenic diet improves healthspan and memory in aging mice
by Buck Institute for Research on Aging - MedicalXpress - The ketogenic diet has its fanatics and detractors among dieters, but either way, the diet has a scientifically documented impact on memory in mice. While uncovering how the high fat, low carbohydrate diet...
Aging reimagined: Key takeaways from Longevity Summit Dublin
By Longevity.Technology - A quick calculation (four full days of talking about longevity from 8:30am to at least 6pm) shows that Longevity Summit Dublin clocked in at over 30 professional hours of keynotes and networking. The summit was packed with attendees forging...
This longevity scientist’s 3 surprising predictions for the growing industry of healthy aging
By Alexa Mikhail - Fortune - More people are taking extra steps to ensure optimal health as they age. That’s according to Alina Su, CEO of precision medicine and health tech company Generation Lab, at Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in Dana Point, Calif., in...
Stem Cell Research Uncovers Clues to Tissue Repair That Could Help Heal the Uterus and More
by Isabella Backman - Yale School of Medicine - Stem cells play a vital role in repairing damaged tissue, whether it’s a scraped knee or a scarred uterus following pregnancy. New stem cell research has identified the molecules that the cells produce to promote the...
Eating Cheese Helps You Age Better, Scientists Say
By Newsweek - Improving your mental well-being by eating cheese could help you stay healthy as you age, research has found. Scientists have discovered that mental well-being is one of the most important factors that influence your health as you get older, according to...
Women Have The Power To Change The Narrative On Longevity And Aging
By Bonnie Marcus - Forbes - Women have won the longevity lottery, outliving men by an average of six years with all the opportunities and challenges that greater longevity brings. New research informs us that living a longer fulfilling life is no longer just about...
WHO: COVID-19 pandemic reversed decade of life expectancy gains
By Stephanie Soucheray - CIDRAP - The World Health Organization (WHO) published a new report suggesting the COVID-19 pandemic undid a decade of life expectancy at birth and healthy life expectancy gains (HALE), with global expectancy levels now matching those last...
Could drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy help people live longer? Some experts see them as potential longevity pills
By Jessica Ferger - Fortune - Could Ozempic be the answer to a longer life? It’s the question many scientists are asking about the controversial drug, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1), as some research suggests it could help humans age with less...
Principal component-based clinical aging clocks identify signatures of healthy aging and targets for clinical intervention
By Nature Aging - Clocks that measure biological age should predict all-cause mortality and give rise to actionable insights to promote healthy aging. Here we applied dimensionality reduction by principal component analysis to clinical data to generate a clinical...
It’s Time to Turn Longevity Around
By Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP, FRCP - SFGate News - Thinking about longevity has gotten stuck in a groove where what matters is the length of life. Longevity refers to the length of life, naturally, and after a two-year drop in average lifespan due to the pandemic,...
Quest for longevity and wellness, called ‘Biohacking’ is taking social media by storm
by ABC Bews - Biohacking refers to various methods including controversial ones for allegedly enhancing the body's performance and potentially extending lifespan. Click here to view video on ABC News
Longevity Summit Dublin – looking down a longevity-focused lens
By Phil Newman - Longevity.Technology - Leading scientists and innovators have gathered in Dublin this week to explore cutting-edge advancements in extending human healthspan. The Longevity Summit Dublin, running from 13th to 16th June, promises to be a cornerstone...