News and Press Releases

By Sean Cummings - Science -  Study of volunteer DNA supports an old theory of why aging happens The question of why our bodies break down with age has puzzled researchers for generations: Natural selection, one might expect, should favor genes that keep us healthy...

By The World Economic Forum - The one thing that will happen to each of us born into this world is that we will age. How we age, however, depends on how we—as individuals and as a society—support each other through key life events and nurture the assets we need to age...

By Eleanor Garth - Longevity.Technology - AX3 Life, a longevity supplements company based in Honolulu, Hawaii, has announced the results of a study evaluating its astaxanthin supplement. The study was carried out by the Interventions Testing Program (ITP), a...

by Jennifer Walker - UConn Health - Depression in older adults is even more complicated than younger adults and should be treated by a geriatric psychiatrist. The UConn Center on Aging offers one of the biggest divisions of geriatric psychiatry in the country. Feeling...

By New York Stem Cell Foundation The Context: Glia – the brain’s helper cells – are often overlooked in disease research, but are known to play both supportive roles for neurons, and to turn rogue and start killing them. We are still at the early stages of...

By Eleanor Garth - Longevity.Technology - The inaugural Biomarkers of Aging Symposium signposts an optimistic future for the field, say the organizers. Last month saw The Buck Institute play host to the inaugural Biomarkers of Aging Symposium. Organised by the...

By Eleanor Garth  - Longevity.Technology - Transient naive reprogramming is capable of epigenetically correcting human induced pluripotent stem cells – should it be the preferred method? Somatic cell reprogramming is resetting the epigenome of a somatic cell through...

By Regina G. Barber, Rachel Carlson, Rebecca Ramirez - NPR - Human beings are hardwired for social connection – so much so that we think of even the most basic objects as having feelings or experiences. (Yup, we're talking to you, Roomba owners!) Social robots add a...

By  Neuroscience News - A new study reveals a vital brain-fat tissue feedback loop that plays a pivotal role in aging. The research identifies specific neurons in the hypothalamus that, when activated, signal the body’s fat tissue to release energy, facilitating...

Let’s all work on helping Matt Kaeberlein and this important work. #longevity #longevitymedicine #healthspan Healthspan Action Coalition Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) Foundation Melissa King Matt Kaeberlein The Dog Aging Project represents a pioneering effort in the...

by Michael Carey, PhD - UCLA Health - A study by UCLA scientists has uncovered significant insights into stem cell aging, specifically in neural stem and progenitor cells (NSPCs) in the mouse brain. The research reveals that NSPC aging is primarily characterized by a...