News and Press Releases
Why ‘Healthspan’ May Be More Important Than Lifespan
By Jamie Ducharme - Time In 2014, then-57-year-old bioethicist Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel wrote an infamous essay titled, “Why I Hope to Die at 75” for The Atlantic. His argument boiled down to this: it’s not worth living as long as humanly possible if those efforts yield...
Advancing Healthspan as a Cross-Sector, Societal Movement to Redirect Research, Medical Science, and Health Care to a New Paradigm
By Melissa King, Bernard Siegel, and Eve Herold - published on December 14, 2023 - Rejuvenation Research - Vol. 26 Issue 6 - The Healthspan Action Coalition (https://healthspanaction.org) on advancing healthspan as a cross-sector, societal movement to redirect medical...
This Simple Daily Practice Preserves Your Brain Health as You Age
By Minda Zetlin - Inc.- According to UC Berkeley Experts - You can do it in five minutes a day. A simple daily mindfulness practice can preserve brain health and protect your memory as you age, reduce anxiety and depression, prevent disease, help you manage pain, and...
More people are living with dementia. What are the signs and risk factors?
by Marlene Cimons - The Washington Post More than 55 million people globally live with dementia, and the number is expected to increase to an estimated 153 million by 2050, according to the World Health Organization. Recently, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, 95,...
Here’s What Happened in 2023: Biggest Innovation Quarter Stories
One of the 2023 highlights for #regenerativemedicinefoundation was our special project- World Stem Cell Summit in June at the fabulous #InnovationQuarter in #visitWinstonSalem- The 20th annual Summit was combined with the #WFIRM Regenerative Medicine Essentials Course...
What are the predictors of cardiovascular aging?
By Eleanor Garth - Longevity.Technology - New research highlights several genetic variations and environmental factors to play a role in cardiovascular aging. Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death globally, with aging being a primary risk factor for its...
Aging research underway in San Antonio: KSAT Explains
by KSAT News San Antonio - Instead of holding on to youth, what if we could learn how to age well? It’s all part of the aging research currently underway at Texas Biomedical Research Institute where researchers are trying to learn why people age differently and what...
New effort to enhance, expand aging-related research
By Ellen Goldbaum - University of Buffalo News - To address the increasingly urgent needs of the growing population of adults aged 65 years and older, UB is dedicating $4 million to aging-related research. The investment will leverage the university’s wide-ranging...
American women are living nearly 6 years longer than men, new study finds. But why?
By Anthony Robledo - USA TODAY - The life expectancy gap between women and men in the United States expanded to 5.8 years between 2010 and 2021, the biggest difference in longevity between the sexes in decades, according to a new report. Researchers found that...
Eternal sunshine of the aging mind
By Chris Woolston - Washington University in St. Louis - The Source - Welhaf We’re all guilty of letting our minds wander when we’re supposed to be doing something else. A little distraction is likely inevitable. But a study led by Matt Welhaf, a postdoctoral...
Unveiling the Dark Genome: LINE-1’s Role in Disease
By Neuroscience News - A new study illuminated a part of the “dark genome,” specifically focusing on LINE-1, a genetic element linked to various diseases and aging. Researchers have provided the first high-resolution images and structural details of LINE-1, an...
Healthspan for All! Healthspan Action Coalition Expands to 120 Organizations Across the Spectrum of Advocacy, Science, Technology, Industry, Funding, and Media
San Francisco, CA and West Palm Beach, FL, December 13, 2023 – The nonprofit Healthspan Action Coalition (HSAC), in its first year of operations, has already assembled 120 organizations under the banner of “Healthspan.” This societal movement recognizes that with new...