News and Press Releases
The Dublin Longevity Declaration
Scientific Leaders Issue global “Dublin Longevity Declaration” Consensus Recommendation to Immediately Expand Research on Extending Healthy Human Lifespans SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 3, 2023—The Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation (LEVF) welcomes the publication...
International Longevity Day and a Death-Defying Congressional Caucus
OPINION By Edward Hudgins There are over 200 congressional caucuses sharing economic, ideological, and every imaginable interest. Some have only a few members. But the new bipartisan Longevity Science Caucus, co-founded by Congressmen Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Paul...
How To Keep Family Fights About Aging Parents From Escalating
by Carolyn Rosenblatt - Forbes Perhaps you are part of a family that includes siblings in conflict. Maybe there are some in your family who have been estranged for a long time. These issues may have existed unchanged for years until their aging parents’ situation...
2023 HSAC Celebrates International Longevity Day and Longevity Month in October
San Francisco, CA, September 28, 2023 — The Healthspan Action Coalition commemorates International Longevity Day, October 1 and Longevity Month, October, as a day of activism promoting healthy aging through a live rally and walk from San Francisco’s Ferry Building to...
How to Change Your Mind-Set About Aging
by The New York Times People who think positively about getting older often live longer, healthier lives. Here is how to reconsider your perspective. If you associate aging with only loss or limitation, “you're not getting the full picture of what it means to age,”...
Aging in the Brain: Microglial Changes Differ Between Sexes
by Neuroscience News Researchers delved into how microglial cells in the brain age and their link to brain dysfunction. Their study, using male and female mice, found surprising sex-based distinctions in microglial aging. Aged-like microglia were shown to contribute...
Venture firm age1 launches with $35 million to extend healthy lifespan
By Eleanor Garth - Logevity.Technology Dr Alex Colville joins forces with Laura Deming to advance The Longevity Fund’s mission and lead investments in longevity science moonshots. San Francisco-based age1, a venture capital firm catalyzing the next generation of...
Telomere-boosting mRNA therapeutic turns back the aging clock
By Danny Sullivan - Longevity.Technology Rejuvenation Technologies is targeting longevity and age-related disease with telomerase-based mRNA therapies. For the past five years, Silicon Valley biotech Rejuvenation Technologies has been quietly working on a therapeutic...
Worms With a Superpower – Stanford Scientists Unravel Secrets of Regeneration
By Stanford University School of Engineering - SciTech Daily When an injury occurs in many organisms, a whole-body response is triggered, possibly aiding in healing and regeneration; this is seen in mice, axolotls, zebrafish, and planarian worms. In planarians,...
Taking a Proactive Approach to Aging
by Zoe Diana Draelos, MD - Dermatology Times The concept of aging is complex, multifactorial, and poorly understood. In dermatology, we deal with the most obvious signs of aging related to skin appearance. Every day, the mirror documents skin aging in detail for all....
Rejuveron lands $75m to advance healthy aging portfolio; expands focus in Middle East
By Danny Sullivan - Logevity.Technology Longevity biotech company Rejuveron Life Sciences has successfully closed a dual-tranche Series B equity and convertible loan financing round, raising a total of $75 million. The funding was co-led by Catalio Capital Management...
New Study: Smells Influence Metabolism and Aging
By University of Otago - SciTech Daily Researchers at the University of Otago have discovered that exposure to female odors and pheromones in mice can lead to weight loss and longer lifespans. These findings may have potential implications for humans. According to Dr....