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By University of California - San Francisco - SciTech Daily Scientists have identified platelet factor 4 (PF4), produced by platelets, as the shared mechanism enhancing cognitive function in young blood transfusion, the longevity hormone klotho, and exercise. PF4 has...

By Clay Risen and Amanda Holpuch - The New York Times Ian Wilmut, the British scientist who led the project that cloned a mammal for the first time, Dolly the sheep, shocking scientists who had thought that such a procedure was impossible, died on Sunday. He was 79....

By Technology Networks News A research team led by Professor Jong Kyoung Kim from the Department of Life Sciences at POSTECH along with Professor Seung-Hoi Koo from the Division of Life Sciences at Korea University and principal researcher Geum-Sook Hwang from Korea...

By Michelle Cottle - The New York Times Most people don’t like to think about growing old. But when asked, most Americans 55 or older say they want to do so at home. The appeal is understandable. Aging in place, surrounded by familiar places, faces and memories, can...

by Anna Drangowska-Way - Lifespan.io Will sending humans to space make them age slower or faster? Will they be healthier, or will their health suffer? As space exploration progresses, researchers are working to find answers to those questions. It is no surprise that...

by University of Edinburgh A world-renowned embryologist and specialist in regenerative medicine, Sir Ian led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep in 1996 – the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell. Some 27 years on, the breakthrough continues to fuel many of...

By Chrissy Sexton - Earth.com Some recent advances in the world of aging have centered around intermittent fasting, a dietary strategy that alternates between periods of eating and fasting. Preliminary research has indicated that intermittent fasting not only promotes...

By Edward Cooper  - Men's Health The more intensely participants exercised, the more their anxiety symptoms improved It's no secret that there's a direct relationship between your mental wellbeing and your levels of physical activity. A new study from the University...

By Katharine Lang - Medical News Today We all strive to live long and healthy lives, but can you lengthen your life? The National Institutes of Health (NIH) tell us that the best way to increase lifespan is to eat well, get quality sleep, exercise regularly, get...

By NBC 6 South Florida Blue Zones Center says the partnership is linked to their goal of achieving a higher life expectancy and providing the underserved community, education on the lifestyle habits of the world's healthiest, longest-lived people. The Blue Zones...

by Arkadi Mazin - Lifesapn.io The Biomarkers of Aging Consortium, an initiative uniting about 200 geroscientists around the goal to inform and guide the use of biomarkers of aging, has put out its first paper. Since studies with lifespan as their endpoint can take a...

By Erika Watts - Medical News Today Older women looking to extend their lifespan to the age of 90 or beyond should focus on maintaining a stable weight. A recent multi-institutional study found that older women who maintained a stable body weight after 60 were more...