News and Press Releases
How do our bodies remember?
By Bonnie Tsui - MIT Technology Review - The more we move, the more our muscle cells begin to make a memory of that exercise. “Like riding a bike” is shorthand for the remarkable way that our bodies remember how to move. Most of the time when we talk about muscle...
Healthspan science may enable healthier lives for all
By McKinsey and Company - Biomedical interventions that materially affect the aging process and improve health outcomes may emerge in the future. Stakeholders can shape their roles in this potentially transformative field now. "Healthspan” refers to the years of life...
Scientists Extend Lifespan by over 70% in Elderly Male Mice with New Treatment
By Impact Journals LLC - SciTechDaily - These findings demonstrate that OT+A5i has a significant ability to extend health span and highlight the sex-specific differences in aging and in responses to longevity treatments. A new study featured in the journal Aging has...
FDA clears first blood test to rule out Alzheimer’s
By Danny Sullivan - Longevity.Technology - Pharma and diagnostics giant Roche today revealed it has received clearance from the US FDA for its Elecsys pTau181 test, making it the only FDA-cleared blood-based biomarker test that can be used in primary care settings to...
Member Spotlight: XPRIZE Finalist Immunis Interview with Hans Keirstead
By Eve Herold - Editor in Chief, Healthspan Action Coalition Healthspan Compass: In general, how does immune dysfunction affect aging in general and age-related diseases in particular? Hans Keirstead: With aging, there’s a gradual accumulation of molecular damage to...
Introducing the Hawaii Healthspan Corridor
By Lokahi Longevity - Hawaii is launching a healthspan-driven growth engine. Today we’re introducing the Hawaii Healthspan Corridor—an initiative anchored by Lokahi Longevity in partnership with the Healthspan Action Coalition (HSAC) to accelerate research, clinical...
Cedars-Sinai Launches Healthy Aging Clinic
By Cedars Sinai News - Cedars-Sinai has opened a new clinic focused on helping patients improve their long-term health. Healthcare professionals in the Healthspan Clinic concentrate on the prevention and treatment of age-related illnesses and disabilities like...
Meaningful social activities slow biological signs of aging
By Bronwyn Thompson - New Atlas - Friendships, community ties and family bonds may apply the brakes to natural cell aging, providing a simple way to invest in health in older age. In a massive new study, scientists have found that social connections are tied to slower...
Scientists Spot Blood Clue That May Reveal How Fast You Age
by University of Tsukuba - Technology Networks - A protein in the blood may reveal how fast we age and help explain why some families live longer. Aging is a systemic process that affects the entire body. Visible external signs of aging usually correspond to evidence...
Unlocking the Skin’s Natural Healing Power
By Stacy Kish - Yale School of Medicine - Our skin protects us from everyday mechanical stresses, like friction, cuts, and impacts. A key part of this function—standing as a bulwark against the outside world—is the skin’s amazing ability to regenerate and heal. But...
Blindness cured with ‘revolutionary’ bionic chip
By Sarah Knapton - The Telegraph - Blind patients can read and recognise faces again with a “revolutionary bionic chip” that is said to signal a “new era” for artificial vision. The implant is an ultra-thin wireless microchip, measuring 2mm by 2mm, which is inserted...
Scientists Create Early Human Embryos From Skin Cells And Sperm
By StudyFinds - Researchers have created human embryos by taking nuclei from ordinary skin cells, placing them into donated eggs, and fertilizing them with sperm. The work is a laboratory demonstration that shows what might eventually be possible for people who cannot...