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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...

By Florina Gobel - Center for Contemporary Sciences In the article Human disease models in drug development published in Nature, the authors delve into the critical role of human disease models in drug development, emphasizing the importance of bridging the gap...

By University of Rochester The successful transfer of a gene that produces HMW-HA paves the way for improving the health and lifespan of humans, too. In a groundbreaking endeavor, researchers at the University of Rochester have successfully transferred a longevity...

By Harry Miller - Canada News Media The Mediterranean diet, which features an emphasis on plant foods, is considered the “gold standard” dietary pattern in terms of the wide range of health benefits it offers. Studies have associated adherence to the eating pattern...

By Steve Silberman  - Scientific American My mother taught me to love words. Her dementia taught me to listen more closely My late father, Donald, an English professor, raised me to appreciate great literature. But it was my mother, Leslie, who taught me to love...

Source: Scientific Reports The increase in the aging population has seriously affected our society. Neurodegenerative diseases caused by aging of the brain significantly impact the normal life of the elderly, and delaying brain aging is currently the focus of...