News and Press Releases
New Anti-aging Molecule May Work By Keeping the Cell’s “Powerhouse” Healthy
by Miriam Fauzia - Inverse Scientists are focusing on the microscopic powerhouses energizing our cells. Humans are a tad bit obsessed with our lifespans. In an effort to cheat death (or at least keep it at bay for a while), we search far and wide for all sorts of...
How an insurer abandoned a cancer patient in his most critical hour
By Carrie Cochran and Catie Beck - Scripps News and ProPublica Forrest VanPatten was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma, but his insurance company denied coverage for a clinically proven treatment. in July 2019. That same month, he turned 50 years old....
Zombie Cells Have a Weakness. An Experimental Anti-Aging Therapy Exploits It.
By Shelly Fan - Singularity Hub Senescent cells are biochemical waste factories. A new study suggests that a way to wipe them out is a medicine already approved for eye problems. Dubbed “zombie cells,” senescent cells slowly accumulate with age or with cancer...
Canadian Longevity Association September 2023 Longevity Review
By Canadian Longevity Association A review of the most interesting and impactful longevity related studies from the month of September in 2023. Contents: 1. Intro 0:00 2. Gene therapy for long term memory rescue 2:00 3. Exosomes for osteoarthritis 13:40 4. Senolytics...
How many friends do Americans have? A survey crunched the numbers
By Manuela López Restrepo - NPR News How the power of good friendships adds years to your life. New research has delved into what friendship in the U.S. looks like, including just how many friends the average American has. Who are they? Friends can be anyone from the...
Longevity AI firm aims to impact ‘a billion people in five years’
By Danny Sullivan - Logevity.Technology In October 2023 during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Saudia Arabia, a mysterious longevity AI company called Nuraxi delivered behind closed doors demonstrations of its technology to delegates from the...
Heart Health Linked to Slower Aging
By Neuroscience News.com Using the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 checklist against phenotypic age—a measure based on blood markers rather than chronological age—researchers found a clear correlation: better heart health was linked with younger...
Researchers identify new criteria to detect rapidly progressive dementia
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified new scoring criteria allowing for the detection of treatable forms of rapidly progressive dementia (RPD) with reasonably high confidence during a patient's first clinical visit. This scoring criteria may allow physicians to...
Dublin Longevity Declaration Off to a Good Start
by Arkadi Mazin - Lifespan.io The need for a paradigm shift Last August, hundreds of longevity enthusiasts, from certified geroscience stars to graduate students, gathered in Dublin for the annual Longevity Summit conference. As the attendants were enjoying the...
FDA panel says Vertex/CRISPR to assess safety risks of gene therapy in follow-up study
By Reuters News Oct 31 (Reuters) - A panel of advisers to the U.S. health regulator said on Tuesday Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX.O) and CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP.BN) could assess potential safety risks of their sickle cell disease gene therapy after approval. If the...
Advancing healthy aging in the 21st century
by Longevity.Technology The Milken Institute’s Middle East and Africa Summit, held in Abu Dhabi in November 2022, brought together diverse individuals, including investors, scientists, and philanthropists. The Summit centered on the theme of Celebrating the Power of...
Sniffing Out Longevity: Aversion to Harmful Odors May Affect Lifespan
by Neuroscincenews.com A new study reveals that these odor molecules from pathogenic bacteria not only induce avoidance behaviors in the nematodes but also stimulate a protective neural circuit in other tissues. This circuit boosts the efficient processing of toxic...