News and Press Releases

By Eve Herold - Director at HSAC - Published by Leaps.org In August, a study provided the first proof-of-principle that genetic material transferred from one species to another can increase both longevity and healthspan in the recipient animal. The naked mole rat...

By Longevity.Technology Pharma giant AbbVie has moved to enhance its neuroscience pipeline by exercising its exclusive right to acquire Mitokinin, a biotechnology company working on a novel treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Mitokinin’s lead compound, a selective...

by Hilary Brueck - Insider There's no standard protocol for antiaging, no single treatment that doctors and scientists all agree can turn back our biological clocks — at least not yet. Some biohackers have tried pricey young-plasma injections that cost thousands of...

by Felix Myhill - RegeMedNet The recent identification of signaling pathways that determine bone stem cell fate could lead to new therapeutic targets to reverse age-linked skeletal impairment. A recent study led by researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine (NY,...

By The Conversation Centenarians, once considered rare, have become commonplace. Indeed, they are the fastest-growing demographic group of the world’s population, with numbers roughly doubling every ten years since the 1970s. How long humans can live, and what...

By Dylan Matthews - Vox The big divide on premature death isn’t between college grads and non-grads. It’s between high school dropouts and everyone else. For the past decade or so, Princeton economists Angus Deaton and Anne Case have been promoting a particular story...

By Calum Chance - Forbes Since the dawn of human history, aging has been inevitable. That is changing: longevity medicine has entered the mainstream. We have long known that healthy lifestyles can minimise the impact of chronic diseases of aging, and extend your...

On October 1, 2023 we celebrated International Longevity Day as a day of activism promoting healthy aging through a live rally and walk from San Francisco’s iconic Ferry Building to Embarcadero Plaza in Downtown San Francisco, California. VIEW THE PHOTOS FROM...

by Greg Williams-NYU - Futurity A cellular signal essential to the development and repair of the skeleton increases abnormally during aging to weaken bones, according to a new study in mice. The study found that blocking the signaling pathway, called Notch, in aging...

Wellington, FL, October 9, 2023—On October 3, 2023, the Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation released its historic Dublin Longevity Declaration, a groundbreaking document addressing one of humanity’s most pressing needs: extending healthy longevity for all humankind....

by Adarsh Kumar Gupta -  Hindustan Times Since the start of 1900, human lifespan has increased considerably across the world, thanks to great advancement in science and healthcare. The development of vaccines and proper treatment facilities has helped mankind triumph...

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...