News and Press Releases

by University of Birmingham - The study, published today in the journal npj Aging, raises the exciting possibility of a protective agent that could dampen age-related inflammation and restore normal immune function in older adults. PEPITEM (Peptide Inhibitor of...

By Charan Ranganath - CNBC - As a neuroscientist, I’ve spent the last 25 years researching the science of memory. A funny question I get a lot from people is: “Am I just getting dumber the older I get?” I don’t blame anyone for wondering this. Many of us find...

By Caren Chesler - Washington Post - If you want to increase your odds of living a long and healthy life, watch less television and become more physically active, because even a small amount of physical activity can improve overall health, according to an...

By Amy Marturana Winderl - HealthCentral - Taking a person’s own cells out of their body and then putting them back in to heal damaged organs and tissues is a medical concept that feels plucked straight out of a science fiction book. It’s even trippier to consider...

by Eric W. Dolan - PsyPost.com - A recent clinical trial has unveiled that intensive lifestyle modifications can significantly enhance cognition and daily functioning in patients with mild cognitive impairment or early dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. Published in...

By Allison Aubrey - NPR - A few years back, Matt Kaeberlein was diagnosed with a frozen shoulder. “It was really bad,” he recalls. He wasn’t sleeping well and couldn’t throw a ball due to the pain. His doctor recommended physical therapy, and told him that it may take...

By Alexa Mikhail - Forbes WEll - Kayla Barnes, a 33-year-old wellness CEO based in Cleveland, was eager to pick up her date from the airport one spring evening last year. It would be the first time she would meet Warren Lentz, who lived in Los Angeles, in person, and...

By Medical Life Science News - he Mediterranean Diet is a powerful ally for health even after a cancer diagnosis. This is the key result of an Italian study carried out as part of the UMBERTO Project, conducted by the Joint Research Platform Umberto Veronesi...

By Danny Sullivan - Longevity.Technology - A new study has found that semaglutide, better known as Ozempic and Wegovy, does not negatively impact brain health and may even provide benefits for cognition and nicotine dependence. The research, carried out by the...

By Genetic & Engineering Biotechnology News - Two University of Oklahoma (OU) scientists have been awarded more than $2 million in grants from the Hevolution Foundation to further their studies on age-related cognitive impairment, with an emphasis on improving...

by Phil Newman - Longevity.Technology - At birth, the baby is the headline event while the rest of the materials, which have played a crucial role in the intricate process of building a fully-functioning human from just two cells, are often discarded as medical waste....

By Carly Mallenbaum - Axios - Age is taking center stage this election year after President Biden's debate performance at 81 worried even his biggest supporters. Why it matters: Americans are living longer — and emerging research offers insight as to why — but not...