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Emory study advances research and understanding of premature brain aging
By Emory University An Emory University study published in Aging shows brain lesions, known as white matter hyperintensities (WMH), are associated with premature brain aging. Emory University School of Medicine professor of neurology Leonardo Bonilha, MD, PhD, and...
Is reverse aging already possible? Drugs that could treat aging might already be on the pharmacy shelves
BY Sonya Collins - Fortune At 67 years old, Dr. Nir Barzilai looks about the same as, if not younger than, he did 10 years ago. It’s apparent in side-by-side photographs, and it’s what most people who know him say. Barzilai lives a healthy lifestyle. He exercises...
Frail people are left to die in prison as judges fail to act on a law to free them
By Fred Clasen-Kelly - NPR News Jimmy Dee Stout was serving time on drug charges when he got grim news early last year. Doctors told Stout, now 62, the sharp pain and congestion in his chest were caused by stage 4 lung cancer, a terminal condition. "I'm holding on,...
To reverse aging in stem cells, NANOG gene ‘rewires’ metabolic networks
By Cory Nealon - University at Buffalo Two new studies build knowledge upon how stem cells work; could lead to new drugs for age-related diseases BUFFALO, N.Y. – Recent lab studies have shown that aging is a reversible process, an advancement that has prompted...
Mapping out the longevity investment landscape
By Phil Newman - Longevity.Technology Longevity.Technology CEO shares his outlook for longevity investing, exploring longevity domains and categories and the clinical stages of longevity biotechs. Last year, I was invited to share my outlook on the longevity...
From Jeff Bezos to Jack Dorsey, here are 14 the world’s wealthiest entrepreneurs trying to crack the code of living forever
By Lakshmi Varanasi - Business Insider Jeff Bezos is reportedly an investor in Altos Labs, a biotech startup with a goal "to restore cell health and resilience through cellular rejuvenation programming to reverse disease, injury, and the disabilities that can occur...
Will Revitalizing Old Blood Slow Aging?
By Columbia University Irving Medical Center Young blood has a rejuvenating effect when infused into older bodies, according to recent research: Aging hearts beat stronger, muscles become stronger, and thinking becomes sharper. Many scientists are looking for the...
World Stem Cell Summit coming to Winston-Salem as regenerative medicine gains traction
The World Stem Cell Summit returns as a live event June 5-9. Combined with the Regenerative Medicine Essentials Course- certificate and CME credits applied for. The Summit is meant to fill an unmet need in the regenerative medicine conference world, with its focus on...
Anti-Aging Gene Shown To Rewind Heart Age by 10 Years
By University of Bristol - SciTech Daily Heart failure is a medical condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. It can result from a variety of factors, including heart disease, high blood pressure, and heart valve problems. A...
Has first person to live to be 150 been born?
Genetics professor outlines recent research on altering molecules that turn DNA on, off, reset cellular aging of body By Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer Aging has been long believed to occur through accumulated mutations to DNA, which gradually interfere with the...
California agency invests $4 million in stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s Disease
It's time to cure #Parkinsons NOW! The passage of two California ballot measures- Prop 71 and Prop 14- authorized $8.5 billion for #stemcellresearch & established the independent California Institute for Regenerative Medicine #CIRM. That State Agency is like a CA....
Global longevity investment hit $5.2 billion in 2022
The vast #longevity & #healthspan investment ecosystems- $5.2 billion in 2022! New report by #longevitytechnology delivers the goods. Sector attracts big private industrial investment & philanthropic/government support. Tied to regenerative medicine, #AI &...