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Why maintaining your mental dexterity is essential for longevity
By Leslie Cardé - The Post and Courier - If we’re looking to preserve our bodies, we engage in exercise of one type or another, whether it’s as simple as a morning or evening walk, or more strenuous cardiovascular workouts and/or weight training. Our brains, as it...
How Well Are You Aging? A Simple Balance Test Can Tell You in 30 Seconds
By Rachel Nania - AARP - A quick test that can tell you how well you are aging requires just one thing — or really, just one leg. Researchers from Mayo Clinic have found how long a person can stand on one leg is a better measure of aging than changes in strength or...
Mouse study sheds light on the secret to maintaining a youthful immune system
By MedicalXpress - What keeps some immune systems youthful and effective in warding off age-related diseases? In a new paper published in Cellular & Molecular Immunology, USC Stem Cell scientist Rong Lu and her collaborators point the finger at a small subset of...
Health, Wellbeing & Longevity Event set to kickoff November 1st – 3rd in West Palm Beach, Florida
By Maya Bakogiannis - Eudemonia.net - If you care about your health, well-being, and longevity — and we know you do! — you should check out Eudēmonia Summit, a new event coming to West Palm Beach this November 1 - 3. The lineup is stacked with top names:...
Global Biopharma Giant GSK and BU Announce Collaboration to Pioneer New Lung Disease Treatments
by Andrew Thurston - Boston University - The Brink - It’s a disease that can literally take your breath away—and there’s no cure. As pulmonary fibrosis progresses, it causes scarring in the lungs, making it harder and harder to absorb oxygen into the bloodstream. For...
Microenvironment-responsive nanomedicines: a promising direction for tissue regeneration
By BMC Military Research - Abstract Severe tissue defects present formidable challenges to human health, persisting as major contributors to mortality rates. The complex pathological microenvironment, particularly the disrupted immune landscape within these defects,...
Suppression of neuropeptide F extends longevity in flies
By Drug Target Review - Researchers at Brown University have found how a neuropeptide hormone produced in the gut of flies can control their lifespan. This could have far-reaching implications for new diabetes and obesity medications for humans. Marc Tatar, study...
Tolerance Bio launches to boost human healthspan via the thymus
by Danny Sullivan - Longevity.Technology - US biotech Tolerance Bio has launched with $17.2 million in seed financing to develop thymus-based therapies for immune-mediated diseases. The company focuses on preserving, regenerating and manipulating the thymus, an organ...
Exosomes Break Rat Lifespan Record
by Josh Conway - Lifespan.io - In Aging Cell, researchers have published their findings that exosomes, which we have previously reported to extend the lives of mice, also extend the lives of rats. Exosomes, a subset of extracellular vesicles (EVs), can be visualized...
Alzheimer’s disease can be transmitted between people, major study finds
by Joseph Shavit - The Brighter Side News - In a major discovery, scientists have presented the first evidence of Alzheimer's disease transmission in living individuals. A recent paper published in Nature Medicine sheds light on a remarkable case where Alzheimer's...
Clock.bio decodes rejuvenation biology across the human genome
By Danny Sullivan - Longevity.Technoloy - Longevity biotech Clock.bio has secured $5.3 million in seed funding to support its mission to extend human healthspan via the self-rejuvenation mechanisms present in stem cells. The company also revealed it has completed its...
Plant polyphenols: The secret to living longer and healthy aging?
By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. - News Medical Life Sciences - Plant polyphenols show promise in slowing aging, boosting brain health, and preventing age-related diseases through their powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, offering a natural approach to...