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Protecting Mass-Produced Stem Cells from the Immune System
An all-encompassing solution may have been found. By Josh Conway - Lifespan.io Researchers publishing in Nature Biotechnology have demonstrated a method of protecting mass-produced stem cells from the immune system, with strongly positive results in two different...
Researchers engineer solution to extend cellular lifespan and slow aging
Scientists’ biosynthetic genetic ‘clock’ can ‘stall the aging process’ and extend lifespan. By Eleanor Garth - Longevity.Technology Human lifespan is intricately connected to the aging process of individual cells, and this means that scientists have spent decades...
Does Sex Make You Live Longer?
by Natasha Weiss - Healthnews Sex is not only one of the most important ways you can connect with your partner and experience deep pleasure, but it also comes with plenty of health benefits like a boosted immune system, lower stress levels, and a reduced risk of...
Link Between Long Telomeres and Long Life Is a Tall Tale, Study Finds
The longer a person’s telomeres, researchers found, the greater the risk of cancer and other disorders, challenging a popular hypothesis about the chromosomal roots of vitality. By Gina Kolata - New York Times The story, as often happens in science, sounded so...
Stay cool: the longevity tech that “shows insane promise
Aubrey de Grey explains why the time is right to be extremely ambitious and audacious when it comes to longevity research. By Eleanor Garth - Longevity.Technology August will see the second annual Longevity Summit take place in Dublin. Packed with keynote...
Regenerative Medicine: A New Path for ALS Treatment
by Cassie Tomlin - Cedars Sinai A first-of-its-kind stem cell therapy for ALS passes a critical safety benchmark, advancing the search to slow down, reverse and prevent the disease. In a parallel study, investigators are growing patient-derived stem cells to model...
Regenerative medicine has come a long way, baby
By Eve Herold - Leaps.org After a cloned baby sheep, what started as one of the most controversial areas in medicine is now promising to transform it. The field of regenerative medicine had a shaky start. In 2002, when news spread about the first cloned animal, Dolly...
Scientists Slow Aging by Engineering Longevity in Cells
Studying yeast cells, researchers build a biosynthetic genetic ‘clock’ to extend lifespan By Mario Aguilera - UC San Diego Today Human lifespan is related to the aging of our individual cells. Three years ago a group of University of California San Diego researchers...
Examining Cellular Stemness as a Tissue Attribute – This study repurposes cancer research to look at aging.
by Josh Conway - Lifespan.io As expected, this paper begins with a discussion of stem cell exhaustion and its downstream consequences. It continues with an elaboration on stemness, the particular biochemistry that stem cells exhibit, which underlies efforts to...
Scientists may have discovered how to slow down aging in humans
By Joshua Hawkins - BGR A group of German scientists may have finally cracked the code to slow down human aging. According to a new study published in Nature, researchers with the University of Cologne in Germany have discovered a breakthrough in gene transcription...
A silent crisis in men’s health gets worse
Across the life span -- from infancy to the teen years, midlife and old age -- boys and men are more likely to die than girls and women By Tara Parker-Pope and Caitlin Gilbert - The Washington Post A silent crisis in men’s health is shortening the life spans of...
People Who Think Positively About Aging Are More Likely to Recover Memory
By Jane E. Dee - Neuroscience News Summary: Older people with mild cognitive impairment who have positive beliefs about aging are 30% more likely to regain normal cognitive function than those who are more pessimistic. Source; Yale A Yale School of Public Health study...