News and Press Releases
Turn.bio Announces Preliminary Results of a CAR-T Cell Study
This company is working towards perfecting cellular reprogramming by Arkadi Mazin - Lifespan.io Turn.bio, a developer of mRNA-based cellular reprogramming technologies, has announced preliminary results from its current trial. The announcement was made by the...
Inside the billion-dollar meeting for the mega-rich who want to live forever
Well, all the money in the world won't stop you from being hit by a bus- if you don't look both ways! Fascinating article by Jessica Hamzelou in #MITTechnologyReview. The optics may not have been perfect, but #LongevityInvestorConference in the Swiss Alps surely...
Ancient disease has potential to regenerate livers, study finds
University of Edinburgh - Eurekalert.org Leprosy is one of the world’s oldest and most persistent diseases but the bacteria that cause it may also have the surprising ability to grow and regenerate a vital organ. Scientists have discovered that parasites associated...
Jim Mellon: Longevity could be the best investment you ever make
Juvenescence Chairman explains why investing in longevity has the potential to deliver significant financial, personal and humanitarian returns. by Danny Sullivan - Longevity Technology In a few short weeks, The Longevity Week returns, bringing with it a host of...
Want To Live Longer? How Life Extension Industry Will Reboot Health, Wellness and The Economy
By Dean DeBias - Forbes Do you want to live a better, healthier and longer life? Me too. Lets go back to 1937, when Albert Szent-Györgyi won a Nobel Prize for his discovery of ascorbic acid—vitamin C—that enables the body to efficiently use carbohydrates, fats, and...
What will the $100 genome mean?
Sequencing the human #genome for $100 (or less) will undoubtedly open up new areas of research & improve human health- impacting #healthspan & #longevity. Newborn screening will predict chronic diseases. It will serve as a boon to underfunded diseases such as...
Disrupt Aging – Living to 100 – The Longevity Catchup from AARP
The Longevity Catchup - AARP The Longevity Catch Up series is a cross-generational set of interviews that is focused on redefining what society, particularly in the music, sports and entertainment industry, views as “retirement” in an era of increased longevity. It...
Framework for 3D Bioprinting Plant Cells Developed
By North Carolina State University - Technology Networks A new study from North Carolina State University shows a reproducible way of studying cellular communication among varied types of plant cells by “bioprinting” these cells via a 3D printer. Learning more about...
How are longevity and cardiovascular aging interrelated?
By Eleanor Garth - Longevity Technology Researchers explain the existence of pathophysiological links between longevity and cardiovascular aging. Cardiovascular aging is defined as structural and functional changes in older individuals that can lead to cardiovascular...
High Blood Pressure May Accelerate the Aging of Your Bones
By The American Heart Association - Sci Tech Daily According to a recent mouse study presented at an American Heart Association convention, high blood pressure may accelerate the aging of bones. According to a recent study presented at the American Heart Association’s...
Inside Saudi Arabia’s $20 Billion Bet On Longevity Biotechnology
By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD - Forbes From 0 to 1 - Saudi Arabia’s Technology Dream I visited Saudi Arabia (KSA) for the first time in my life in July, 2022. It broke all stereotypes and reminded me of visiting Shenzhen in 2002. There is no religious police on the...
Scientists Successfully Reverse Premature Aging
By King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) - Sci Tech Daily A new, promising target for treating premature aging. Werner Syndrome and Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome are two examples of the rare genetic disorders known as progeroid syndromes...