News and Press Releases
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 &...
What rockfish genes can teach humans about living past 100
Plunging into the genes of the humble rockfish could help us treat age-related diseases. By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira - Popular Science The lifespan of humans has grown in the past two centuries from an average of 30 to 72 years old. Despite this impressive change in...
Harvard Researchers Receive Grant to Develop New Treatments for Neurodegenerative Diseases
By Austin H. Wang - Harvard Crimson A team of Harvard researchers received a grant from the Vranos Family Foundation for a five-year project seeking to find new methods to treat neurodegenerative diseases, according to a December press release. The researchers on the...
Aging: We All Do It
A Personal Perspective: It's better than the alternative. By E E Smith - Psychology Today I think it was old-time radio comedian George Burns (of Burns and Allen fame) who said, "You can't help getting older, but you don't need to get Old!" (My sentiments exactly)....
Unique MIT suit helps people better understand the aging experience
Students, researchers, and actors don AGNES for a taste of the friction, frustration, and fatigue that older adults often experience Adam Felts | MIT AgeLab Visitors to MIT’s AgeLab in the Center for Transportation and Logistics are greeted silently by a shiny...
France produced 2 of the world’s oldest people: Here’s what the French do differently to stay healthy
by Renée Onque - CNBC Most people are lucky to live to 100, but two women lived far beyond that, joining the ranks of the world’s oldest people — and they’re both from France. Jeanne Calment is believed to be the world’s oldest person on record, gracing the Earth for...
New nanocapsules deliver therapy brain-wide, edit Alzheimer’s gene in mice
By Laura Red Eagle - University of Wisconsin News Gene therapies have the potential to treat neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, but they face a common barrier — the blood-brain barrier. Now, researchers at the University of...
Aging Is Linked to More Activity in Short Genes Than in Long Genes
By Diana Kwon - Scientific American A detailed examination of gene activity in various organisms, including humans, reveals a new hallmark of the aging process Our DNA is made up of genes that vary drastically in size. In humans, genes can be as short as a few hundred...
Aging Parents May Need Your Time Because They Don’t Have Money
by Teresa Ghilarducci - Forbes There is another reason you want to know your parents and siblings genetics and if they have had or of have cardiovascular disease or diabetes. You may want to prepare for the inevitability of your relatives needing your time or money...
Regenerative Medicine Essentials Course and World Stem Cell Summit go LIVE in 2023 at combined event in Winston-Salem, NC, June 5-9, 2023
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, February, 2023 -- The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) and the Regenerative Medicine Foundation (RMF) have announced that the 20th edition of the World Stem Cell Summit will be held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in...