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Source: University of Texas at Arlington Tears to the glenoid labrum-;cartilage tissue that lines the shoulder where the arm joins can be repaired with arthroscopic surgery, which significantly weakens the joint and involves a lengthy recovery. Liping Tang, a...

By Lisa Aubry - Loma Linda University Health Within less than a year of his diagnosis, Ronney Hester pushed his multiple myeloma into complete remission, meaning all signs and symptoms of the blood cancer disappeared. With his fatigue and breathlessness out of the...

By Technology Networks A research team led by Professor Jong Kyoung Kim from the Department of Life Sciences at POSTECH along with Professor Seung-Hoi Koo from the Division of Life Sciences at Korea University and principal researcher Geum-Sook Hwang from Korea Basic...

William A. Haseltine - Forbes The Klotho gene has gained increasing attention for its anti-aging properties. In the most recent installment of this series, we explored the promising cognitive benefits of administering Klotho to both mice and monkeys, the results from...

By The Week Exciting findings show potential to extend vitality and combat age-related illnesses A new study sheds light on a significant breakthrough in the fight against aging and age-related diseases. The research, led by Dr. Bimal N. Desai and his team at the...

By Elanor Garth - Longevity.Technology Next week, on 10-11 August 2023, Lifespan.io will be holding its sixth annual Ending Age-Related Diseases (EARD) conference. Bringing entrepreneurs, investors, pharma and biotech companies, researchers, and government...

by Elanor Garth - Longevity.Technology Established in 2021, Impetus Grants is dedicated to supporting innovative ideas in the aging space that might otherwise be overlooked by traditional funders – go bold, or go home. Now Impetus has announced that it is set to...

By Bill Gifford - Scientific American An expert on aging thinks humans could live to be 1,000 years old—with a few tweaks to our genetic “software” How long can human beings live? Although life expectancy has increased significantly over the past century, thanks...

This promising pill developed at hashtag #CityofHope worked on 70 different cancer cell lines! Capacity to kill ALL solid tumors? Vast implications. How many years before ever reaching patients, if ever? hashtag #healthspanactioncoalition Bernard Siegel By Caitlin...

by Neuroscience News Research indicates both high cognitive abilities and explorative behavior are linked to increased lifespan in wild gray mouse lemurs. Through a series of cognitive and personality tests, applied to 198 lemurs, the team found that those with...

by Eleanor Garth - Longevity.Technology The Longevity Summit Dublin is dedicated to the recognition of emerging research developments aimed at extending the human healthspan. This much-anticipated event brings together leading scientists from around the world,...

Cellular senescence was a key factor. by Josh Conway - Lifespan.io Researchers publishing in Aging Cell have documented a human clinical trial showing that metformin reduces atrophy caused by long periods of bed rest. A common problem and a well-known diabetes drug...