News and Press Releases
Longevity Summit 2022
By Longevity Summit Hosted at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Longevity Summit 2022 will feature talks from quite a few well-known members of the longevity community, including Buck CEO Eric Verdin, Morgan Levine of Altos Labs, Turn.bio COO Sergio Ruiz,...
Raising Awareness that Aging is a Problem Worth Solving
By Lifespan.io There has been plenty going on here at Lifespan.io, so we thought it was time to give you a little update on what’s been happening. Meet us at the Longevity Summit 2022 The Longevity Summit 2022 is happening on December 6-7 at the Buck Institute for...
Fitness program for blood stem cells: TAZ protein protects from age-related loss of function
by by Kerstin Wagner, Leibniz-Institut für Alternsforschung - Fritz-Lipmann-Institut e.V. (FLI) - Phys.org Image: Hematopoietic stem cells age very heterogeneously. The TAZ protein, a co-activator of the Hippo signaling pathway, can protect blood stem cells from...
New Book – The Healthspan Code: How to Reverse Biological Age
By Camillo Ricordi Finally the paperback English edition of The Healthspan Code is available on Amazon.com … just in time for some nice Holiday presents if you want to help someone you love, or care about, to prevent and defeat the Pandemics of the 21st Century, to...
An analysis of excess mortality rates during COVID-19 pandemic in countries with aging populations
By Dr. Chinta Sidharthan - News Medical Life Scienes In a recent JAMA Network Open study, researchers explore the association between excess mortality and economic factors, health, population, and well-being before and during the coronavirus disease 2019...
Yale Researchers Awarded $12M NIH Grant to Study Impact of FGF21 Protein on Aging
By Yale School of Medicine Researchers from Yale University, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have been awarded a $12.4 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging of the NIH to deploy their unique research models and expertise...
What’s The Promise Of Healthcare Technology For Aging In Place?
by Dwight Raum - Forbes Whenever I hear conversations about “aging in place,” my interest is piqued. Like many of us, that’s because I care for an aging parent, and I’m on the lookout for new tools and technology to help. As a card-carrying member of the sandwich...
Signs of Alzheimer’s might be visible 9 years before diagnosis
Cambridge scientists show spotting signs of brain impairment in patients could be possible nine years before they receive a dementia diagnosis. by Eleanor Garth - Longevity Technology A team of Cambridge researchers has analysed data from the UK Biobank and discovered...
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...