News and Press Releases
How Entrepreneurs Are Turning Longevity Into A Multi-Billion Opportunity
By Alexander Puutio - Forbes - By now, we’ve all heard of Bryan Johnson, the tech entrepreneur who spends $2 million annually in his quest for immortality. For many of us, such an investment is well out of reach, but it taps into a primal instinct we all share: the...
The regions racing to become the “Silicon Valley” of an aging world
By Adam Felts - MIT News - New book from MIT AgeLab researchers applies the concept of innovation clusters to global population aging. In 2018, when Inc. Magazine named Boston one of the country’s top places to start a business, it highlighted one significant reason:...
Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead
By Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery and Junko Ogura, CNN - The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication. But...
OpenAI Launches Longevity Model: Biotech’s AI Arms Race
By Fitt Insider - Artificial intelligence is disrupting drug discovery. The latest: OpenAI and longevity startup Retro Biosciences created an AI model for cellular reprogramming, the act of converting aging cells to younger, healthier versions (aka stem cells)....
Why Our Biological Clock Ticks: Research Reconciles Major Theories of Aging
By Miles Martin - UC San Diego Today - Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have published results that shed new light on an old question: what causes aging at the molecular level? Their findings, published in Nature Aging, describe a...
Discoveries from human stem cell research in space that are relevant to advancing cellular therapies on Earth
By Fay Ghani, Abba C. Zubair - Nature - Stem cell research performed in space has provided fundamental insights into stem cell properties and behavior in microgravity including cell proliferation, differentiation, and regeneration capabilities. However, there is...
Healthspan Compass – Vol. 9
A Special Message From The Editor – Before we launch into news on the healthspan front, let’s acknowledge the elephant in the room. US health agencies, including the National Institutes of Health and the FDA, are currently…
Researchers discover aging ‘hotspot’ in the brain — and it could have big implications for patients
By Melissa Rudy, Fox News - The New York Post - The brain plays a big part in the aging process, and scientists think they’ve pinpointed the specific cells that control it. In a study of mice, researchers at the Allen Institute identified certain cells that showed...
How Boston Is Poised to Become the Nation’s Leading Longevity Hub
By Jaci Conry - Boston Magazine - Your retirement dreams might sparkle with well-padded 401(k)s and European escapades—but is that rosy vision ready for reality’s age-tinted glasses? Where will you live when you need an extra hand with daily care? How will you...
Health Longevity Breakthrough: Scientists Restore “Youthful” Enzyme Activity To Combat Aging
By Cactus Communications - SciTechDaily - Innovative therapies revive a once-undruggable mitochondrial aging regulator through a revolutionary enzyme activation mechanism. Researchers at CCM Biosciences, Inc. have leveraged a novel biophysical mechanism of enzyme...
The single-most important longevity hack to David Beckham’s routine that keeps him healthy and energetic at 49
By Alexa Mikhail - Fortune - British soccer star David Beckham may not be dominating midfield anymore since retiring from the sport over a decade ago, but the drive that led him to three FIFA world cups remains the same. “I wasn’t the most talented player on the...
Drinking Tea Every Day May Slow Aging—Study Finds 3 Cups a Day Is the Sweet Spot
By Courtney Shapiro - Woman's World - New research reveals how daily tea consumption can help slow biological aging and boost health Tea is perfect for curling up with a book, boosting energy in the morning or enjoying a soothing sip throughout the day. It’s also a...