News and Press Releases

By Suneeta Sunny - Medical Daily - Your lifestyle, eating habits, and exercise are all factors that affect the way your cells age. However, researchers have now identified a factor that's beyond your control but still impacts aging. Well, it's not hereditary factors...

By Dr. Donald Jurivich - University of North Dakota - Physical activity, cognitive stimulation and a healthy diet are keys to reducing risk of Alzheimer’s disease, UND scholar writes in The Conversation I cringed recently while driving to the clinic where I specialize...

San Francisco, CA, September 26, 2024—October first is worldwide International Longevity Day, and the Healthspan Action Coalition will mark the day with a public rally in the heart of San Francisco’s research and healthcare community. The event, which will be led by...

by Addy Hatch - Washington State Magazine - How you age is determined by your genetics, your resources, your lifestyle, and, let’s face it, your luck. With all those variables, most of us can’t expect to age perfectly. But we can age optimally. Optimal aging means...

by Melissa Santorelli - University of Colorado Anshutz Medical Campus - ACCORDS researchers were among the experts presenting on important topics at the September Symposium's Geriatrics Conference. The 20th Annual Rocky Mountain Geriatrics Conference & Community...

By The Healthspan Summit - 500 attendees, 38 speakers, cold plunges, outdoor fitness, food trucks and more! Connect with your fellow longevity enthusiasts at the UCLA South Bay campus in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Healthspan Productions...

By Julia Bergin - The New York Times - Five years ago, Saul Newman published what he thought was groundbreaking research about “blue zones” — places like Okinawa in Japan and Sardinia in Italy, where many people reputedly lead astonishingly lengthy and healthy lives....

Here are the location and time details for this event: DATE: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 TIME: 11:30 am - 2:00 pm LOCATION: SPARK SOCIAL SF in the Alcoves 601 Mission Bay Blvd North, San Francisco DOWNLOAD LONGEVITY DAY FLYER PDF TIMELINE: AT 11:30 am SPARK SOCIAL SF...

By Iowa State university News - AMES, Iowa – A decade ago, Raquel Espin Palazon discovered that inflammatory signaling pathways must switch on for embryos to produce blood stem cells. The latest work from her lab shows the potential value of keeping those same signals...

By Technology Networks | Cell Science - Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) have identified key changes to both chromosome structure and gene expression that affect stem cell function during aging. Using fruit flies, they found that...

By Margaux Anbouba - Vogue - “We are not destined to be a product of our genes,” John Mackey, the cofounder of organic grocery store Whole Foods, tells me. “We have the power to shape our health and well-being through the choices we make every day—whether it’s...

by Joseph Shavit - The Brighter Side News - The ability to use a commonly prescribed medication to slow down the aging process could revolutionize the field of aging research. The study, which was published in Aging Cell, found that rilmenidine, a medication that is...