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A Treatment for Hypertension Extends Lifespan and Slows Aging, According to an Animal Study
By Fortua - A groundbreaking discovery is shaking up our understanding of aging. Researchers have managed to extend the lifespan of adult mice by 33 percent simply by reducing one amino acid in their diet. Could this breakthrough pave the way for increased human...
GLP-1s could end up being ‘the first true longevity drug’ as the world battles a rising obesity crisis
By Angelica Ang - Fortune - GLP-1s are the hottest drugs on the market. While doctors have prescribed these drugs to treat type-2 diabetes for decades, these treatments broke into the public consciousness when they started to be used for weight loss. U.S. approval of...
Grip strength is linked to longevity. Here are 2 easy exercises to boost yours.
By Julia Pugachevsky - Business Insider - Grip strength is associated with greater longevity and lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Grip strength is also linked to strength training, such as pulling or carrying heavy weights. Exercises like farmer's carries and...
Machine learning predicts lifespan and suggests underlying causes of death in aging C. elegans
By Nature } Communications biology - Abstract Aging leads to age-related pathology that causes death, and genes affect lifespan by determining such pathology. Here we investigate how age-related pathology mediates the effect of genetic and environmental interventions...
Healthspan Action Coalition Joins the ARPA-H Customer Experience Hub
“Listening to, learning from, and building trust with communities to enable access to critical health innovations for all Americans.” San Francisco, CA and Wellington, FL—December 15, 2025—The Healthspan Action Coalition is pleased to announce its role as a member of...
Low Doses of Ozempic-Like Drug Can Counteract Aging in Older Mice, Study Finds
By Sharon Adarlo - Futurism - A new study published in the journal Cell Metabolism strongly suggests that low doses of weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound can counteract aging in middle-aged mice, adding to the growing suspicion that these medications might...
She cares for her aging parents full time. That requires taking care of herself, too
By Juana Summer, Alejandra Marquez Janse, Sarah Handel - NPR - At age 43, Dawnita Brown made a life-changing pivot. She took leave from her secure government job, winnowed down her possessions, resolved her financial responsibilities, and in 2016, signed up for the...
Aging alters the protein landscape in the brain—diet can counteract it, say researchers
by Kerstin Wagner, Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute - MedicalXpress - As we age, the composition and function of proteins in the brain change, affecting how well our brain performs later in life—influencing memory, responsiveness, and the risk of...
A Common Diabetes Drug Is Linked to ‘Exceptional Longevity’ in Women
By Science Alert | Health - Not only can the drug metformin help to effectively manage type 2 diabetes, but it may also give older women a better chance of living to the grand old age of 90, according to recent research – thanks, it seems, to a variety of anti-aging...
Aging as a disease: The rise of longevity science
By BIG THINK - From treating specific diseases to targeting aging itself, Progress Conference 2025 explored the many routes to extending life. In October, the Roots of Progress Institute organized Progress Conference 2025 to connect people and ideas in the progress...
UW launches new research center to examine aging and age-related diseases
by University of Wisconsin - Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center focuses on link between metabolism and healthier aging The National Institute on Aging has recognized the UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s strength in aging research through a competitive grant...
Could humans live to 150? Why some researchers think we’re on the cusp of a major longevity breakthrough
By James Mitchell Crow - Nature - Will a human ever celebrate a 150th birthday? You bet, says Stephen Austad, a biology of ageing researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Austad is so sure that life expectancy is poised for another rapid rise, he put...