News and Press Releases

By David Nield - Science Alert - The hypertension drug rilmenidine has been shown to slow down aging in worms, an effect that in humans could hypothetically help us live longer and keep us healthier in our latter years. Previous research has shown rilmenidine mimics...

By Lisa Russell - West News Magazine - Younger adults today tend to lead more sedentary lifestyles. Their jobs generally require them to sit at a desk most of the work day, and their evenings are often spent on the couch streaming or scrolling. In fact, millennials...

By Aging - A new review was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), on October 29, 2024, Volume 16, Issue 20, titled, ”Brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease, a perspective from non-human primates.“ In the...

By Korin Miller - Food & Wine - “Ginger provides significant health benefits, including reducing inflammation and oxidative stress, which are major contributors to aging and chronic diseases.” Ginger, a common spice usually used to add zest and spice to foods, has a...

By Eleanor Garth - Longevity.Technology - How apps, platforms and tests are empowering individuals with data-driven insights and helping them to optimize health and prolong vitality. We recently published our Ten Levels of Longevity framework, which provides a...

By Technology Netowrks - The ageing and failure of cells that occurs when the liver is damaged can spread to other organs, suggests a new study in mice and humans from researchers at UCL, the University of Edinburgh and the CRUK Scotland Institute. In the...

By SciTechDaily - A team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and BGI Research has identified how immunoglobulins contribute to aging by mapping high-precision cellular changes across multiple organs. Their study reveals that IgG buildup triggers aging processes, and...

By Cedars Sinai News - The Los Angeles Times recently interviewed Martha Gulati, MD, director of Preventive Cardiology in the Department of Cardiology in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, about the benefits of strength training for older adults. Building...

by Taylor Freitas - CNET - Collagen gained popularity for its anti-aging benefits, but it may offer other perks, too. By now, you've probably heard that collagen supplements naturally support healthy skin. Collagen is a protein naturally found in the skin, hair and...

By Andis Robeznieks - American Medical Association - It is critically important to make health IT accessible for all and to achieve equitable adoption among aging patients, people with hearing and eyesight impairment, as well as those who live in communities...

By John Werner - Forbes - Ever since the fountain of youth, longevity has been a big quest for humanity. We want to get there, but historically, we just don’t quite know how. Enter Dr. John Day, who is a cardiologist and marathon runner,who wanted to know the secrets...

By Rohini Subrahmanyam, PhD - The Scientist.com - Bone marrow stem cells defy typical aging, and it may be because they express the right proteins. Aging is inevitable for most cell types in the human body, but hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) seem to defy the process....