More progress with GDF 11, anti-aging protein Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have shown that a protein they previously demonstrated can make the failing hearts in aging mice... Read more
Drug could potentially be used to treat human diseases that cause accelerated aging Northwestern Medicine® scientists have newly identified a protein’s key role in cell and physiological agi... Read more
“We were able to show that transplantation of the old treated muscle stem cell population repaired the damage and restored strength to injured muscles of old mice” Researchers at the Stanfor... Read more
It is probably wise to take Thiel’s idea of an end to aging (or at least its radical postponement) seriously. It does not seem that long ago that the Beatles could plausibly portray geriatri... Read more
New South Wales professor in US rolled back the key indicators of ageing to make two-year-old mice appear six months old Australian and US researchers hope an anti-ageing compound could be... Read more
Increasing weakness with age is not a law of nature In our youth we are strong and healthy and then we weaken and die – that’s probably how most would describe what ageing is all... Read more
“With adequate aging research support, we could be in reach of a breakthrough similar to those in public health in the 19th century and medicine in the 20th.” Finding a way to slow the biolo... Read more
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that gravitational unloading significantly impairs the function of endothelial cells, as evidenced by gene expression studies conducted in space As... Read more
Scientists answer hotly debated questions about how calorie restriction delays aging process Among scientists, the role of proteins called sirtuins in enhancing longevity has been hotly deba... Read more
This opens the door for using statins, or derivatives of statins, as an anti-aging therapy Not only do statins extend lives by lowering cholesterol levels and reducing the risks of cardiovas... Read more
A lifespan extension of 60 percent has been achieved in worms by disrupting a mechanism in mitochondria using simple antibiotics Why is it that within a homogeneous population of the same sp... Read more
RESEARCHERS AT THE HARVARD STEM CELL INSTITUTE have discovered a substance in the blood of young mice that reverses a major effect of aging in the hearts of old mice. The substance, called G... Read more
UCLA life scientists have identified a gene previously implicated in Parkinson’s disease that can delay the onset of aging and extend the healthy life span of fruit flies. The research... Read more
While the search continues for the Fountain of Youth, researchers may have found the body’s “fountain of aging”: the brain region known as the hypothalamus. For the first time, scientists at... Read more