Professor João Pedro de Magalhães leads the Genomics of Ageing and Rejuvenation Lab at the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing in the University of Birmingham. He is also CSO of YouthBio Therapeutics, a US-based biotech company that develops rejuvenation gene […]

In a study printed in PNAS, researchers have shown that telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) can be given to cells in living mice through a viral vector, taking the idea of life-extending gene therapies […]

Publishing in Nature Communications, Dr. Tom Yate, Dr. Neliesh J. Samani, and colleagues used data from approximately 400,000 people in the UK Biobank in order to examine the relationship between walking pace […]

Arguing that other issues should get priority over tackling aging is an all-too-common reason for not developing life extension technology. We cannot have life […]

On this episode of Lifespan News, Ryan O’Shea showcases an Ending Age-Related Diseases panel that featured the worlds of crypto and longevity being brought together. […]

Dr. Leon Peshkin talks us through a new open access research tool he has helped to develop and which is free for researchers to use now. If a drug increases lifespan in mice by 15%, should I take […]

This episode of Science to Save the World focuses on an interesting quirk of physics by which solar panels become cooler than […]

BioAge Labs is developing a class of compounds that have been shown to inhibit the NLRP3 protein, which has been […]

Freedom is a big deal for our society. We want freedom of speech, political freedom, freedom of the press, religious […]

Biotechnology is an area within the science sector that focuses on therapies and other products that relate to living organisms. The term refers to any practical application of life-focused sciences, so it refers to […]

DAOs, decentralized autonomous organizations, date back to 2015/2016 with the creation of Slock.it, a German start-up that soon became known as ‘The DAO’ or Genesis DAO. Created to support future Web 3.0 projects, […]

Naltrexone is an FDA-approved medication for the treatment of opioid addiction and alcohol dependence [1] that was developed in 1961 [2]. Naltrexone blocks the action […]

Discussing the potential of slowing down or even reversing aging has become more popular in recent years, but some people suggest that it is […]

When discussing the topic of life extension, a critique is sometimes raised that increasing healthy lifespans is selfish. Does this arguement […]

In a DAO, the concept of governance remains the same as in a conventional corporation or government, although it differs in […]