Scientists publishing in Nature Aging have shown that telomerase reverse transcriptase slows neurodegeneration but not due to its telomere-building activity [1]. Chromosomes’ […]

Hosted by Dr. Oliver Medvedik, Journal Club returns on Tuesday 25th January at 12:00 Eastern and will be broadcast live on the Lifespan.io Facebook page. The topic for this […]

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 […]

On this episode of Science to Save the World, we discuss the relationship of cryptocurrencies and longevity, focusing on VitaDAO and related innovations.  Script In our last episode, we dove into the […]

A significant debate has originated regarding the inclusion of MG2A, a code for old age, in the ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics. What is the ICD-11? The 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, which goes into effect […]

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 it? […]

Researchers publishing in Experimental Eye Research have discovered that the peptide aB-crystallin can reduce the cellular senescence that affects the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). What is αB-crystallin? αB-crystallin is a well-known heat shock protein, a […]

In September 2021, we reported that Altos Labs was about to launch an ambitious project to develop partial cellular reprogramming to the point where it could be safely used in humans to reverse cellular aging. That launch […]

At Ending Age-Related Diseases 2021, Elena Milova of Lifespan.io interviewed Tina Woods on the development of a longevity ecosystem, the importance of language, and the […]

At Ending Age-Related Diseases 2021, Elena Milova of Lifespan.io interviews Tim Maupin, an NYC-based filmmaker, about the way art can help change the way society views longevity research. Script Elena: Greetings to the participants of […]

At Ending Age-Related Diseases 2021, Elena Milova interviewed Dr. Jean Hébert on how the human brain can be restored to youthful function. Script Elena: Greetings to the participants of Ending Age-Related Diseases 2021. This conference brings together […]

Before founding Impetus Grants, a non-profit that aims to speed up longevity research by handing out money to scientists, minus the bureaucracy, Martin Borch Jensen did his doctorate in the Bohr lab […]

Ever since the first Bitcoin block was mined in 2009, people have been using cryptocurrencies to securely conduct transactions online. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin are […]

What is CRISPR? CRISPR (otherwise known as “Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat”) is a gene editing system, but it is not a human invention. It was […]

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, also known simply as progeria, is a disease characterized by premature aging. Patients with progeria develop many of the same conditions that normally occur late in life, […]

What are urolithins? Urolithins are not found in food; however, their precursor polyphenols are. Polyphenols are abundantly found in many fruits […]

The Golgi apparatus is a membrane-bound organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. It is also known as the Golgi complex or the Golgi body. It was named after its discoverer, Camillo Golgi, an Italian biologist. Structure of the Golgi […]

Klotho, named after the Greek mythological figure, is an enzyme that can be either circulating or bound to cell membranes [1,2]. It is expressed most highly in the kidneys [3]. There are […]

  B cells (the precursors to plasma cells) are the source of antibodies within the body. These antibodies have immunological, scientific, commercial, and industrial […]