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Rejuve.AI: Just Another App or a Longevity Research Network?
On its website, Rejuve.AI, a company co-founded by its dynamic CEO, Jasmine Smith, and a renowned AI researcher, Ben Goertzel, promises a lot of things: to “democratize longevity, globally,” to enable you to “take control of your […]
Educated ‘Night Owls’ Might Have More Cognitive Decline Risk
A recent analysis of over 20,000 middle-aged and older adults showed an association between a later chronotype (‘night owls’) and cognitive decline among highly educated people [1]. Early birds and night owls One risk factor linked to dementia is a […]
Blunting an Inflammatory Pathway Slows Alzheimer’s in Mice
Scientists have demonstrated that knocking out part of the cGAS-STING DNA-sensing pathway slows disease progression in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s, calming down […]
Rejuvenation Roundup May 2025
May was a substantial month in the rejuvenation biotechnology world, including nanomedical advancements, T cells to fight senescence, a transcription factor with multiple potential uses, and the Hallmarks of […]
A Drug Combo Increases Lifespan in Mice by Over 30%
Combining rapamycin with the anti-cancer drug trametinib produced a synergistic effect and robust life extension in a new study [1]. A multi-node approach Rapamycin, […]
How Plasma Exchange Affects Aging in a Human Trial
A placebo-controlled clinical trial, with results published in Aging Cell, has determined that plasma replacement has beneficial effects when combined with immunoglobulin, according to multiple epigenetic clocks and -omics biomarkers. Looking for a […]
Why Some Mammals Live Much Longer Than Others
A recent study investigated differences in maximum lifespan potential among different mammalian species. The researchers found associations between gene family size expansion, maximum lifespan potential, and relative brain size. They also studied genomic features linked to lifespan […]
DNA Methylation Patterns Trace Blood Aging Dynamics
Scientists have created a new, highly effective method of tracing blood cells’ lineage. This can improve our understanding of clonal hematopoiesis and its impact on an aging organism [1]. Hostile […]
Caloric Restriction Slows Ovarian Aging in Monkeys
In Aging, researchers have published their discovery that three years of caloric restriction in rhesus macaques that are beginning to enter menopause slows their ovarian aging. Closer to people than mice The ovary is one of the first human […]
Vitamin D Rescues Telomere Attrition in Leukocytes
A sub-study, which was part of the large-scale VITAL trial, determined that vitamin D supplementation slows telomere attrition in leukocytes almost to a halt. This could have real-life clinical implications [1]. The chromosome guardians Attrition of telomeres, repetitive sequences that […]
Common Laboratory Mice Age Faster in a Natural Environment
In Aging Cell, researchers have found that exposing ordinary Black 6 mice to a more natural environment accelerates rather than slows the aging of their livers. When natural doesn’t mean better It is […]
Dietary Methionine Restriction Improves Healthspan in Mice
In a recent study, researchers investigated how restricting dietary methionine and inhibiting the tyrosine degradation pathway affects healthspan in aged mice. […]
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