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The Latest Longevity News Stories
Creating a Noise Clock to Measure Biological Age
Publishing in Aging, the Conboy research lab has outlined the problems with existing machine learning-based clocks and created a new clock based on epigenetic noise. The problem […]
EARD2023: Using NFTs to Support Video Gaming for Good
In this talk, Lifespan.io President Keith Comito describes use cases for “Proof of Philanthropy” (PoP) dynamic NFTs – a new type of NFT that powers up based on tracked on-chain giving. These NFTs, […]
Senolytics as a Potential Back Pain Treatment
In a recent paper, researchers from McGill University in Canada have investigated how a combination of two senolytics, RG-7112 and o-Vanillin, influences the intervertebral disc cells […]
A Potential Exercise Mimetic to Restore Youthful Memory
Researchers have identified a platelet-derived factor that improves cognition in mice and published their findings in Nature Communications. Finding the right molecules This paper begins with the same refrain common in discussions about the biological effects of exercise: […]
Ending Age-Related Diseases 2023: Longevity/DeSci Success
The Ending Age-Related Diseases 2023 conference has ended, and it was a big success. Today, we are delighted to announce that the first of our conference videos is available: the […]
Longevity and DeSci Recap – August 2023
On the Longevity and DeSci Recap, you’ll discover the latest interviews, insights, and research in the longevity tech sphere over the past month and learn more about topics including blockchain, DAOs, cryptocurrency, DeSci, and events […]
Rejuvenation Roundup August 2023
EARD2023, the Longevity + DeSci Summit, is over, but the work its speakers have been doing continues. Here’s what’s happened on the aging research front in August. LEAF News Team […]
Is There a Single Essence of Aging?
In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Dr. Jesse Poganik and Prof. Vadim Gladyshev of Harvard Medical School have presented an opinion proposing a consensus understanding of aging. A problem of focus and funding […]
Extracellular Vesicles Improve Cardiac Health in Old Rats
The Journal Club returns with Dr. Oliver Medvedik on September 26th at 12:00 Eastern time on our Facebook page. We take a look at a […]
EARD2023: Proving Your Philanthropy on the Blockchain
In this talk given at Ending Age-Related Diseases 2023, Weavechain CEO Omar ElNaggar goes into detail on how Weavechain worked together with Lifespan.io’s President Keith […]
How Pollution Makes Aging Worse
A review paper published in GeroScience has detailed a substantial amount of research into the ways that environmental pollutants accelerate aging. […]
Having a Hobby Might Lead to a Healthier Life
A new publication in Nature Medicine has provided evidence from multiple countries supporting the idea that older people who have […]
Ending Age-Related Diseases 2023: Longevity/DeSci Success
The Ending Age-Related Diseases 2023 conference has ended, and it was a big success. Today, we are delighted to announce […]
Jumping Genes Influence the Speed of Aging in Worms
According to a newly published paper in Nature Communications, transposable elements impact aging in C.elegans [1]. Transposable elements and aging Transposable elements are often referred to as mobile genetic elements or jumping genes, as these DNA pieces can change their […]
Taking Up Exercise Late in Life May Prevent Fitness Decline
According to a new study published in Aging Cell, previously sedentary old people who took up an exercise program were […]
Interviewing the leading experts in aging research and longevity
We have a dedicated team of journalists who have interviewed many of the leaders in the field about their research and the drive to end age-related diseases. You can find our latest interviews below.
How Life Noggin Educates Millions – Pat Graziosi aka Blocko
In this episode of Making Time, host Ryan O’Shea sits down with Pat Graziosi, the creative mind behind the hugely popular educational YouTube channel, Life Noggin, and the voice of its main character, Blocko. The conversation encapsulates Graziosi’s journey from […]
Peter Fedichev Explains His Theory of Aging
Peter Fedichev, co-founder and CEO of Gero, is a relative newcomer to the field of geroscience with a background in physics and […]
Niklas Anzinger on Building a New Regulatory World
Hey everyone. Ryan O’Shea here with Lifespan News, and welcome to the launch of Making Time. This is a series that has been in the works for a while now and that will feature long form interviews with interesting figures […]
SENS Research Foundation’s CEO on Accelerating Rejuvenation
We had the chance to interview Lisa Fabiny-Kiser, CEO of the well-known SENS Research Foundation, on all the various research, education, and advocacy activities that the organization is currently doing along with its plans for the future. Public opinion and […]
Vitalik Buterin Exclusive Interview: Longevity, AI and More
Vitalik Buterin holding Zuzu, the puppy rescued by people of Zuzalu. Photo: Michelle Lai Don’t try finding Zuzalu on a map; it doesn’t exist anymore. It was a “pop-up city” conceived by the tech entrepreneur Vitalik Buterin, creator […]
Kelsey Moody on Supporting New Researchers with Ichor
Today, we are speaking to Ichor Life Sciences CEO Dr. Kelsey Moody about the doctoral program that the company operates and how the company is […]