March 31, 2022
On this episode of Science to Save the World, in honor of Women's History Month, we'll celebrate ten women who have helped save the world with science. Ada Lovelace was a self-taught Victorian English mathematician who is often regarded as the "world's first computer programmer". Some even say she was the prime force behind the...
March 31, 2022
Publishing in Aging, researchers from the Chengdu Jinjiang Hospital in China have discovered that caloric restriction is less effective on mice previously fed a high-calorie diet. Well-known effects In their introduction, the researchers discuss what caloric restriction is known to do, citing papers that show its effects on autophagy [1], inflammation [2], nutrient sensing [3],...
March 30, 2022
It seems bizarre that in 2022, some biotech companies interested in doing something about aging are still saying that they are not. Cellular rejuvenation seems to be the latest buzzword and an attempt to rebrand and escape the stigma of anti-aging. Genentech is another cellular rejuvenation company Recently, researchers at the Salk Institute, in collaboration...
March 30, 2022
Insilico Medicine, which uses AI for drug discovery, has identified potential dual-purpose therapeutic targets that are implicated in aging and age-associated diseases using artificial intelligence and a Hallmarks of Aging framework. The full press release is included here. March 29, 2022, New York (11AM ET) --- Insilico Medicine, a clinical stage end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI)-driven...
March 29, 2022
Scientists have shown that oleanoic acid, a nutrient most associated with olive oil, greatly improves numerous markers of cardiac health in aging mice [1]. is a nutrient abundant in some foods, particularly olive oil. Olive oil has been shown to have health benefits compared to most other types of oil, but this data comes mostly...
March 28, 2022
This week on Lifespan News, Ryan O'Shea discusses glutathione, a supplement that has increased the longevity of mice by 24% in one experiment. Script Scientists studying glutathione precursors have demonstrated some of the best life extension results ever achieved in mice - increasing their lifespan by 24% - and they already have studies showing positive...