Month: October 2024

A new study has suggested that radical life extension is all but impossible in this century [1], and it has made waves among people interested in living longer. Out of steam? A paper titled “Implausibility of radical life extension in humans in the twenty-first century” was destined to ignite controversy in the longevity community. Published...

In Aging Cell, researchers have published their findings that exosomes, which we have previously reported to extend the lives of mice, also extend the lives of rats. Known to be effective Exosomes, a subset of extracellular vesicles (EVs), can be visualized as messages and packages that cells send to one another. Along with lifespan studies,...

Treating middle-aged people for six months with a supplement combination that included astragalus, a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine, positively impacted their telomeres [1]. Preventing the shortening Telomeres are like shoelace aglets, forming protective caps at the ends of DNA strands. They are made of a specific repetitive sequence of nucleotides. They prevent chromosome...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) only affects a fraction of cells and must be treated with high specificity. Scientists have achieved that by targeting mRNA sites associated with the disease [1]. Cryptic behavior ALS is a neurodegenerative disease in which age is a major factor. While it can be diagnosed at almost any age, the average...

From multi-million-dollar IPOs to new pop-up cities and industry-changing research, it’s not just the leaves that are changing this fall. The season is heating up with ground-breaking deals, exciting new perspectives, and cutting-edge technology, proving that there’s more than pumpkin spice in the air. Upcoming conferences and events Sun, sea, and life at the Longevity...

In Aging, researchers have published a new study on a tool meant for analyzing macrophage senescence along with differences between inflammaging and regular inflammation. Macrophages are driven to senescence Why we Age: Cellular SenescenceAs your body ages, more of your cells become senescent. Senescent cells do not divide or support the tissues of which they...