The January edition of Journal Club, hosted by Dr. Oliver Medvedik, took a look at the results of a recent human trial in which the drug rapamycin was used to treat skin aging with some promising results.
Steve serves on the LEAF Board of Directors and is the Editor in Chief, coordinating the daily news articles and social media content of the organization. He is an active journalist in the aging research and biotechnology field and has to date written over 600 articles on the topic, interviewed over 100 of the leading researchers in the field, hosted livestream events focused on aging, as well as attending various medical industry conferences.
His work has been featured in H+ magazine, Psychology Today, Singularity Weblog, Standpoint Magazine, Swiss Monthly, Keep me Prime, and New Economy Magazine.
Steve is one of three recipients of the 2020 H+ Innovator Award and shares this honour with Mirko Ranieri – Google AR and Dinorah Delfin – Immortalists Magazine. The H+ Innovator Award looks into our community and acknowledges ideas and projects that encourage social change, achieve scientific accomplishments, technological advances, philosophical and intellectual visions, author unique narratives, build fascinating artistic ventures, and develop products that bridge gaps and help us to achieve transhumanist goals.
Steve has a background in project management and administration which has helped him to build a united team for effective fundraising and content creation, while his additional knowledge of biology and statistical data analysis allows him to carefully assess and coordinate the scientific groups involved in the project.
A recent study from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, conducted by Dr. Wuxiang Xie and colleagues, examined the association of blood pressure with cognitive decline, dementia, and mortality [1]. This study included two cohorts: the […]
A study published in Plos Medicine has shown that lithium decreases the risk of developing dementia and some of its subtypes, including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia [1]. Enigmatic but effective According to […]
Scientists have found that infusing old mice with cerebrospinal fluid obtained from young mice improves their memory by increasing proliferation and differentiation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) [1]. […]
On this episode of Lifespan News, Ryan O’Shea discusses how CBD promotes autophagy, our cells’ ability to clear out damaged components. Script Scientists have shown that an active ingredient of cannabis significantly upregulates autophagy, extending both lifespan […]
A preprint published in bioRxiv has demonstrated that the second-generation aging clocks PhenoAge, DunedinPACE, and GrimAge show increased but reversible age acceleration in mice and people exposed to significant stress. What clocks are for As […]
Scientists from Norway have built a model that predicts the effect of various dietary changes on human lifespan [1]. Diet is obviously a major health factor, […]
The Journal Club returns May 31st at 12:00 Eastern live on the Lifespan.io Facebook page. Dr. Oliver Medvedik will be exploring a recent paper where researchers showed that transfering fecal microbiota from young to old […]
A study published in Redox Biology has reported that the upregulation of thioredoxin, a fundamental part of mitochondrial defense against reactive oxygen species, is associated with longevity in mutant C. elegans worms. Free radicals, revisited The free […]
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