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Longer Reproductive Spans Linked to Younger Brains in Women
Analysis of over a thousand postmenopausal women suggests that women with longer reproductive spans, earlier first period (menarche), and later menopause experience slower brain aging [1]. Linking sex hormones to brain health The female […]
Financial Behavior Might Help Diagnose Dementia Early
By analyzing a large UK dataset, scientists have identified various financial behaviors that might point to dementia years before it leads to loss of financial capacity [1]. The money trail Alzheimer’s […]
A New Method of Modifying Stem Cells
Researchers have investigated a never-before-used method of transfecting senescent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and published their results In the Cell journal Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids. Detergents for gene therapy Altering the genetics of a living person is much trickier […]
A Popular Sweetener Adversely Affects Blood Vessels
A new study has lent more support to previous epidemiological data that ties the popular sugar substitute erythritol to elevated cardiovascular risk [1]. Deceptively sweet Sugar substitutes have been around for decades, […]
Preventing CRISPR From Causing Senescence
Researchers publishing in Cell Reports Medicine have taken a look at what causes CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology to drive cells senescent and investigated a potential method […]
How Gut Microbiota Impact Endothelial Cell Senescence
In a recent study that included data from humans, mice, and cell culture experiments, researchers demonstrated that gut microbes and their […]
New Study Could Pave the Way for Better Cancer Vaccines
Scientists have found that only about 1% of presented tumor antigens come from oncogenic mutations. The remaining 99%, previously overlooked, may […]
Boyang Wang on Targeting Underfunded Longevity Projects
In this interview, Boyang Wang of Immortal Dragons discusses the kinds of projects he wants to fund, ways in which the industry can be encouraged to develop, relationships between the […]
Younger Cohorts Show Less Dementia at the Same Age
While the overall prevalence of dementia might be rising due to population aging, a study has found that today’s older people seem […]
Springtime for the Longevity Industry
If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, then spring is well underway and the weather is warming up. This is the season of renewal and growth. With that in mind, let’s take a look at what […]
New Insights Into How Neural Stem Cells Age
Researchers publishing in Aging Cell have used single-cell transcriptomics to discover new insights into how neural stem cells (NSCs) change with aging. Adults do generate neurons The adult brain does generate new neurons [1], […]
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 data, and harness […]
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