Josh Conway

Rejuvenation biotechnology startup founder Kizoo has provided Elastrin, a company that focuses on removing calcification from tissue, with seed funding. The company Elastrin is named for elastin, which comprises the fibers affected by this calcification. The company is using a proprietary antibody to deliver a nanoparticle-encased therapeutic agent directly to the fibers in question. The...

The National Institutes of Aging in the United States, a component of the National Institutes of Health, is funding clinical trials for interventions that directly affect the root causes of age-related diseases. Direct funding for trials against aging Probably the most important and interesting part of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is that the NIA...

A review conducted by researchers at the Institute for Healthy Ageing at University College London in the UK has determined that infestation of the gut microbiome by helminths, a category of parasitic worms, may be a potential method of curbing the age-related inflammation known as inflammaging, thus delaying the onset of age-related diseases. InflammagingInflammaging is...

Researchers from the Reik lab at the Babraham Institute have used the four Yamanaka reprogramming factors (OSKM) in order to epigenetically rejuvenate cells by 30 years, according to one epigenetic clock. Epigenetic AlterationsEpigenetic alterations are age-related changes in gene expression that harm the fundamental functions of cells and increase the risk of cancer and other...

A gene editing technique published in Nature has proven to be effective in a mouse model of Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS). A single error causes tremendous damage HGPS is a well-known disease that causes visible aging and early death in children. In progeria, the lamina that protects the genetic information in the nucleus is greatly...

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco have discovered that a small molecule partially restores the cognitive abilities of mice suffering from age-related memory decline [1]. BrainThe brain is perhaps the most important organ in the body. While many organs are critical to our survival, the brain contains the self. It is responsible for...