by Martin Ettington | Jun 29, 2021 | Aging, Biology |
As people age, so do all of our cells, which accumulate damage over time. But why our offspring don’t inherit those changes — effectively aging a child even before birth — has been a mystery. “When you are born, you don’t inherit your parents’ age,” says Yukiko...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 26, 2020 | Aging, Genetics, Longevity |
Humans are living longer than ever before. But alongside these increases in life expectancy are an increase in the occurrence of age-related diseases such as cancer and dementia. But understanding the biology of ageing, and knowing the genes and proteins involved in...
by Martin Ettington | Sep 6, 2019 | Aging, Article, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Biological age of humans reversed by years in groundbreaking study, scientists suggest Scientists might be able to reverse process of ageing, a new study suggests. Volunteers who were given a cocktail of drugs for a year actually “aged backwards”, losing an average of...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 29, 2019 | Aging, Exercise, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article |
Born on 6 October 1897, Dharampal comes from the village of Gudha village in Meerut, UP and is a farmer. He claims to have been running since he was a teenager.”When I was young, I used to run from my village to the neighboring village, which was about 600 to...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 28, 2019 | Aging, Exercise, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Physical Health |
Thursday, 24 May 2018 03:56 PM Grip strength may be a better predictor of future health than some measurements doctors currently use to gauge risk, a large UK study suggests. Although grip strength has long been a good indicator of frailty or health in older people,...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 28, 2019 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article |
Jeanne Calment, the woman believed have been the world’s oldest person on record, celebrated her 122nd birthday Feb. 21, 1997 before dying late that year. (AP) By By HealthDay | Thursday, 28 June 2018 04:35 PM The limits of human existence might not be as...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 28, 2019 | Aging, Genetics, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article |
New technique could see humans live to 150 and regrow organs ‘for the price of a coffee a day’ Stunning anti-ageing breakthrough could see humans live to 150 and regenerate organs by 2020 ‘for the price of a coffee a day’ A new technique could see the...
by Martin Ettington | Jan 14, 2019 | Aging, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health |
“Tired” Koku Istambulova says she hasn’t enjoyed a single happy day in her life and has “no idea” how she has lived so long 10:17, 16 MAY 2018 UPDATED14:07, 16 MAY 2018 A woman purported to be the oldest living person ever at 128 says she...
by Martin Ettington | Sep 19, 2018 | Aging, Fitness, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Monday, 30 April 2018 08:19 AM An ongoing Swedish study has revealed some of the key steps that we can all take to age healthier and stay independent for longer, even after the age of 90. Researchers at Uppsala University have shared some of the findings from their...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 2, 2018 | Aging, Diet, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
‘NR’ shown to mimic caloric restriction, boost arterial health Date: March 29, 2018 Source:University of Colorado at Boulder Summary: A novel nutraceutical called nicotinomide riboside has been found to kick-start the same biological pathways as calorie...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 28, 2018 | Aging, Drugs, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Science Research |
From extending lifespan to bolstering the immune system, the drug’s effects are only just beginning to be understood. By Anne N. Connor | March 1, 2018 In the 1990s, pharmacologist Dave Sharp of the University of Texas’s Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging...
by Martin Ettington | May 20, 2018 | Aging, Diet, Longevity, Science Research, Vitamins |
Friday, 02 Mar 2018 08:59 AM A new Norwegian study suggests that getting the right amount of vitamin D could substantially reduce an individual’s risk of death. Carried out by researchers at the University of Bergen (UiB), the study looked at 4,114 patients with...