by Martin Ettington | Feb 5, 2015 | Aging, Biology, Genetics, Longevity, Science Research |
Date: January 30, 2015 Source: University of Edinburgh Summary: A biological clock that provides vital clues about how long a person is likely to live has been discovered by researchers. Researchers studied chemical changes to DNA that take place over a lifetime, and...
by Martin Ettington | Jan 22, 2015 | Aging, Biology, Genetics, Longevity, Science Research |
Date: January 15, 2015 Source: University of Bern Summary: Scientists have managed to considerably prolong the lifespan of flies by activating a gene which destroys unhealthy cells. The results could also open new possibilities in human anti-aging research. A team...
by Martin Ettington | Jan 8, 2015 | Aging, Biology, Genetics, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research, Telomeres |
AGING, CANCER, GENETICS, RESEARCH Becky Bach on December 10th, 2014 No Comments If I were to go back to school for a PhD, I think I’d study telomeres. Telomeres, the protective caps at the end of each chromosome, shrink with aging and other stressors leaving an...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 15, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Diet, Food, Healthy Aging, Lifestyle, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
December 9, 2014 12:00 AM By David Templeton / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Scientists and medical practitioners are focusing more on geroscience, which studies the relationship between aging and age-related diseases. Each generation has searched for fountains of youth....
by Martin Ettington | Nov 16, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Genetics, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Even among people who live well into their 90s, those with a particular gene variant may survive the longest, a new study finds. The variant is in a gene known as CETP, and researchers have known for more than a decade that people who carry it have a better shot at an...
by Martin Ettington | Nov 11, 2014 | Aging, Animals, Biology, Life Urge, Longevity, Science Research, Stress |
By Jenna Iacurci Oct 29, 2014 05:54 PM EDT Even while living amongst predators, and battling disease, starvation and environmental stressors, wild mouse lemurs manage to survive, and new research helps reveal their secrets of aging. Even while living amongst...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 19, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Calorie Restriction, Growth Hormone, Healthy Aging, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research, Telomeres, The Science of Longevity |
Biologists have successfully extended the life spans of some mice by as much as 70%, leading many to believe that ongoing experimentation on our mammalian cousins will eventually lead to life-extending therapies in humans. But how reliable are these studies? And do...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 16, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Cells, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, The Science of Longevity |
BY TIM SANDLE An on-and-off “switch” has been detected in human cells. Researchers think that the switch could hold the link to healthy aging. In the human body, new cells divide cells constantly. The problem is that most types of human cells cannot divide...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 11, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Cells, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Mitochondria, Science Research |
Media Contact:Katherine Unger Baillie | kbaillie@upenn.edu | 215-898-9194September 25, 2014 As long as humans have been alive, they’ve been seeking ways to extend life just a little longer. So far no one has found the fountain of youth, but researchers have begun to...
by Martin Ettington | Oct 6, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
To some, age reversal may seem like the stuff of science fiction. But geneticist Dr David Sinclair is working to make it a reality. Source: Slate 30 SEP 2014 – 4:11 PM UPDATED YESTERDAY 4:15 PM To some, age reversal may seem like the stuff of science fiction....
by Martin Ettington | Sep 5, 2014 | Aging, Biology, Longevity, Longevity Article, Science Research |
By Katie Couric My peers of a certain age will remember an Oil of Olay commercial about deciding not to grow old gracefully, but rather to “fight it every step of the way.” And while we spend billions trying to turn back time, the Fountain of Youth has yet...
by Martin Ettington | Aug 31, 2014 | Aging, Animals, Biology, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
Northwestern Medicine® scientists have newly identified a protein’s key role in cell and physiological aging and have developed — in collaboration with Tohoku University in Japan — an experimental drug that inhibits the protein’s effect and...
