by Martin Ettington | Jan 14, 2018 | Aging, Biology, DNA, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
25 genetic variants linked to human longevity Date: December 7, 2017 Source: University of Connecticut Summary: Researchers have studied 389,166 volunteers who gave DNA samples to the UK Biobank, US Health and Retirement Study and the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. In...
by Martin Ettington | Jun 8, 2017 | Aging, DNA, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
By Chris Pritchard | Friday, 05 May 2017 12:43 PM Medical researchers have discovered a naturally occurring compound the human body produces that can speed DNA repair, combat disease, and may turn back the clock on aging. The compound — called NAD+, which is...
by Martin Ettington | Apr 28, 2017 | Aging, Animals, DNA, Genetics, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
By Sylvia Booth Hubbard | Wednesday, 29 Mar 2017 03:26 PM Astaxanthin, a red pigment found mostly in marine life, can switch on a variation of the FOXO3 gene, which protects against aging, say scientists from the University of Hawaii. “All of us have the...
by Martin Ettington | Jan 30, 2017 | Aging, Cells, DNA, Genetics, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research |
New research suggests it is possible to slow or even reverse aging, at least in mice, by undoing changes in gene activity—the same kinds of changes that are caused by decades of life in humans. By tweaking genes that turn adult cells back into embryoniclike ones,...
by Martin Ettington | Dec 18, 2016 | Aging, Cells, DNA, Longevity, Longevity & Health, Longevity Article, Science Research, Uncategorized |
Benefits of manipulating RNA is that the cell’s blueprint does not change Spliced RNA could decipher ‘normal’ aged cells from pre-cancerous ones This could lead to new therapeutic strategies that uncover aging cells Experts say the ideal goal is to...