Month: December 2022

While our team is taking some well earned rest and relaxation over Christmas (very important for health and longevity) we wanted to share our recent activities with you. Wishing you a happy holiday! Hi, this is Stephanie Dainow, the Executive Director here at Lifespan.io. I would like to take the opportunity to personally wish you...

A paper just published in Nature Aging has explained how changes to the lamina contribute to heart weakness in model organisms. A protective enclosure for genetic stability Lamin proteins enclose the nucleus in the lamina, the cellular envelope that contains and protects DNA. In progeria, a mutation of the gene that codes for the Lamin...

Having received over 200 applications, VitaDAO recently announced the close of its third successful cohort of Longevity Fellowship funding. Having already funded over $45,000 (USD) to 48 fellows, the DAO's latest cohort of researchers hope to further longevity science. What is the Longevity Fellowship? The Longevity Fellowship is a needs-based grant designed to offer financial...

In a new study published in Nature Aging, researchers have shown that aging is associated with a decreased expression of long transcripts over multiple tissues across several animal species [1]. Global changes It is well known that aging is accompanied by changes in the expression of many genes. Therefore, numerous studies have focused on identifying...

A paper published in Experimental Gerontology has detailed how a bacterially derived compound may be useful in fighting osteoporosis. Osteoblasts and osteoclasts BoneBone tissue serves as the primary structural component of our bodies. It protects our delicate inner organs, plays a key role in whole body calcium, phosphorus, and acid-base homeostasis, and allows movement to...

In a study published in Nature Medicine, scientists have shown that short bouts of everyday vigorous physical activity, such as stair climbing, are associated with a considerable reduction in mortality risk, especially in cardiovascular mortality [1]. Everyday activities and health Exercise is one of the most effective anti-aging interventions available [2], but not everyone has...