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Meditation

Meditation Practices To Combat Alzheimer’s Disease

A team of researchers, including Dr. Olga M Limecki of TU Dresden University, has published a review on the effect of mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness compassion meditation (LKCM) and proposed

Oxygen tank

Effects Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy On Aged Skin

Recent experiments published in the latest issue of Aging associate hyperbaric oxygen therapy with improvements in several biomarkers of skin aging. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) In HBOT, patients are exposed

Amyloid tangles

Steps Towards a Vaccine for Alzheimer’s Disease

A team of researchers publishing in the Nature publication Molecular Psychiatry has described how a newly discovered interaction of amyloid beta (Aβ) is being used in the development of a

Heterochronic Parabiosis

Understanding How Young Blood Helps Old Mice

A preprint published on bioRxiv, whose authors include well-known biogerontologist Vadim Gladyshev, has shown us many interesting details of the effects that heterochronic parabiosis has on aging mice. An old

Stroke

Senolytic Therapy Shows Potential for Stroke Recovery

The newest study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences investigates the role senescent cells may play in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury and how senolytic therapy may be beneficial for

Bone Marrow

Using Young Stem Cells to Restore Old Stem Cells

In a study published in Aging, researchers have found that younger hematopoietic cells can restore older hematopoietic cells through microvesicles, which are facilitators of intercellular communication. Placing young and old

Investigation

Investigation of Dr. Aubrey de Grey Concludes

In August of this year, we reported that Dr. Aubrey de Grey, the then-Chief-Science Officer of the SENS Research Foundation (SRF), was the subject of sexual harassment allegations raised by

Meditation

Meditation Practices To Combat Alzheimer’s Disease

A team of researchers, including Dr. Olga M Limecki of TU Dresden University, has published a review on the effect of mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness compassion meditation (LKCM) and proposed a model to study it [1]. Mindfulness and compassion mediation defined One of our Science to

Oxygen tank

Effects Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy On Aged Skin

Recent experiments published in the latest issue of Aging associate hyperbaric oxygen therapy with improvements in several biomarkers of skin aging. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) In HBOT, patients are exposed to higher concentrations and higher pressures of oxygen than what they experience in everyday air. Pressures

Martin Borch Jensen interview

Martin Borch Jensen: Cutting the Gordian Knot of Aging

Before founding Impetus Grants, a non-profit that aims to speed up longevity research by handing out money to scientists, minus the bureaucracy, Martin Borch Jensen did his doctorate in the Bohr lab at the NIA and his postdoc at the Buck Institute, and he received an

LBA Logo

The Longevity Biotechnology Association: A United Voice

The launch of the Longevity Biotechnology Association (LBA), announced on November 17th in London, looks like a tectonic shift for the longevity field. We have asked some of the founders about the rationale behind this unprecedented initiative and how it can change geroscience. A triple association

Amyloid tangles

Steps Towards a Vaccine for Alzheimer’s Disease

A team of researchers publishing in the Nature publication Molecular Psychiatry has described how a newly discovered interaction of amyloid beta (Aβ) is being used in the development of a vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease. A specific antibody for truncated Aβ The biochemistry of Alzheimer’s is extremely

Educated Elderly

Education Has A Positive Impact On Cognitive Decline

A study published in Nature Aging has shown that educated people retain more brain system segregation, a marker of cognitive health [1]. This suggests that brain exercise has valuable long-term effects. The college educated are richer and healthier It has been known for a while that

Heterochronic Parabiosis

Understanding How Young Blood Helps Old Mice

A preprint published on bioRxiv, whose authors include well-known biogerontologist Vadim Gladyshev, has shown us many interesting details of the effects that heterochronic parabiosis has on aging mice. An old concept studied in new depth Heterochronic parabiosis is the linking of the circulatory systems of young

Long Life Family Study

Data Released from the NIA Long Life Family Study

Since 2005, a team of researchers in Denmark and the United States have been conducting the National Institute on Aging’s Long Life Family Study (LLFS). Enrolled in the study were 4953 individuals from two generations of family, including siblings, spouses and offspring. Families recruited from the

Stroke

Senolytic Therapy Shows Potential for Stroke Recovery

The newest study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences investigates the role senescent cells may play in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury and how senolytic therapy may be beneficial for those recovering from stroke. Stroke and reperfusion injury Ischemic stroke occurs when an artery in the

Metformin bottle

What is Metformin? A Summary of N,N-dimethylbiguanide

We take a look at this diabetic drug that some researchers think may slow down aging. What is metformin? Metformin is a prescription drug and is available as a tablet or an oral solution. It is a commonly used first-line medication for the treatment of type

Skin aging

Nicotinamide Alleviates Skin Aging in Cellular Study

A group of researchers successfully alleviated aspects of skin aging by treating skin cells with the NAD precursor nicotinamide [1]. Hard work done by skin leads to its burnout Skin aging might not be lethal, apart from the increased risk of skin cancer, but it’s surely

Bone Marrow

Using Young Stem Cells to Restore Old Stem Cells

In a study published in Aging, researchers have found that younger hematopoietic cells can restore older hematopoietic cells through microvesicles, which are facilitators of intercellular communication. Placing young and old together To begin their experiment, the researchers placed equal amounts of young and old cells in

Investigation

Investigation of Dr. Aubrey de Grey Concludes

In August of this year, we reported that Dr. Aubrey de Grey, the then-Chief-Science Officer of the SENS Research Foundation (SRF), was the subject of sexual harassment allegations raised by Laura Deming of Longevity Fund and Celine Halioua of Loyal, a dog longevity startup, via their

Alzheimer's

Plasma Exchange Alleviates Alzheimer’s in a Human Trial

New results from the AMBAR trial show that plasma exchange leads to statistically significant functional and cognitive improvements in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s [1]. As our readers surely know, the world is spending much more resources on fighting the diseases of aging than on

Broken DNA

DNA Damage, Inflammation, and the Stem Cell Microenvironment

A review published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology has explained how DNA damage and its accompanying immune response lead to changes in the microenvironment of stem cells, causing a decline in their function. A direct relationship After an introduction, the reviewers begin their discussion