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The Latest Longevity News Stories
How Life Expectancy Has Changed in Europe
A recent country-level analysis of life expectancy among several European nations shows changes in life expectancy trends and how well-designed national policies can reduce or […]
A New Study Claims to Challenge Peto’s Paradox
Applying statistical methods to a large dataset spanning almost 300 species, scientists found a positive correlation between body size and cancer prevalence [1]. Other researchers dispute that these findings invalidate the famous paradox. A paradox […]
An Existing Diabetes Drug May Treat Aspects of Aging
In the Nature publication Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, researchers have described how glibenclamide, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, partially reverses epigenetic […]
A Klotho Gene Therapy Extends Life in Male Mice
In Molecular Therapy, a team of researchers has described how increasing the expression of a form of Klotho, a protein that has been frequently found to have rejuvenative effects, leads to longer lifespans in male mice. Klotho has various […]
Ginkgolide B Improves Healthspan and Lifespan in Female Mice
The authors of a recent study describe Ginkgolide B, a compound with senotherapeutic potential that improved muscle health, metabolism, frailty, inflammation, and senescence metrics and […]
Genes Affect Aging and Mortality Less Than Extrinsic Factors
A massive study from the University of Oxford has evaluated the relative impact of genetic and non-genetic factors on aging, mortality, and disease prevalence. A deeper dive The question of how strongly genes affect our […]
Rejuvenation Roundup February 2025
February might be the shortest month of the year, but it still has room for plenty of research and advancements. Here’s what’s happened over the last four weeks. Interviews Junevity Is Silencing […]
A Protein That Controls Senescent Cell Structure
Researchers publishing in Cellular Signaling have explained how the protein AP2A1 affects stress fibers that change with cellular senescence. Stress fibers Stress fibers naturally hold cells into their proper shape. They are made out […]
Junevity Is Silencing RNA to Treat Obesity and Diabetes
Some longevity biotech companies fit neatly into one of the big buckets we have in this field, like senolytics or cellular reprogramming. Others, such as Junevity, a small spin-out from the University of California, […]
Effects of Estradiol and Progesterone on Knee Osteoarthritis
Recent research has addressed menopause-related molecular processes that impact the high prevalence of knee osteoarthritis in post-menopausal women. Restoration of […]
Receiving Care in Your Language Linked to Lower Health Risks
A new study suggests that people with hypertension who receive care in their preferred language are less likely to have a major cardiovascular event or die from any cause [1]. Let’s find a common […]
A Generative, Foundational AI Model for Genetics
The Arc Institute, a nonprofit research organization, has published a manuscript on its creation of Evo 2, an AI foundation model that is capable of both understanding and building full genomes of organisms. A new […]
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Regular Digest Articles
We publish the Rejuvenation Roundup – a monthly digest of what is happening in the field, a Longevity Market Recap – a monthly digest focused on the investment and business side of the field, and a quarterly Editorial – focusing on the activities of the news outlet and the wider organization.
Industry Press Releases
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