Tag: Aging

The Journal Club returns on Friday October 27th at 11:30 am Eastern time on the Lifespan.io Facebook page.  We will be discussing the new paper from Conboy et al. which examines current DNA methylation clocks and their limitations in the context of aging. They also developed a "noise barometer" to measure the epigenetic impact of...

There are many lessons to be learned from the current COVID-19 pandemic, particularly ones about how our society, healthcare system, and socioeconomic system can be better positioned and equipped to cope with future pandemics and other catastrophic events. One important takeaway, however, is already self-evident: age is one of the most significant risk factors for...

One of the reasons why the idea of rejuvenating people isn't all that easy to sell is that it challenges the status quo. For good or bad, we're used to the fact that our health goes south on us as time goes by, ultimately killing us if nothing else does. That's not a nice certainty...

If you watched a TV show, or read a comic book, where the difficulties and suffering of an oncological patient were portrayed in a disrespectful, humorous way, you would likely be outraged; at the very least, you would think that the show or comic book was in seriously bad taste. You’d probably think the same...

Aging is something that we all share, rich or poor; it is something that happens to us all, and we are taught from a young age that it is inevitable. However, some scientists believe that aging is amenable to medical intervention and that such interventions could be the solution to preventing or reversing age-related diseases....