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FDA Leaders Name Longevity a Priority at ARDD
At a panel in Boston, senior officials announced plans to include aging in the agency’s regulatory science agenda and discussed […]
Rejuvenation Roundup September 2026
Which generation will be considered “the last to die” of age-related diseases is ultimately a question of technological development and deployment. Here’s what’s been done on that front in September. Interviews The Last Generation to Die: Interview With Tim Maupin: […]
Transplanted Hearts Shift Toward Recipients’ Molecular Age
A new preprint study suggests that transplanted hearts’ epigenetic age and possibly function are influenced by their recipients’ age. The findings can be relevant to both expanding the donor pool and rejuvenation through organ replacement [1]. […]
A New Metric for Overall Senescent Cell Burden
Researchers have created a deep learning-based biomarker, SASP Score, that evaluates the combined effects of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) circulating […]
Creatine Protects Lean Mass Even Without Exercise
According to a new study, creatine supplementation might help maintain and increase lean mass even without diet or exercise. It also enhanced the […]
Giving Cells Fresh Mitochondria Helps Clear Damaged Ones
Researchers have discovered that BNIP3, which regulates mitochondrial maintenance, is increased with aging, harming the heart’s ability to process energy. Mitochondrial transplantation was found to be effective […]
Physical Activity Delays Ovarian Aging in Mice
Results from a recent study suggest a delay in ovarian aging in mice following treadmill training; this effect was mediated by […]
Transplanted Immune Cells Donate Mitochondria to Neighbors
According to a new study using a mouse model of a rare disease, transplanted immune cells donate their mitochondria to neighboring donor cells, improving energy production and rescuing function [1]. Here, have some mitochondria Friedreich’s ataxia is […]
Intermittent Fasting Shows Promise in a Huntington’s Trial
In a pilot study, patients engaging in intermittent fasting demonstrated improvements in Huntington’s disease, a neurodegenerative condition currently considered untreatable. However, the study’s […]
Thymus Grafts Grow in Mouse Spleens, Restoring Immunity
In a new study, thymic tissue implanted in the spleen improved immune responses against viruses and tumors and reversed age-related thymic involution in mice [1]. Growing one organ inside another The thymus […]
Clearing Damaged Mitochondria to Fight Skin Photoaging
Researchers publishing in Aging Cell have found that a cocktail of molecules released by human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) can mitigate sun-induced skin aging […]
An Entirely New Target for Fighting Senescence
Researchers have established how a protein that is nearly absent in the literature, PTCHD4, is linked to cellular senescence. Very little previous work In most papers, […]
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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.
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