Diagnosis: Cursed?
The year is 1996, and you’re a doctor with a strange case on your hands. Actually, it’s not just one case–it’s an entire family with a collection of rare disorders and unrelated bodily dysfunction....
View ArticleResearch roundup: Scars into hearts, and more
We can reprogram existing scar tissue into healthy organ tissue, but we didn’t know what was actually going on inside these newly revitalized cells until now. You know those articles blowing up in the...
View ArticleCheat codes for youthful cells
For much of the 20th century, the prevailing wisdom was that once cells were fully differentiated, their identities were crystallized eternally–a neuron was a neuron forever, and that was that. Then in...
View ArticleThe Hallmarks of Aging: Epigenetic Alterations
All cells in your body have the same DNA, yet they express different proteins and do different things. How does that happen? Various alterations in your cells affect the expression of genes, without...
View ArticleThe Aging Immune System
The immune system degrades as we age. The elderly get sick more often, take longer to recover from illness or injury, are more prone to cancer, and more prone to autoimmune issues. Why this happens is...
View ArticleResearch roundup: The importance of energy in Alzheimer’s, and more
Since the world of Alzheimer’s therapeutics hasn’t seen much practical benefit from targeting harmful proteins like amyloid-beta, maybe other approaches like targeting dysfunctional mitochondria are...
View ArticleVideo interview with James Peyer: Longevity science from bench to clinic, and...
No one should have to read during the holidays. That’s why we made you a video! I spoke to our own James Peyer about how he got started in the longevity world, the unique challenges of bringing new...
View ArticleMerry Media, And A Happy New Year
We want you! Reason over at Fight Aging! lists nine promising approaches to rejuvenation therapy that he’d like to see in the very near future: assessment of senolytics, medical tourism, immune...
View ArticleWhat’s new in media and industry: Laura Deming’s intro to longevity, and more
Just getting started around here, or want to introduce someone new to the world of longevity science? This handy primer from Laura Deming (of Longevity Fund) might be just what the doctor ordered. Ring...
View ArticleResearch roundup: The naked (mole rat) truth, and more
What good is a longer life if you have to spend half of it keeping up with the news? Ditch those endlessly scrolling feeds, and instead join us every other week for a concentrated dose of the most...
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