Key Points: The concentrations of multiple molecules within our body become altered with age. These alterations include a decline in the “love” hormone oxytocin (OT) and an elevation in a signaling protein called TGF-β. To address these particular alterations, UC Berkeley scientists administered OT and an Alk5 inhibitor (A5i) that inhibits TGF-β to mice. Impressively,… Continue reading New UC Berkeley Study: Oxytocin and Anti-Inflammatory Combo Prolongs Life
Category: Aging & Longevity
Three Compounds Show Promise for Male Longevity
Key points: Harrison and colleagues from the Jackson Laboratory in Maine have published striking new results from one of the world’s most prestigious aging research programs. Namely, three compounds successfully extended lifespan in male mice by up to 9%, but showed no benefit for females. This finding adds three new compounds to the previous repertoire… Continue reading Three Compounds Show Promise for Male Longevity
Anti-Aging Breakthrough: Stem Cells Reverse Signs of Aging in Monkeys
Key Points: While small in number, our adult stem cells play a crucial role in regenerating our lost or damaged tissues, rebuilding our body cell by cell. However, with age, our bodies become riddled with inflammation, hardly providing an environment capable of keeping our stem cells healthy. Eventually, our stem cells lose their regenerative capacity,… Continue reading Anti-Aging Breakthrough: Stem Cells Reverse Signs of Aging in Monkeys
Researchers Identify Key Cellular Changes Around Age 50 That Accelerate Aging
Key Points: We all know that our bodies change as we get older, but until now, scientists did not know exactly how this happens at the molecular level in different organs. A landmark new study might change that. Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made the first-ever atlas of how proteins change in… Continue reading Researchers Identify Key Cellular Changes Around Age 50 That Accelerate Aging
Scientist May Have Discovered a New Drug that Makes Up for Lost Sleep
Key Points: Inadequate sleep increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and early death. As such, adequate sleep is fundamental to healthy aging. However, many factors may prevent adequate sleep, from societal pressures to a snoring spouse. In addressing the consequences of inadequate sleep, which is now considered a serious… Continue reading Scientist May Have Discovered a New Drug that Makes Up for Lost Sleep
A Harvard-Trained Doctor’s Top 5 Anti-Aging Supplements
Key Points: Dr. Josh Helman is a Harvard-trained physician who primarily focuses on reversing and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Through his research on this age-related neurodegenerative disorder, he has become an expert of sorts on aging intervention supplements. As such, in a NewsBreak press release, Dr. Helman shared his top five supplements to counteract the effects… Continue reading A Harvard-Trained Doctor’s Top 5 Anti-Aging Supplements
Enlivien: A New Dawn for Sleep and Longevity
In an age where hustle culture glorifies sleepless nights and unceasing productivity, an epidemic of chronic sleep deprivation sweeps the nation. About 40% of U.S. adults don’t get enough sleep, yet many are unaware of the complete suite of health consequences this entails. Poor judgment, irritability, and reduced focus are but the most noticeable manifestations… Continue reading Enlivien: A New Dawn for Sleep and Longevity
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke’s Secrets to Thriving Longevity
Key Points: Born in December 1925 in West Plains, Missouri, Dick Van Dyke rose to fame with his star role in the “Dick Van Dyke Show,” which began airing in 1961. His entrance into the limelight with the “Dick Van Dyke Show” helped redefine TV comedy. With over seven decades of entertaining the world with… Continue reading 99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke’s Secrets to Thriving Longevity
Are Senescent Cells Turning Your Hair Gray? A New Aging Theory
Key Points: Our brain is the ultimate information integrator, attempting to predict environmental conditions to evoke a mind state that ensures our survival. Invisible to our conscious awareness, it communicates with the rest of our body, determining where to allocate finite energy. According to the brain-body energy conservation (BEC) theory of aging, precious energy is… Continue reading Are Senescent Cells Turning Your Hair Gray? A New Aging Theory
Anti-Aging Breakthrough? Harvard’s David Sinclair Predicts Age-Reversing Pill by 2035
Key Points: Harvard’s Dr. David Sinclair, one of the leading thinkers in longevity research, recently gave an interview with American engineer, physician, and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis on the current state of aging research. Intriguingly, Dr. Sinclair made a bold prediction that age-reversing pills may become available within the next 10 years or so, and he… Continue reading Anti-Aging Breakthrough? Harvard’s David Sinclair Predicts Age-Reversing Pill by 2035