Key Points: The aging research field has produced a number of new, groundbreaking anti-aging technologies over the last few years. Among these, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) precursors, such as NMN and NR, which counteract falling NAD+ levels during aging, can be used to combat possible causative factors of aging. Reviewing possible causative factors contributing to… Continue reading Pinpointing the Causes of Aging: Sifting Through Prevailing Theories
Category: Aging & Longevity
Microplastics: How Your Drinking Cup Could Be Aging You Faster
Key Points: Microplastics (MPs) are everywhere, particles of plastic invisible to the naked eye lingering in the water and atmosphere. Unbeknownst to us, they’re ingested, inhaled, and absorbed through our skin — amounting to a credit card’s worth of plastics in our body. This is all because MPs reside in everything from cosmetics to tap… Continue reading Microplastics: How Your Drinking Cup Could Be Aging You Faster
Altos Labs’ Dr. Morgan Levine Answers the Internet’s Most Burning Questions on Aging
Key Points: Morgan Levine, Ph.D., is a former Yale professor who is currently the senior research scientist at Altos Labs in San Diego, California. “Our mission is to restore cell health and resilience through cell rejuvenation to reverse disease, injury and the disabilities that can occur throughout life.” — Altos Labs mission statement In a video… Continue reading Altos Labs’ Dr. Morgan Levine Answers the Internet’s Most Burning Questions on Aging
Bryan Johson’s $999 Longevity Blueprint: Overpriced Anti-Aging Hype or Genuine Health Revolution?
Key Points: On January 8, 2024, tech mogul and anti-aging fanatic Bryan Johson announced on X the official launch of Blueprint, a meticulously crafted longevity protocol Johnson has spent millions on to help slow his speed of aging by 31 years. Priced at $333 per month, this 90-day “self-experimentation study” will be open to the… Continue reading Bryan Johson’s $999 Longevity Blueprint: Overpriced Anti-Aging Hype or Genuine Health Revolution?
David Sinclair and Colleagues Summarize 8 Anti-Aging Medicines Applicable to Humans
The Eight Anti-Aging Medicines: Loads of animal studies have given credence to so-called anti-aging interventions — interventions that slow aging. However, whether such interventions work in humans is another question. Now, elite researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard Medical School, and the University of Paris Descartes have compiled a list of medicines with… Continue reading David Sinclair and Colleagues Summarize 8 Anti-Aging Medicines Applicable to Humans
Dr. Peter Attia and Aging Expert Dr. Rich Miller Expose the Truth Behind Anti-Aging Compounds Like Resveratrol
Key Points: In a YouTube segment, Peter Attia, M.D. interviewed Rich Miller, M.D., Ph.D., the Director of the Center for Aging Research at the University of Michigan. Dr. Rich Miller is also one of the architects of the Interventions Testing Program (ITP), a consortium of researchers that tests whether certain compounds extend mouse lifespan. Along… Continue reading Dr. Peter Attia and Aging Expert Dr. Rich Miller Expose the Truth Behind Anti-Aging Compounds Like Resveratrol
2023 Top 10 New Drugs: Weight-loss Wonder Drug Tirzpatide, Strongest “Longevity Elixir” Seragon RESTORIN Make the List
2023 was a productive year for innovative drugs targeting aging, rare diseases, and age-related health conditions like Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Eli Lilly, with its “weight-loss wonder drug” Mounjario (tirzepatide), became the first pharmaceutical company in history to exceed a market cap of $400 billion. Seragon’s RESTORIN, the most advanced oral-form aging intervention to date, was… Continue reading 2023 Top 10 New Drugs: Weight-loss Wonder Drug Tirzpatide, Strongest “Longevity Elixir” Seragon RESTORIN Make the List
Dr. Andrew Huberman and David Goggins: Using Willpower to Slow Brain Aging
Key Points: “The [mACC] is smaller in obese people; it gets bigger when they diet. It’s larger in athletes, it’s especially large or grows larger in people that see themselves as challenged and overcome some challenge. And in people that live a very long time, this area keeps its size.” — Andrew Huberman, Ph.D. Apathy… Continue reading Dr. Andrew Huberman and David Goggins: Using Willpower to Slow Brain Aging
Mayo Clinic Study Strongly Associates Senescent Cells with Shortened Lifespan
Key Points: Senescent cell build up is believed to drive the aging process, largely by secreting molecules known as SASP (senescence-associated secretory phenotype) factors. However, there are few human studies supporting this notion. Now, in a study published in Aging Cell, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that SASP factors are associated with an increased risk… Continue reading Mayo Clinic Study Strongly Associates Senescent Cells with Shortened Lifespan
Dr. Brad Stanfield: The One Anti-Aging Supplement Everyone Should Take
Key Points: According to a national survey, 48% of Americans ingest less magnesium than is recommended. This is just one reason why Dr. Brad Stanfield — a physician hailing from New Zealand — says that everyone should take a magnesium supplement. In his YouTube video The One Supplement EVERYONE Should Take, Dr. Stanfield relays information from… Continue reading Dr. Brad Stanfield: The One Anti-Aging Supplement Everyone Should Take