Key Points: Lobsters rule. They’re delicious to eat and full of fun facts, like: Did you know that lobsters release waste through openings at the base of their second antennae, which is just below their eyes? But maybe the biggest lobster fun fact is the myth that these crustaceans can live forever, which has been… Continue reading Lobster Leviathan God: Can Lobsters Live Forever?
Category: Basic Research
Stanford’s Dr. Andrew Huberman Reveals His Supplement Protocol for Optimizing Health and Performance
Key Points: In a noteworthy episode of the number 1 Health and Fitness podcast on Spotify, the Huberman Lab Podcast, Stanford neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman shares his blueprint for developing a rational approach to nutrient supplementation to optimize mental health, physical health, and performance. Huberman starts the episode by highlighting the misconception that all supplements… Continue reading Stanford’s Dr. Andrew Huberman Reveals His Supplement Protocol for Optimizing Health and Performance
Scientists Engineer Immune Cells that Can Hunt Down and Eliminate Aging Cells
Key Points: Researchers at Sichuan University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences came up with a way to find and kill cells that are known to cause aging and diseases linked to aging. The scientists describe how they made an immune cell that targets a specific protein called Natural Killer Group 2 Member D (NKG2D)… Continue reading Scientists Engineer Immune Cells that Can Hunt Down and Eliminate Aging Cells
Nutrition For Longevity: Optimizing Lifespan Through Dietary Choices
Contents Fasting: Caloric Restriction How Does Caloric Restriction Promote Longevity? Inhibits mTOR Activates AMPK Boosts NAD+ and Sirtuins Circadian Rhythm Time Restricted Feeding Fasting-Mimicking Diet Dietary Strategies Reducing Sugar Intake Choosing the Right Carbs and Fats Vegetarian and Mediterranean Diet You may have noticed that some individuals look older than others despite being the same… Continue reading Nutrition For Longevity: Optimizing Lifespan Through Dietary Choices
Breaking News: Harvard Study Shows Lower Oxygen Levels Drive Longer Lifespan
Key Points: Oxygen is the ubiquitous element that exists in nearly all living organisms, continuously influencing energy-producing pathways. In an effort to boost health, scientists developed a treatment known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HOT), designed to provide individuals with higher levels of pure oxygen. The research surrounding the health benefits of HOT is still in… Continue reading Breaking News: Harvard Study Shows Lower Oxygen Levels Drive Longer Lifespan
Researchers Rejuvenate Aged Mouse Blood Stem Cells
Key Points: Researchers from the University of Florida Health Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, and Weill Cornell Medicine identified a developmental molecule called Netrin-1 as a critical regulator of bone marrow cell aging. Co-lead authors Ramalingam, Gutkin, and Poulos demonstrate that supplementation of aged mice with Netrin-1 rejuvenates aged bone marrow and restores the… Continue reading Researchers Rejuvenate Aged Mouse Blood Stem Cells
Harvard and MIT Discover New Anti-Aging Drugs Using AI
Key Points: Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University used artificial intelligence (AI) to sort through hundreds of thousands of molecules in search of anti-aging drugs. Using data from the screening of 2,352 compounds for senolytic activity (the ability to kill cells that no longer replicate and divide often due to… Continue reading Harvard and MIT Discover New Anti-Aging Drugs Using AI
Does Pursuing a Superhero Physique through Steroid Use Accelerate Aging?
Key Points: In the past decade, deaths in the bodybuilding community have sparked some concern about the reality of taking AAS at extreme doses. With many of these deaths occurring before the age of 50, researchers are questioning whether AAS is the primary culprit. Notably, most bodybuilders and many professional athletes take AAS in combination… Continue reading Does Pursuing a Superhero Physique through Steroid Use Accelerate Aging?
Longevity Interventions for Age-Related DNA Changes
Key Points: All humans age, and yet the rates of age-related illness and mortality are vastly different across populations. Many researchers believe that some of these age-related differences can be attributed to epigenetic changes – modifications that change how our DNA is expressed in our cells. Epigenetics helps link our genome (DNA) to the way… Continue reading Longevity Interventions for Age-Related DNA Changes
Sirtuins, NAD⁺, Lifespan Extension, and Aging
Key Points: The human body is multifaceted and complex, housing a myriad of unique molecules that regulate homeostasis and promote survival. From our diverse pool of cellular health regulators, a family of seven enzymes called sirtuins has emerged as key proteins intricately linked to biological processes that affect metabolism, aging, and longevity. Namely, evidence indicates… Continue reading Sirtuins, NAD⁺, Lifespan Extension, and Aging