Nearly six million older adults have Alzheimer’s disease in the United States, a number expected to double by 2050. Already the sixth leading cause of death, Alzheimer’s disease is a complex neurodegenerative disease that causes memory loss, confusion, poor judgment, depression, delusions and agitation that robs people of their ability to live independently. Currently, the … Read more
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – At 190 years old, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise recently made news for being the “oldest living land animal in the world.” Although, anecdotal evidence like this exists that some species of turtles and other ectotherms – or ‘cold-blooded’ animals – live a long time, evidence is spotty and mostly focused … Read more
BUFFALO, NY- June 22, 2022 – Aging (Aging-US) and FOXO Technologies have teamed up to present a special collaboration on aging research with a new monthly video series: the Longevity & Aging Series. This series of video interviews invites Aging researchers to speak with researcher and host Dr. Brian Chen. Dr. Chen is an adjunct … Read more
image: Aging (Aging-US) view more Credit: Impact Journals BUFFALO, NY- June 21, 2022 – Aging (Aging-US) is proud to sponsor this year NAD + Metabolism and Signaling Conference (# NBCSRC22). This science research conference will take place from June 26 to June 30, 2022, in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States. A coenzyme called nicotinamide adenine … Read more
BUFFALO, NY- June 21, 2022 – Aging (Aging-US) is proud to sponsor this year NAD + Metabolism and Signaling Conference (# NBCSRC22). This science research conference will take place from June 26 to June 30, 2022, in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States. BUFFALO, NY- June 21, 2022 – Aging (Aging-US) is proud to sponsor this … Read more
BUFFALO, NY- June 15, 2022 – A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on the cover of Volume 14, Issue 11entitled, “Histone deacetylase 4 reverses cellular senescence via DDIT4 in dermal fibroblasts. ” Credit: Nashine et al. BUFFALO, NY- June 15, 2022 – A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on … Read more
New York, NY – The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical research, is proud to recognize the outstanding contributions of Benjamin Han, MD, MPH, with the 2022 Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research. Credit: … Read more
Researchers discovered that supplementing a diet with the sea organisms Ascidiacea, also known as sea squirts, reverses some of the main signs of aging in an animal model. Supplementing your diet with the sea organisms Ascidiacea, also known as sea squirts, reverses some of the main signs of aging according to a new study using … Read more
Natural selection has produced mammals that age at dramatically different rates. Take, for example, naked mole rats and mice; the former can live up to 41 years, nearly ten times as long as similar-size rodents such as mice. What accounts for longer lifespan? According to new research from biologists at the University of Rochester, a … Read more
How old are you, really? It seems like a simple question. It’s based on when you’re born. Yet we all know people who seem much younger than their chronological age. They have radiant skin and hair. They seem sharper than their age would suggest. They’re highly active with astonishing energy. Why? Studies have repeatedly shown … Read more