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Has the fountain of youth been in our blood all along?
The search for a fountain of youth has obsessed humankind for millennia, but a new wave of research is showing that the secret may have been running through our veins all along.
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How humans could live two years longer
You can’t see particles smaller than 2.5 microns. But they kill 3.4 million people a year.
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Japanese scientists develop vaccine to eliminate cells behind aging
A Japanese research team said it developed a vaccine to remove so-called zombie cells that accumulate with age and damage nearby cells, causing aging-related diseases including arterial stiffening.
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"Young blood" particles that help old mice fight aging identified
It sounds like gothic horror, but studies have shown that giving elderly mice transfusions of blood plasma from younger mice can rejuvenate their cells, reversing some of the effects of aging. In a new study, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have identified a specific component of young blood that improves muscle repair function lost with time, potentially leading to new anti-aging therapies.
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You're Never too Old to Be a Success
Just because you’re approaching the mid-century mark (or even well past it) doesn’t mean you’re too old to be a success and make your dreams come true.
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A Logical Approach To Fasting: 24 Hour Fasting Results On Blood Glucose
You hear about fasting from all corners: health magazines trumpet it, online articles echo fasting’s benefits for this and that. Celebrities proclaim fasting their diet-du-jour, tech entrepreneurs tweet about 16:8 and 5:2.
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Have we found the secret to longevity?
Researchers have designed an antibody that can recognise specific proteins on the surface of aged cells.
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Jeff Bezos is reportedly funding Altos Labs, a new anti-ageing venture aiming to cheat death
Altos Labs’ research could help increase human lifespans by up to 50 years. Understandably, Jeff Bezos wants a piece of that.
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Surrey builds AI to find anti-ageing chemical compounds
The University of Surrey has built an artificial intelligence (AI) model that identifies chemical compounds that promote healthy aging—paving the way towards pharmaceutical innovations that extend a person's lifespan.
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A new start after 60: ‘I handed in my notice – and opened my dream bookshop’
All her life, Carole-Ann Warburton kept a little hope glowing at the back of her mind. “You’re living your life. And every now and then you think: ‘I have a dream.’” Warburton’s dream was to work in a bookshop.
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Is aging a disease? Treating it like one could be worth trillions, study says.
We’re living longer, but not necessarily better. As the population over 65 in the United States is projected to double by 2060 — with one in five residents in retirement age — so will the number of Americans needing long-term care services.
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Ageing process is unstoppable, finds unprecedented study
Research suggests humans cannot slow the rate at which they get older because of biological constraints
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Is the process of ageing inevitable?
Some animals, like sea sponges, can live for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years. They also never get cancer. Understanding why that’s the case has led scientists to question conventional notions of ageing. The idea that future humans may never grow old now seems theoretically possible.
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You May Live a Lot Longer
Phil Mickelson just won the P.G.A. Championship at age 50. Tom Brady won the Super Bowl at 43. Serena Williams is a top tennis star at 39. Joe Biden entered the presidency at 78. Last year Bob Dylan released an excellent album at 79.
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Scientists Say This Is the Maximum Human Lifespan
"Death is not the only thing that matters."
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In the Search to Stall Aging, Biotech Startups Are Out for Blood
A handful of companies are trying vastly different approaches to spin animal studies into the next big anti-aging therapy
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Why Do Older Individuals Have Greater Control of Their Feelings?
Psychologist Susan Turk Charles talks about findings that reveal the elderly have higher emotional well-being
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People who live past 105 years old have genes that stop DNA damage
Supercentenarians and semi-supercentenarians – people who reach the ages of 110 and 105 – have genes that reduce the number of mutations that accumulate in their cells
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Life, Death, and Aging: Debating Radical Life Extension
An article from The Atlantic has resurfaced in the last week, sparking new discussions about the impact of healthcare on our end of life desires and decision-making. In 2014, Ezekiel J. Emmanuel articulated his reasons for wanting to die at 75 in a provocative op-ed. In 2019, he confirmed that his position has not changed. Emmanuel’s worry is that,
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William Shatner Says 'Getting Older Is Terrifying' as the World Celebrates His 90th Birthday
As the world celebrated William Shatner’s 90th birthday on March 22, the actor confessed his fear of getting older and...
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