Through the years, the average life expectancy has gone from 30 years up to about 79 years in 2019, and this has been related to the constant development of technology and studies about our health. This is one reason to think aging can be “cured” or at least prevent some pathological conditions that come with

Peptides are small particles made up of amino acids; being smaller than regular proteins they are able to penetrate deeper and faster. These peptides can be synthesized in the lab or be found in nature. In the last years, numerous research has been focusing on finding new uses for these particles; so far, they are

Have you heard of the term “Blue Zone?” Perhaps not.  If that’s the case, then you’ll be pleased to know that it’s actually a phrase coined by Dan Buettner, a world-renowned National Geographic Fellow and Explorer—Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer— who used it to refer to five regions of the world where residents live a

Eubacterium limosum is a bacterium that can be found in adults’ digestive system; these bacteria increase their quantity over time, reaching even fifteen times more on people over 100 years.   During the last decade, numerous researches have been conducted to understand how E. limosum works. As a result of this, they found that E. limosum

Bulletproof founder and prolific biohacker Dave Asprey recently declared that he wants to live more than 180 years.  In 2014, Ezekiel Emanuel, who is a reputed oncologist and chairman of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, wrote an essay “Why I Hope to Die at 75.” In the

In June, the US Food and Drug Administration announced that COVID-19 vaccines will only be considered viable and effective if they protect at least half of the people vaccinated. This declaration inevitably sparked off an international race towards a viable solution for the ongoing pandemic. Naturally, vaccines are designed to trigger the immune system to

According to the latest study, scientists have successfully created blood vessels from used skin cells called fibroblasts from young and old patients. As per the description given in the journal eLife on September 8, 2020, the clues behind the aging of blood vessels have been released. The research has also helped researchers in identifying new

Sarcopenia is a condition characterized by a progressive decrease in the muscular mass and function of the elderly. This disease affects mostly people over the age of 80, leading primarily to disability and poor life quality. They are multiple causes of this disease. The leading cause has not been determined yet, but factors like age,

The Washington State University was in charge of research were the assistant professor Ryan Driskell said that the ability of some animals to renew full limbs and skin regeneration was the inspiration for this team to initiate this study, “We can still look to other organisms for inspiration, but we can also learn about regeneration

A new research study conducted by the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study has revealed that individuals with Type 2 diabetes using metformin experienced slower cognitive decline and lower dementia rates. Spearheaded by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), and UNSW Sydney, the resulting findings were published in the