Researchers have recently discovered a new treatment candidate that halts neurodegenerative symptoms in mouse models with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The treatment candidate has also been shown to reverse the adverse effects of these disorders. The results of the study were published on June 8 in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences by a research

Numerous scientific studies have unlocked clues that could help alleviate age-related health and cognitive decline. Experts are focusing on new mechanisms and approaches for achieving a younger biological age as we reach a new dawn for healthy human aging. Unlike chronological age — which is your age in years — biological age refers to how

Scientists have made tremendous progress in the quest to understand aging and create interventions that could slow down or even reverse this process. Aging is a time-related deterioration that affects all living organisms. In human beings, it is an inevitable process of health decline that is characterized by the accumulation of physical, psychological, and social

A new study has demonstrated that evolution alone cannot overcome the biological constraints of aging. The research was published in June 2021 in Nature Communications. Scientists aimed to investigate the ‘invariant rate of aging’ hypothesis, which suggests that the rate of aging is fixed within a species. The team studied a collection of 39 human

The process of discovering a new drug is a complex undertaking that involves the identification of candidates, synthesis, characterizations, validation, optimization, screening, and more. Scientists usually take at least 10 years and spend an average of $2.6 billion for each successful drug that hits the market. Out of the thousands of drugs that have been

It’s surprising just how far the strength and conditioning of athletes has come today. Case in point: Tom Brady just won the Super Bowl at the age of 43. Serena Williams is still going strong despite knocking on 40, and Joe Biden recently clinched the US presidency at 78, (even though he’s not an athlete).

Researchers are probing mechanisms to reverse telomere shortening as an intervention to alleviate aging-related decline. The term telomeres is derived from the Greek word ‘telos’ (meaning ‘end’) and ‘meros’ (meaning ‘part’). These are DNA-protein structures that are found at the ends of chromosomes. Telomeres play a similar role as the plastic ‘caps’ at the ends

Life expansion research has expanded rapidly in recent years as scientists work to develop products that could help slow down or even reverse aging. Different teams of researchers are leveraging a variety of approaches to alleviate the biological hallmarks of aging and free the human race from the misery of aging-related chronic diseases. But even

The road to 100 might seem long and arduous, but there are a few individuals on this planet who have successfully clocked a century, and are still going strong! The question is; how do they pull it off? Do they religiously stick to a healthy diet? Do they shun some of the tempting vices of

A new study has linked a protein found in the membranes of red blood cells to age-related cognitive decline. The research was conducted by scientists from the US and China. It was published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology in June 2021. While health inequalities persist, the global average life expectancy has nearly doubled since