2022 Norman Orentreich Award for Young Investigator on Aging
OFAS presented the third Dr. Norman Orentreich Award for Young Investigator on Aging to Maximilian Schmid-Siegel, a Ph.D. candidate at...
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Jul 25, 2022
An intermittent form of methionine restriction protects against obesity and may extend lifespan
An intermittent variation of the dietary intervention methionine restriction protects against obesity and provides additional metabolic...
Jul 19, 2022
Compound Found in Traditional Chinese Medicine Extends Lifespan
Modern science has scoured the planet for naturally-occurring compounds that might hold medicinal benefits. For example, rapamycin,...
May 25, 2022
The Key to Getting More Mileage Out of the Brain: Change the Fluids
A recent study from Stanford University School of Medicine demonstrates the partial restoration of brain function in old mice with...
Apr 28, 2022
Cool Down, Live Longer
The Second Law of Thermodynamics dictates that heat, not resulting in work, will increase a system’s state of entropy, and very simply...
Mar 31, 2022
Turning Back the Cellular Clock
Thinking of biological aging as analogous to a clock, research has given us two distinct avenues of lifespan-extending intervention: the...
Mar 11, 2022
Weight Loss Drug Shown to Reduce Obesity and Increase Muscle Mass
In June 2021, the FDA approved semaglutide, a highly anticipated pharmaceutical treatment for obesity. This marked the first weight-loss...
Feb 23, 2022
Can We Be Immunized Against Old Age?
Vaccines have been on the mind of almost everyone for the last two years. Undoubtedly, vaccines have led to a near incalculable benefit...
Jan 28, 2022
Blood from Exercised Mice Supports the Brain Health of Sedentary Mice
Exercise has for many years been known to be among the most robust means to support a healthy and long lifespan. In a previous post, we...
Jan 28, 2022
2021 OFAS Report of Directors
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Jan 7, 2022
Erectile Dysfunction Pill Shows Promise as Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutic
According to the CDC, an estimated 5.8 million people over age 65 suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a population predicted to triple...
Dec 16, 2021
Targeted Removal of Senescent Cells in Adipose Tissue Improves Type 2 Diabetes
Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. are considered obese, and the incidence of obesity has steadily risen over time in nearly every...
Nov 8, 2021
Fasting: The Critical Component of Calorie Restriction
In 1935 Clive McCay published a paper demonstrating the pro-longevity effects of caloric restriction that would come to shape the future...
Oct 25, 2021
5-Minute Daily Breathing Therapy as Effective in Reducing High Blood Pressure and Risk of Cardiovasc
In the United States, more than 65% of individuals above the age of 50 have hypertension (abnormally high blood pressure). The occurrence...
Oct 18, 2021
Parasite Affords Extreme Lifespan to Ants
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Oct 1, 2021
Webinar for Aging Science Talks Chaired by Dr. Nichenametla
OFAS Associate Scientist Dr. Sailendra Nichenametla will chair a webinar, “Sulfur Amino Acid Restriction – Moving from Animals to...
Sep 18, 2021
Dr. Norman Orentreich Award for Young Investigator on Aging Presented to Cristal Hill
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Aug 16, 2021
Can exercise prevent “inflamm-aging”?
Researchers from Mayo Clinic have uncovered a novel way in which exercise may contribute to healthy aging by suppressing an age-related...
Jul 6, 2021
Post-Doctoral Research Position Available
A post-doctoral position at the Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science (Cold Spring-on-Hudson, NY) is immediately available...
Mar 30, 2021
Selenium supplementation protects against obesity and may extend lifespan
Adding the nutrient selenium to diets protects against obesity and provides metabolic benefits to mice, according to a study published...
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