2022 OFAS Report of Directors
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Jan 28, 2022
2021 OFAS Report of Directors
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Sep 18, 2021
Dr. Norman Orentreich Award for Young Investigator on Aging Presented to Cristal Hill
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Feb 3, 2021
2020 OFAS Report of Directors
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Jun 26, 2019
The dietary switch that may boost longevity and its correlation to SAAR
A new epidemiological study published in The BMJ explores the association between eating red meat and the risk of death, specifically how...
Jan 30, 2019
2018 OFAS Report of Directors
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Aug 2, 2018
OFAS Successfully Hosted AGA Session
This year, OFAS hosted a pre-meeting session at the AGE 47th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. The theme of the conference was “Improving...
Jun 1, 2018
OFAS Hosting Session at AGE 47th Annual Meeting
For years, Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science has researched biomedical interventions to prevent, halt, or reverse...
Apr 20, 2018
OFAS Will Lead Their First Jane’s Walk
The Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science is excited to announce that we will be leading our first Jane’s Walk in New York...
Jan 15, 2018
2017 OFAS Report of Directors
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Apr 12, 2017
Preliminary Findings on the Effects of Rapamycin on Cardiac Health of Companion Dogs
Recent advances in geroscience have begun to explain the molecular mechanisms that link aging with disease, making age the greatest risk...
Apr 4, 2017
In Review: The Many Effects of Methionine Restriction
Our work at the Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science has proven that methionine restriction (MR) extends lifespan and has...
Feb 7, 2017
NYAS eBriefing now available for Aging and Nutrition: Novel Approaches and Techniques
The New York Academy of Sciences recently announced that the multimedia eBriefing of the symposium, Aging and Nutrition: Novel Approaches...
Jan 25, 2017
2016 OFAS Report of Directors
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Jan 25, 2017
Improving Lifespan and Healthspan in a Disorder Causing Early Aging
A team of researchers lead by Drs. Evandro Fang and Vilhelm Bohr of the National Institute of Aging–National Institutes of Health have...
Jan 13, 2017
Preserving DNA Methylation During Aging
One of the negative aspects of aging is the decreased ability to maintain normal cellular functions, which eventually manifests as...
Dec 22, 2016
NYAS Symposium – Aging & Nutrition: Novel Approaches & Techniques
OFAS and The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) joined together to present a conference...
Nov 30, 2016
Naturally occurring p16Ink4a-positive cells shorten healthy lifespan
Cellular senescence, a stress-induced state in which cells are unable to divide, is known to prevent the proliferation of potentially...
Feb 15, 2016
Upcoming Symposium: Aging and Nutrition: Novel Approaches and Techniques
Several interventions have been identified that significantly extend healthy lifespan in mammals. Caloric restriction, for example, has...
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