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May 30, 2017

Scientifically-designed fasting diet reduces risks for aging diseases

If you could lose weight and reduce your risk of life-threatening disease by dieting five days every few months, would you do it? A...

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...

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

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...

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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