A Bunch of Grapes a Day Might Keep the Doctor Away
It is well established that nutrition is vitally important to maintain health and to promote longevity. In addition to the macronutrients...
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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,...
Oct 18, 2021
Parasite Affords Extreme Lifespan to Ants
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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...
Nov 6, 2019
Extension of cellular lifespan by methionine restriction involves alterations in central carbon meta
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Oct 17, 2019
Identification and application of gene expression signatures associated with lifespan extension
Tyshkovskiy A, Bozaykut P, Borodinova AA, Gerashchenko MV, Ables GP, Garratt M, Khaitovich P, Clish CB, Miller RA, Gladyshev VN. Cell...
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...
Apr 10, 2018
Researchers Find Reversible Cause of Vascular Aging
The hallmarks of aging in skeletal muscle include endothelial cell dysfunction, impaired microcapillary formation, and a progressive...
Feb 20, 2018
Can Drugs Delay the Onset of Age-Related Diseases?
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Over the past ten years, understanding of the physiological changes that...
Feb 16, 2018
Sulfur amino acid restriction–induced changes in redox-sensitive proteins are associated with slow p
Optimal maintenance of protein quality is critical for proper cellular functions. Protein turnover (PT) is a critical contributor to...
Jan 24, 2018
The role of autophagy in the regulation of yeast life span
Tyler JK, Johnson JE Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 2018 Jan; PMID: 29363766 The goal of the aging field is to develop novel therapeutic...
Dec 11, 2017
The integrated stress response in budding yeast lifespan extension
The ultimate goal of aging research is to develop therapeutic means to extend human lifespan, while reducing susceptibility to many...
Oct 23, 2017
The integrated stress response in budding yeast lifespan extension
Postnikoff SDL, Johnson JE, Tyler JK Microb Cell 2017 Oct;4(11):368-375 PMID: 29167799 Aging is a complex, multi-factorial biological...
Aug 18, 2017
Cellular Rejunevation – One Step Closer to Understanding Human Aging
In order to delay aging, the process of aging must first be understood; that the aging of cells is what drives the aging of an organism....
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...
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 17, 2017
Pleiotropic responses to methionine restriction
Ables GP, Johnson JE Exp. Gerontol. 2017 Jan; PMID: 28108330 Methionine restriction (MR) extends lifespan across different species. The...
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...
Jan 1, 2014
The First International Mini-Symposium on Methionine Restriction and Lifespan
Ables GP, Brown-Borg HM, Buffenstein R, Church CD, Elshorbagy AK, Gladyshev VN, Huang TH, Miller RA, Mitchell JR, Richie JP, Rogina B,...
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