Dr. Michael Ristow, a professor of energy metabolism at ETH Zurich, bases much of his research into aging on a premise that many of us will find surpr...
A peek inside the companies using AI to combat aging
Last Wednesday I attended the Buck Institute’s workshop on AI and Longevity, where speakers from several different organizations discussed how t...
How your ancestors’ lifestyle determines your lifespan
Part I of III in a series on the evolution of aging. (Part II, Part III) Here’s an interesting experiment that I don’t recommend trying at home. Take ...
The Hallmarks of Aging: Epigenetic Alterations
All cells in your body have the same DNA, yet they express different proteins and do different things. How does that happen? Various alterations in y...
Pet dogs on rapamycin are pictures of health
In the lab, rapamycin is a star geroprotector. In addition to boosting lifespan even when used in late life, it’s also been found specifically t...
The hallmarks of aging, in plain English
Part of the Hallmarks of Aging series. Did you know you have two different ages? The obvious one is chronological age, or the number of years since yo...