Part II of III in a series on the evolution of aging. (Part I, Part III) Sex and death have been friends for a long time. Many people would tell you t...
The Aging Immune System
The immune system degrades as we age. The elderly get sick more often, take longer to recover from illness or injury, are more prone to cancer, and mo...
In the media: An AMA with Aubrey de Grey, and more
Aubrey de Grey held a Reddit AMA on December 7th, discussing everything from AI in longevity research, CR mimetics, and how his timelines for therapeu...
Could marmosets become the new standard in animal models?
In biomedical science, rodents are the old stalwarts: they’re cheap, easy to care for, have lives short enough to allow us to observe them over the co...
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 ...
Research roundup: Tau tangles guilty by association, and more
It looks like those clumps of tau protein that form inside the neurons of Alzheimer’s brains may actually be protective, and the real damage mig...
FOXO vs. a harbinger of neurodegeneration
Long before the usual physiological signs, the withering of neurons and the gradual atrophy of the brain, that tip doctors off to the presence of a ne...
Breaking skin: Tiny troublemakers in epidermal aging
That weathered, pruny exterior loved by photographers and loathed by nearly everyone else is, along with gray hair, perhaps the most easily recognizab...
In the media: Clones, condiments and canines
TIL that one of my favorite condiments, Liquid Smoke, is basically just like eating advanced glycation end products (AGEs). That and other gems can be...
James Peyer: “The 21st century will be defined by our struggle against the diseases of aging.”
“At what age would you like to get Alzheimer’s?” This was the question posed by venture capitalist, former stem cell biologist and G...