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Glucosamine: The new metformin? | Interview with Dr. Michael Ristow (part ii)
Last week when we heard from Dr. Ristow, he turned the outdated notion of the “free radical theory of aging” on its head, and demonstrated that antiox...
Will this protein help speed up clinical trials?
Biomarkers are a big deal in the clinical world: if as a doctor you’re able to take one simple measurement that allows you to look into a patient’s fu...
Michael Fossel on telomerase therapy in cancer, Alzheimer’s, and more
Last week we heard the theoretical side of Dr. Michael Fossel’s mission to bring aging to its knees, and why his chosen point of attack was on t...
Research roundup: Scientists stop premature aging in its tracks, and more
Researchers from Houston Methodist Research Institute took cells from patients with progeria, a devastating condition that causes premature aging, and...
In the media this week: Aubrey, AI, and advocacy
Trust your doctor to diagnose you correctly? The Washington Post reports that 2/3 of doctors treating dementia patients backpedal on treatment plans a...
Research roundup: Ancient worms of the deep sea provide clues to the evolution of long lifespans, and more
Lessons from 300 year old tubeworms: The low 0.67% mortality rate … supports longevity theory, which states that in the absence of extrinsic mor...
Metformin: Multipurpose marvel, or medical misfire?
Much rests on metformin’s shoulders: as the first drug to begin clinical trials for preventing multiple age-related diseases, it could soon become the...
Do aging circadian clocks have tricks up their sleeves?
Most lifeforms wrap their lives around a 24 hour wheel that dictates when to rise, when to eat, when to grow, and when to sleep. From its seat in a pa...