Reducing Protein in Diet Improves Health and Extends Lifespan
A Single Hormone Directs Body’s Responses to Low-Protein Diet. Mice live longer and lose weight while eating more when the hormone FGF21 is present. A…
Longevity
Fecal Transplants Reverse Hallmarks of Aging in the Gut, Eyes, and Brain
In the quest for eternal youth, poo transplants may seem like an unlikely way to reverse the aging process. However, scientists at the Quadram Institute…
Fountain of Youth: Cutting Calories and Eating at the Right Time of Day Leads to a Longer Life
One recipe for longevity is simple, if not easy to follow: eat less. Restricting calories can lead to a longer, healthier life, as studies have…
Do You Want a Long Healthy Lifespan? The Characteristics of a “Longevity Diet”
Professor Valter Longo leads a review of research in animals and humans to identify how nutrition affects aging and a healthy lifespan. According to University…
Chemical Compound Promotes Healthy Aging – Add Muscle, Strength and Energy While Losing Fat
BAM15 helped geriatric mice with obesity add muscle, strength, and energy while losing fat. A recently discovered chemical compound helped elderly mice with obesity lose…
Unraveling the Mystery of Parrots’ Exceptionally Long Lifespans
Bigger brains have led some species of parrot to live surprisingly long lives, new research shows. Parrots are famous for their remarkable cognitive abilities and…
Daily Coffee May Benefit the Heart and Help You Live Longer – Here’s How Much To Drink
Drinking two to three cups a day was associated with greatest heart benefits. Drinking coffee—particularly two to three cups a day—is not only associated with…
Potential Supplement for Longer Human Lifespans: Natural Plant Extract Makes Worms Live 40% Longer
First study on how a natural plant extract of a particular kind of wormwood, Artemisia scoparia, could lead to longer lifespans, including potentially for humans….
Anti-Aging Breakthrough: Cellular Rejuvenation Therapy Safely Reverses the Aging Process in Mice
Salk researchers treated mice with anti-aging regimen beginning in middle age and found no increase in cancer or other health problems later on. Age may…
10–20% Lower Death Risk From Just 30–60 Minutes of Weekly Muscle-Strengthening Activity
Lower risk of death from all causes and from cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer, in particular. But no conclusive evidence that more than an hour…
Simple Daily Activities – Like Washing Dishes – Reduce Heart Disease Risk in Senior Women
Seniors take note, running or brisk walking is not the only way to reduce the risk of heart disease. Simply being “up and about” performing…
Key Protein Identified That Could Be Harnessed to Extend Healthy Lifespan in Humans
Decades of research has shown that limits on calorie intake by flies, worms, and mice can enhance life span in laboratory conditions. But whether such…
Moderate Calorie Restriction Rewires Metabolism, Immunity for Longer Health Span
Calorie restriction improves metabolic and immune responses that help determine both how long a person lives and how many years of good health they enjoy,…
Optimizing Your Diet Could Add Up to a Decade to Life Expectancy – Try the Online Calculator
A new model, available as an online calculator, estimates the impact of dietary changes on life expectancy. A young adult in the U.S. could add…
Scientists Link Genes to Longer Human Lifespan
A group of genes that play an essential role in building components of our cells can also impact human lifespan, finds a new study…
Slowing the Aging Process: Two Blood Proteins Could Be Key to a Long and Healthy Life
Two blood proteins have been shown by scientists to influence how long and healthy a life we live, research suggests. Developing drugs that target these…
New Biomedical Research Outlines How Longer Lives Are Tied to Physical Activity
Taking it easy as you get older? Wrong. Message of new Lieberman study: ‘Because we evolved to be active throughout our lives, our bodies need…
Greenery May Be the Secret to Slowing the Biological Aging Process – At Least for Women
We all know being surrounded by greenery is good for the mind and soul, but can it be good for the body, too? Planetary health…
