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·June 16, 2015·4 min read

Depressed and Stressed Women Have Lower Levels of Longevity Hormone

A new study reports women with symptoms of clinical depression have lower levels of klotho in their blood.

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Featured Genetics

·July 21, 2015·5 min read

Altering Our RNA to Increase Lifespan

Researchers report altering the RNA helicases in roundworms doubles their lifespans. They believe a similar technique could also work on human cells.

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Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 27, 2015·4 min read

Why Smart People Tend to Live Longer

A new study links intelligence and longevity to genetics.

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·August 8, 2015·5 min read

How to Live to 100: Scientists Crack the Secrets of Centenarians

To live to be 100, you need to keep inflammation low and telomeres long, a new study reports.

Featured Genetics

·October 12, 2015·4 min read

Mapping Genes That Increase Lifespan

Researchers have identified over 230 genes which, when deleted, increase the replicative life span of yeast cells. 189 of these genes have been linked to aging and the researchers believe the results could provide new genomic targets that could be used to improve human health.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 2, 2015·5 min read

Forever Young? Researchers Discover How to Stay Young for Longer

Researchers extend young adulthood in C.elegans and discover a new metric to track aging, a new study reports.

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·December 2, 2015·6 min read

Fountain of Youth: Tweaking Genes to Extend Lifespan

Researchers have identified genes implicated in physical aging and discovered that influencing just one of the genes can extend the healthy lifespan of animals.

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Featured Neuroscience

·January 11, 2016·3 min read

Immune Function Protected by Life Extending Hormone

A life extending hormone produced by cells in the thymus gland appears to protect against the loss of immune function that comes with aging.

Featured Genetics

·February 28, 2016·5 min read

Worm Study May Resolve Discrepancies in Research About Aging

Researchers discover a drug used to help prevent reproduction in aging worms helps the creatures rebound from stress and, in some cases, this lengthens their lifespans.

Featured Psychology

·April 15, 2016·3 min read

Americans Living Longer With Disability or Health Issues

A new study reports Americans are living longer, but tend to be in poorer health.

Featured Genetics

·May 24, 2016·8 min read

Genes Linked to the Effect of Stress and Mood on Longevity Identified

Researchers have identified a series of genes that could modulate the effect of mood and the response to stress on lifespan.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 25, 2016·8 min read

Vitamin D Engages Longevity Gene to Increase Lifespan: C. elgans Study

Vitamin D appears to engage longevity genes to increase lifespan and prevent the accumulation of neurotoxic proteins linked to age related diseases, such as Alzheimer's, a new study reports.

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longevity

Depressed and Stressed Women Have Lower Levels of Longevity Hormone

Altering Our RNA to Increase Lifespan

Why Smart People Tend to Live Longer

How to Live to 100: Scientists Crack the Secrets of Centenarians

Mapping Genes That Increase Lifespan

Forever Young? Researchers Discover How to Stay Young for Longer

Fountain of Youth: Tweaking Genes to Extend Lifespan

Immune Function Protected by Life Extending Hormone

Worm Study May Resolve Discrepancies in Research About Aging

Americans Living Longer With Disability or Health Issues

Genes Linked to the Effect of Stress and Mood on Longevity Identified

Vitamin D Engages Longevity Gene to Increase Lifespan: C. elgans Study

How Severe Illness During Pregnancy Alters Fetal Brain Development

Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

Youth Protein TIMP2 Restores Immune Function in the Aging Brain

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