by rss feed | Jul 18, 2023 | Aging, David Sinclair, hype, News Feeds, OSK-mediated rejuvenation, Reviews
The work of Harvard professor David Sinclair presents a kind of puzzle as his published research is generally interesting and important, but at the same time, I believe that he hypes anti-aging science. In addition, he promotes unproven supplements and lifestyle...
by rss feed | May 9, 2023 | Aging, long telomeres, News Feeds, telomeres
Are long telomeres better than short ones? What about older folks lengthening their telomeres somewhat or stabilizing the length? Could this counter aging? As with many things, the story is far more complicated than we might hope. For background, telomeres are special...
by rss feed | Feb 7, 2023 | Aging, anti-aging, Dr. Davis Sinclair, journal club, News Feeds
About twenty years ago a science story made big news of a so-called anti-aging Methuselah gene. Methuselah gene and anti-aging The claim was that this DNA conferred long life on people. Hence the name Methuselah, which refers to a man from the Bible who reportedly...
by rss feed | Oct 4, 2022 | Aging, Informational, News Feeds, senolytic drugs, senolytics
As we age a higher proportion of our cells end up in a senescent state, which has sparked interest in senolytic drugs and a broader area called senolytics research. The goal of today’s post is to give you an overview of this important area. How much data are...
by rss feed | Aug 21, 2022 | Aging, News Feeds, stem cells anti-aging, weekly reads
Does aging do something to time so it seems like as you get older that time goes by faster? Remember as a little kid when summer seemed to last forever and car rides could be agonizingly long? I’ve heard two theories on this. One is that the brain’s...
by rss feed | Jun 12, 2022 | Aging, Altos Labs, anti-aging, Hevolution, News Feeds, Saudi aging research, weekly reads
I recently wrote about stem cell-related ideas for anti-aging and even cheating death, but there are of course other approaches including drugs like metformin. A new article outlines a massive research funding plan to tackle aging. Let’s start with that....
