Did Altos Labs just reprogram itself to focus on AI? Peter Walter, Steve Horvath, & more departures

by rss feed | May 27, 2026 | Altos Labs, anti-aging, Longevity AI, News Feeds, Steve Horvath

I’ve been following Altos Labs since its inception. The institution has intriguing, ambitious goals. For that reason, it’s been interesting that in terms of news on Altos, things have been relatively quiet for the last 4+ years. Some big changes have...

What is in vivo reprogramming, its potential pros & cons?

by rss feed | Oct 1, 2025 | Altos Labs, in vivo reprogramming, News Feeds, Reprogramming

Lately, we’ve been hearing more about something called “in vivo reprogramming.” It comes up frequently in the longevity space. Today’s post explains this cutting-edge area of research and its hoped-for, potential clinical applications....

Weekly reads: Altos Labs aging supplements pub, destructive NIH cuts, FDA warning, HSCs

by rss feed | Feb 9, 2025 | Altos Labs, anti-aging, BioStem Life Sciences, News Feeds, Steve Horvath, weekly reads

When I think of so-called aging supplements, visions of snake oil dance in my head. Possible benefits of supplements more generally have mostly not held up to long-term research. Supplements have risks too and so do purported longevity supplements. These pills...

Weekly reads: anti-aging tricks & treats, stealthy stem cells, Mammoth de-extinction milestone

by rss feed | Mar 10, 2024 | Altos Labs, anti-aging, David Sinclair, News Feeds, Pura Munoz-Canoves, weekly reads

Anti-aging might already be the big regenerative medicine story of 2024 and it’s only early March. Anti-aging hype going to the dogs? One of my 20 stem cell and regenerative medicine predictions for 2024 was that longevity would continue to make big news...

Some surprises from new analysis of Altos Labs papers

by rss feed | Aug 2, 2023 | Altos Labs, anti-aging, News Feeds

Altos Labs is an intriguing multi-institution experiment in so-called rejuvenation research all rolled into one biotech. This relatively new entity headquartered in California has multiple Nobel laureates in the biomedical field in leadership. Even more importantly it...

Weekly reads: $1B Saudi anti-aging push, OCT4 necklace, cancer trial wows, coffee brain

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....