Healthspan
Magnitude Biosciences Raises £1.3 Million to Scale Drug Screening in Living Worms
The Durham spinout is expanding VivoScan, an automated whole-worm screening platform. The funding supports scale, but promising worm results still need mammalian…
Natural Compounds Cleared Senescent Cells and Extended Lifespan in Old Mice
Salvianolic acids A, B and E selectively killed senescent cells and improved function and survival in aged mice, but there is no…
Singapore Is Building a National Test Bed for Healthy Longevity
A S$350 million Grand Challenge connects aging research with real healthcare settings. Population studies and biomarker validation could help guide future care,…
FGF21 Gene Therapy Extended Lifespan and Healthspan in Aged Mice
A one-time FGF21 gene therapy increased median lifespan by 20.54% in aged male mice and improved several measures of metabolic, organ and…
Scientists Implanted Self-Contracting Muscle in Old Mice. The Effects Reached the Rest of the Body
Engineered muscle grafts contracted continuously in mice and influenced metabolism, immunity and tissue repair. The findings are promising animal research, not a…
A Probiotic Improved Healthspan in Old Mice. That Doesn’t Mean You Should Buy It Yet.
A bacterium depleted with age improved several health measures in old mice. Human intervention trials have not shown that it extends healthspan.
Longevity and Muscle Weakness Share Some Genetic Architecture
A large genomic analysis links exceptional survival and late-life muscle weakness, but genes are influences, not destiny.
A Wearable-Based Aging Clock Connects Daily Signals to Health Risk
Continuous pulse data may complement occasional clinic visits, but a wearable “age” is still a research biomarker, not a medical diagnosis.