FierceBiotechFierceBioResearcherFierceVaccinesFiercePharma   FierceHealthcare
Syndicate content

aging news from FierceBioResearcher

News

Longevity gene may be key to living past 100

Studying a group of Ashkenazi Jews noted for their long lives, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine say that longevity genes appear to be responsible for fighting off Read more...
Tags: genetics   aging   Longevity  

Press Release: Reducing Insulin Signaling in the Brain Can Prolong Lifespan

One route to a long and healthy life may be establishing the right balance in insulin signaling between the brain and the rest of the body, according to new research from Children’s Hospital Read more...

Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: Skin Aging Reversed In Mice By Blocking Action Of Single Protein

Skin Aging Reversed In Mice By Blocking Action Of Single Protein Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have reversed the effects of aging on the skin of mice, at least for a Read more...

PRESS RELEASE: Drug Commonly Used to Treat Bi-Polar Disoreder Dramatically Increases Lifespan in Nematode Worms

Drug Commonly Used to Treat Bi-Polar Disoreder Dramatically Increases Lifespan in Nematode Worms Nematode worms treated with lithium show a 46 percent increase in lifespan, raising the tantalizing Read more...

PRESS RELEASE: Genes That Both Extend Life And Protect Against Cancer Identified

Genes That Both Extend Life And Protect Against Cancer Identified A person is 100 times more likely to get cancer at age 65 than at age 35. But new research reported today in the journal Read more...

PRESS RELEASE: Einstein Researchers Use Novel Approach to Uncover Genetic Components of Aging

Einstein Researchers Use Novel Approach to Uncover Genetic Components of Aging August 24, 2007 –– People who live to 100 or more are known to have just as many—and sometimes Read more...

Get more aging coverage at: