Aging

A landmark new study is strongly linking excessive neural activity with shorter lifespans. The study suggests a protein known to suppress neural excitation affects a number of longevity pathways, effectively slowing the aging process.

Researchers have extend the lifespan of fruit flies by 48 percent using a triple drug combination made up of drugs already used in people.

A study is suggesting aerobic exercise may be more effective than flexibility training in directly reducing hippocampal deterioration linked to Alzheimer's.

New research, led by a team from the University of Cambridge, has demonstrated a way to rejuvenate old brain stem cells, making them act young again. The technique points to potential new treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), but also broader ways to reverse general age-related brain changes.

Electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve holds all kinds of possibilities in medical science, and scientists have now added another to the list by demonstrating how targeting it through the ear could help slow some of the effects of aging. ​

​According to a new study, seniors wishing to boost their cognitive performance would likely do well to drink plenty of Montmorency tart cherry juice. Improvements observed in test subjects who drank the juice may be due to "bioactive compounds" that occur naturally in the cherries.

​There is no shortage of scientists toiling away in the field of anti-aging. This line of inquiry has turned up yet another interesting discovery, this time demonstrating how a certain chemical compound works to keep cells active and young.

A study has revealed killer immune cells have been found to collect in parts of the brain where new nerve cells are generated. This proliferation seems to naturally increase as a brain ages and the researchers hypothesize this may be a mechanism that underpins general age-related cognitive decline.

Researchers at EPFL have now reported a new step towards anti-aging medication. Human clinical trials of a fruit-derived compound showed promise in slowing mitochondrial aging in elderly patients, with no side effects found.

A new study is offering a new hypothesis to explain the long-standing idea that transfusions of young blood can reverse the effects of aging. The study reveals when older mice are supplemented with a protein taken from the blood of young mice, they live longer and exhibit youthful characteristics.

A new study suggests age-related immune system decline is not irreversible, and can possibly be improved by replenishing an aging gut microbiome. The scientists discovered fecal transplants from young mice to old mice resulted in significant improvements to the animal’s gut immune system.

A fascinating new study is suggesting that a shift in gut bacteria in our middle-age could trigger a process that plays a role in cognitive decline in our later years. And diet may be the key to encouraging the growth of beneficial bacteria that benefit healthy brain aging.​