The Methuselah Foundation was mentioned in a recent New York Times article on the connections between insulinlike growth factor, or IGF-1, growth hormone, and longevity in a range of species:

The longest-lived mouse on record is one studied by Dr. Bartke. It had a defect in its growth hormone receptor gene, just as do the Laron patients. “It missed its fifth birthday by a week,” he said. The mouse lived twice as long as usual and won Dr. Bartke a prize presented by the Methuselah Foundation (which rewards developments in life-extension therapies) in 2003.