The latest on Methuselah, health span research, and regenerative medicine
Viewing art can stimulate thought, evoke emotion, inspire conversation, and is often a social activity. A study published this month by researchers at the University College of London has shown that ‘receptive arts’ engagement could have a protective association with longevity in older adults. Read More ⇩
Read MoreOver the past 10 years, there has been enormous attention given to serum vitamin D level and its association with human health. We therefore found it remarkable that a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed no reduction in cancer or cardiovascular mortality with a median of 5 years of supplementation with 2,000 IU of vitamin D and 1 g of fish oil in nearly 17,000 men and women over age 50. This brings us to the dog metaphor in the title of this article…
Read MoreResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine have determined that sleep deprivation in humans can lead to the spread and aggregation of the Alzheimer inducing protein, Tau. These new findings suggest that Alzheimer’s disease and sleep loss are even more intimately intertwined than previously thought. Hopefully, knowledge of this critical brain process will lead to further research on how the process works and the role it plays in neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.
Read MoreMany people suffering from chronic illnesses also report that they experience ‘brain fog’ or ‘sluggishness’. A recent study done at the University of Birmingham has attributed this sluggishness, (at least in part), to inflammation. Getting a better understanding of the relationships between inflammation and brain function will help us investigate other ways to treat some of these conditions in patients with chronic illnesses.
Read MoreNicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) has become increasingly popular over the past several years. It’s a metabolite that’s very important in DNA repair and energy production. For whatever reason, it’s concentration is known to decline during human aging by as much as 90%. We hope that NAD restoration in older people can restore biological function in multiple tissues, and the results of this paper are consistent with that hope.
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