Protein Restriction and Longevity: Can Limiting Protein Intake Support Healthy Aging?

University of Wisconsin researchers examine how reducing dietary protein intake may reshape nutrient sensing, metabolism, mitochondrial function, and other pathways linked to healthier aging.

(One of the leading authors on the Cell Press Blue article, Dr. Dudley Lamming | University of Wisconsin)

Researchers examine how restricting protein intake can improve metabolic health and influence aging-related pathways to extend healthspan and lifespan.

Aging &amp; Longevity

Model: Young acquired niacin dependency (ANDY) mice. 
Dosage: 30 mg/kg/day of niacin

Mice engineered to have low body-wide NAD+ levels exhibit a shortened lifespan and widespread physical decline, which is largely reversed with the NAD+ booster niacin. 

Model: 6- to 8-week-old male C57BL/6J mice
Dosage: 0.5 mg/kg of isolated mitochondria injected every two days for six injections in the tail vein

Mitochondrial Transplantation Rejuvenates Aging Hearts, Study Finds

Transplantation of the cell’s powerhouses (mitochondria) improves heart function by restoring mitophagy (the cellular process that clears damaged mitochondria) in a mouse model of cardiac aging.

(An image depicting mitochondria [ovoid structures] in cardiac tissue | NAD.com)

Mitochondrial transplantation improves heart function by restoring the cellular process that clears damaged mitochondria in a mouse model of cardiac aging.

Cardiovascular

NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) levels were lower among older adults with frailty—an age-related condition associated with increased vulnerability to disability, disease, and death.

Skin &amp; Muscle

The Future of Longevity: Could Humans Really Live to 150?

A TIME Magazine longevity panel, featuring Harvard’s David Sinclair, explores whether breakthroughs in AI, cellular rejuvenation, and research on sex differences could help today’s children live far longer.

(An image illustrating the possibility of some humans achieving a 150-year lifespan in the future | NAD.com)

David Sinclair and Jennifer Garrison discuss whether AI advancements, cellular rejuvenation techniques, and research on sex differences can make a 150-year lifespan possible.

Search Result: AGEs

Protein Restriction and Longevity: Can Limiting Protein Intake Support Healthy Aging?

New Mayo Clinic Study: Forcibly Depleting NAD+ Shortens Lifespan

Mitochondrial Transplantation Rejuvenates Aging Hearts, Study Finds

NAD+ Levels are Low Among Individuals with Frailty, New Japanese Study Shows

The Future of Longevity: Could Humans Really Live to 150?