The Rise of China’s Longevity Movement: A Quest to Defy Aging

China’s national project to crush aging encompasses longevity labs, “immortality islands,” and grapeseed pills, as well as exorbitant claims based on sometimes questionable science.

(Attendees at a conference in Shanghai try out a cryogenic chamber in which temperatures plummeted to approximately -200 degrees Fahrenheit, meant to slow aging | New York Times)

A surge in the Chinese public’s interest in longevity science has led to substantial investments from the state and private companies in aging research.

Aging &amp; Longevity

The Latest Insight on Anti-Aging Therapeutics Targeting Cardiovascular Disease

According to French scientists, no organ system appears as vulnerable to aging as the cardiovascular system, and anti-aging therapeutics may help mitigate the effects of cardiovascular disease.

(The principal investigator behind the review, aging researcher Guido Kroemer | Olympiad in Cardiovascular Medicine)

Anti-aging therapeutics may prevent and slow age-related cardiovascular dysfunction.

Cardiovascular

Model: C3B6F1 hybrid mice 
Dosage: 42 mg/kg of rapamycin and 1.44 mg/kg of trametinib in food starting at 6 months of age

Latest Research: Two FDA-Approved Drugs Additively Extend Lifespan

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have unveiled that combining trametinib with rapamycin, drugs used in cancer treatment, extends average lifespan by 29% in female mice and 27% in male mice, respectively.

(The study’s lead author, Linda Partridge | The Biologist)

Combining two cancer treatment drugs, trametinib and rapamycin, extends lifespan by 29% and 27% in middle-aged female and male mice, respectively.

Model: 8 adults with peripheral artery disease 
Dosage: 1,000 mg of NR daily for four weeks

New Study Suggests NR Modestly Improves Cognition in Age-Related Vascular Disease

Taking NR was associated with improved blood flow to a specific brain region following cognitive stimulation, as well as trends toward enhanced cognition in patients with age-related vascular disease.

(The study’s principal investigator, Andriy Yabluchanskiy | LinkedIn)

Taking NR is associated with improved blood perfusion to a brain region involved in memory and daily task organization, as well as a trend toward enhanced cognition.

Brain &amp; Neurons

After accounting for previously unaddressed issues, researchers find that human lifespan is over 50% heritable, challenging previous estimates of 25%.  


Joris Deelen, PhD, one of the researchers on the project (image: stern.de).

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The Rise of China’s Longevity Movement: A Quest to Defy Aging

The Latest Insight on Anti-Aging Therapeutics Targeting Cardiovascular Disease

Latest Research: Two FDA-Approved Drugs Additively Extend Lifespan

New Study Suggests NR Modestly Improves Cognition in Human Subjects

New Study Shows Lifespan is 50% Genetic, Doubling Previous Estimates