Chinese scientists have genetically engineered stem cells capable of rejuvenating the health, including the cognition, of aged macaques. 

A young crab-eating macaque (image: shutterstock.com). 

Aging &amp; Longevity

Researchers Identify Key Cellular Changes Around Age 50 That Accelerate Aging

The Chinese Academy of Sciences' findings may explain why aging makes us sicker and suggest new ways to detect and reverse aging.

(Chinese Academy of Sciences | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad)

99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke’s Secrets to Thriving Longevity

Despite his previous battles with alcoholism, Dick Van Dyke is approaching his 10th decade of life and serves as a beacon for preserving physical function into his golden years.

(At age 99, Dick Van Dyke still maintains a remarkable degree of physical function | NBC News)

At age 99, Dick Van Dyke avoids harmful foods, eats foods high in antioxidants, and keeps moving, a regimen that may have contributed to his astounding longevity.

Model: Cybrids composed of Rho0 cells with human platelet mitochondrial DNA from participants between 7 days old and 99 years old 
Dosage: 5 mM of n-Acetyl-L-Cysteine and 3 mM of nicotinamide riboside, with medium changed every three days until the cell population reached between 1 and 10 million

New Study: Combining NR with NAC May Slow Telomere Shortening

New research suggests that nicotinamide riboside (NR) combined with N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) prevents telomere shortening linked to genetic sequences within the cell’s powerhouse (mitochondria) in human cells.

(Telomeres [highlighted in gold] at the ends of a chromosome | NAD.com)

A new study suggests the NAD+ precursor NR combined with the antioxidant NAC may counteract telomere shortening, a hallmark of aging.

Model: Ten-month-old male EFAD mice 
Dosage: 14.4 ppm of alfatradiol in diet for five months

USC Study: Longevity-Promoting Drug Counteracts a Genetic Predisposition to Alzheimer's

The drug alfatradiol, also known as 17ɑ-estradiol, reduces cognitive errors on a test of memory and lowers neuronal plaques in mice genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease.

(The University of Southern California | College Matchpoint)

Researchers unveil data suggesting the drug alfatradiol improves signs of frailty, reduces cognitive errors, and reduces neuronal plaques in mice with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease.

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Anti-Aging Breakthrough: Stem Cells Reverse Signs of Aging in Monkeys

Researchers Identify Key Cellular Changes Around Age 50 That Accelerate Aging

99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke’s Secrets to Thriving Longevity

New Study: Combining NR with NAC May Slow Telomere Shortening

USC Study Suggests Longevity-Promoting Drug Counteracts a Genetic Predisposition to Alzheimer’s