Finalist Teams Awarded $1 Million in XPrize Healthspan Contest to Transform Healthy Aging

The XPrize Healthspan—which will split $101 million among teams developing therapeutics to restore muscle, cognitive, and immune function in older adults—has named 10 teams receiving $1 million each.

(XPrize announced the finalists for its XPrize Healthspan competition | XPrize)

The XPrize Healthspan competition has named its top 20 finalist groups that will submit their aging intervention therapies for human trial testing.

Aging &amp; Longevity

How to Slow Aging: 7 Tips from a Danish Aging Expert

Danish aging expert Morten Scheibye-Knudsen shares seven ways to slow aging, including taking NR (nicotinamide riboside) and the diabetes medication metformin.

(Professor Morten Scheibye-Knudsen | BBC Science Focus)

Danish aging expert Morten Scheibye-Knudsen does things like taking NR and metformin to slow his biological aging

Model: SAMP8 mice 
Dosage: ~25 mg/kg/day of PQQ or PQI administered in food

Supplementing with the antioxidant pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) modestly extends the lifespan of age-accelerated mice while improving their strength.  


Examining Evidence for the Cognition-Enhancing Potential of the Antioxidant Astaxanthin

The antioxidant astaxanthin significantly extends male mouse lifespan, and human research suggests it may help prevent age-related cognitive decline.

(An image of the red-orange pigment astaxanthin | Gruppo Farmalmpresa)

The potent antioxidant astaxanthin may have pro-longevity effects, and human trial data suggests it improves cognitive function in older adults.

Model: Older adults (60–85 years old) with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) enrolled in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Dosage: Participants received one gastro-resistant capsule daily for 180 days, containing either 250 mg of Kluyveromyces fragilis yeast extract, 350 mg of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast extract, or a placebo.

Yeast Supplement Improves Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Daily supplementation with nucleotide-rich yeast extracts improves cognitive performance and mental well-being in older adults with mild cognitive impairment, researchers find. 

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10 Finalist Teams Awarded $1 Million in XPrize Healthspan Contest to Transform Healthy Aging

How to Slow Aging: 7 Tips from a Danish Aging Expert

Powerful Antioxidant PQQ Extends Life and Improves Strength, New Study Shows

Examining Evidence for the Cognition-Enhancing Potential of the Antioxidant Astaxanthin

Yeast Supplement Improves Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment