The UN’s Brief on the Biology of Aging

A new brief from the United Nations (UN) Scientific Advisory Board examines the latest developments in geroscience—a field devoted to delaying, preventing, and treating diseases linked to aging.

A new United Nations brief examines how researchers are addressing an aging global population with geroscience—a field seeking to understand how to intervene against aging.

Aging &amp; Longevity

Cornell and UPenn scientists find that mice introduced to the wild as infants age faster than lab mice, but what does this mean for humans?


Epigenetics

Participants: Physically active and healthy older adults 
Dosage: 1 gram of omega-3s (330 mg EPA plus 660 mg DHA) per day, 2,000 IU of vitamin D per day, and 30 minutes of strength training exercises three times per week

While omega-3 supplementation slows biological aging, adding vitamin D and exercise further slows biological aging.

The “father of aging clocks” and senior study author Steve Horvath, PhD, of Harvard University (Image: quantamagazine.org). 

Model: 40 aged patients with COPD with an average age of 71.9 
Dosage: One gram of NR taken twice daily for a total of two grams per day for six weeks

Fresh Insights: NR’s Effects on Inflammation in Age-Related Lung Disease

Taking nicotinamide riboside (NR) is tied to a 52.6% reduction of an inflammatory protein in the sputum—mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract—of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

(Principal investigator Dr. Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, Associate Professor from the University of Copenhagen | Videnskab DK)

Six Intriguing Ideas from David Sinclair’s Book, Lifespan

In his book, Harvard’s Dr. David Sinclair presents concepts such as the Information Theory of Aging — how modifications to our DNA may cause aging.

(Lifespan: Why We Age — and Why We Don’t Have To | booko.com.au)

Harvard’s Dr. David Sinclair presents six thrilling ideas in his book Lifespan, which include his Information Theory of Aging — changes to chemical modifications on DNA that underlie all aging processes.

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The UN’s Brief on the Biology of Aging

Do Humans Age Like Mice? New Study Reveals Surprising Similarities

Harvard Study Reveals that Omega-3s, Vitamin D, and Exercise Additively Slow Biological Aging

Fresh Insights: NR’s Effects on Inflammation in Age-Related Lung Disease

Six Intriguing Ideas from David Sinclair’s Book, Lifespan: Why We Age — and Why We Don’t Have To