New Study Shows Cranberry Extract Equivalent to Metformin in Fighting Aging

Fayoum University researchers found that cranberry polyphenols improve metabolic markers, cognition, and oxidative stress to the same degree as the drug metformin.

A new study suggests cranberry extract has effects against aging that rival metformin.

Aging &amp; Longevity

Johns Hopkins Research Review: Parkinson’s Drug Extends Multiple Species' Lifespan

L-deprenyl, a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease and major depressive disorder, has been shown to modestly extend lifespan across species, from mice to rats to hamsters.

L-deprenyl, a drug prescribed to treat Parkinson’s disease and major depressive disorder, has been shown to modestly extend average lifespan across mammalian model organism species.

Model: Male Sprague-Dawley rats 
Dosage: 400 mg/kg of magnesium L-theanine and 600 mg/kg of nicotinamide riboside administered orally for 40 days

Scientists find that treating rats with magnesium L-theanine and nicotinamide riboside (NR) counteracts stress-induced metabolic, gut, and liver aging. 

Study conducted by researchers from Firat University in Turkey (image: turkeyuniversity.org)

A 167-study analysis reveals that rapamycin prolongs lifespan as effectively as dietary restriction: reducing food intake without entering a state of malnourishment.

Model: UM-HET3 mice and 5XFAD mice 
Dosage: UM=HET3 mice received 180 mg/kg canagliflozin in chow starting at seven months of age, and FXFAD mice received 180 mg/kg canagliflozin in chow beginning at three months of age

New Study: Diabetes Medication Improves Cognition and Alleviates Alzheimer’s Progression

The diabetes drug canagliflozin improves learning and memory in middle-aged male mice and reduces brain plaques in Alzheimer’s model mice.

The FDA-approved diabetes medication canagliflozin improves cognition in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease in males only.

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New Study Shows Cranberry Extract Equivalent to Metformin in Fighting Aging

Johns Hopkins Research Review: Parkinson’s Drug Shown to Extend Lifespan Across Mammalian Species

New Research: Magnesium, L-Theanine, NAD+ Combo Counters Stress Aging

Anti-Aging Drug Rapamycin Extends Life as Much as Dieting, New Study Shows

Diabetes Medication Improves Cognition and Alleviates Alzheimer’s Progression, Suggests New Study