Scientists find that meloxicam preserves muscle mass and strength in aged mice while sustaining mitochondrial function and activating multiple molecules associated with longevity. 


Skin &amp; Muscle

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

<p>Participants: Prefrail older adults</p>
<p>Dosage: 50 mg/day of losartan for at least 8 weeks</p>


Losartan, a common blood pressure medication, increases the survival rate of mice and improves the metabolic outlook of pre-frail older adults. 

Principal Investigator of the study, Dr. Peter M. Abadir (image: jhu.edu).

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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