How to Support Muscle Function with Age: Top Evidence-Based Supplements

Data suggest certain supplements, such as L-carnitine, vitamin D, and essential minerals, support muscle function and physical performance in adults of advanced age.

Researchers from University College London review data supporting that supplements, like vitamin D, L-carnitine, and essential minerals, support muscle function during aging.

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The Rise of China’s Longevity Movement: A Quest to Defy Aging

China’s national project to crush aging encompasses longevity labs, “immortality islands,” and grapeseed pills, as well as exorbitant claims based on sometimes questionable science.

(Attendees at a conference in Shanghai try out a cryogenic chamber in which temperatures plummeted to approximately -200 degrees Fahrenheit, meant to slow aging | New York Times)

A surge in the Chinese public’s interest in longevity science has led to substantial investments from the state and private companies in aging research.

Aging &amp; Longevity

In remembrance of Jane Goodall: The science-backed lifestyle factors that likely contributed to her long life and sound mind.  

Jane Goodall, PhD (image: thenationalnews.com).

Does NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) really help with aging? A team of international scientists reviews the latest and ongoing clinical trials.

Part of the research team, including Dr. Evandro Fei Fang (middle), from the University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital in Norway (image: med.uio.no). 

Latest Human Trial from the Buck Institute Shows Plasma Exchange Lowers Biological Age

A new human study shows that a procedure involving the replacement of blood plasma with a fresh solution (therapeutic plasma exchange) lowers a measure of how quickly the body is aging (biological age).

(The Buck Institute for Research on Aging | Facebook)

In a first-of-its-kind human trial, participants who underwent therapeutic plasma exchange exhibited significantly lowered biological age.

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How to Support Muscle Function with Age: Top Evidence-Based Supplements

The Rise of China’s Longevity Movement: A Quest to Defy Aging

Remembering Jane Goodall: The Simple Habits That Kept Her Mind Sharp for 91 Years

NAD+ and Aging: What the Latest Research Says

Latest Human Trial from the Buck Institute Shows Plasma Exchange Lowers Biological Age