Repurposing Erectile Dysfunction Pills for Longevity

Some people are taking erectile dysfunction medications like Cialis and Viagra for more than sex—rather, to help them live longer.

(Tablets of the erectile dysfunction drugs Cialis and Viagra | Prostate Prognosis)

People have started repurposing erectile dysfunction medications, such as Cialis and Viagra, to help them live longer.

Aging &amp; Longevity

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.

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: Female Balb/c mice exposed to ultraviolet radiation 
Dosage: 2%, 5%, 7.5%, or 12.5% of nicotinamide (weight/volume) applied topically, once daily, five times per week

The NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) precursor nicotinamide prevents skin aging, in part by targeting age-promoting senescent cells in mice. 


Russia’s $27 Billion Bet on Beating Aging—Hype or Hope?

With an ambitious goal of conquering aging, Russia is investing $26 to $28 billion in a national health initiative.

(Russian leader, Vladimir Putin | RBC-Ukraine)

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Repurposing Erectile Dysfunction Pills for Longevity

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

NAD+ Booster Nicotinamide Counters Skin Aging and Cell Senescence, New Study Shows

Russia’s $27 Billion Bet on Beating Aging—Hype or Hope?