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

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Scientists Discover Deer Antler Stem Cells That Reverse Aging in Mice and Monkeys

Researchers discover that deer antler stem cells can restore bone density, slow aging, and reverse biological age in mice and primates.

<p>Participants: Healthy males (age range: 70-76)</p>
<p>Dosage: 1 mg/kg/day of rapamycin for 8 weeks </p>


Supplementing with rapamycin leads to improvements in cardiac and vascular function in older men, suggesting this longevity-associated drug may counteract cardiovascular aging. 

Nicolas Musi, MD, professor of medicine and an author of the study (image: sanantoniomag.com). 

Cardiovascular

NAD+ Supercharges Immune System Recovery in Older Mice

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, found that young mice need NAD+ breakdown, while old mice need NAD+ boosting.

Immunity

<p>Model: C57BL/6N male mice<br />
Dosage: AIN-93 M diet with 0.025% (15 mg/kg per day) niclosamide for the Old + NL group or 0.050% (30 mg/kg per day) niclosamide for the Old + NH group, starting at 12 months of age to 21 months of age</p>


Drug Approved Against Tapeworms May Counteract Aging, Suggests New Study

New research suggests niclosamide, approved for human use against tapeworms, alleviates frailty and suppresses the protein complex mTOR, which regulates cell growth, in aged mice.

(The drug niclosamide | Hospital Pharmacy Europe)

Niclosamide, an agent approved for human use against tapeworms, alleviates age-related frailty, suppresses mTOR, and activates autophagy in old mice.

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

Scientists Discover Deer Antler Stem Cells That Reverse Aging in Mice and Monkeys

Longevity Drug Rapamycin Improves the Heart of Older Adults, New Study Shows

NAD+ Supercharges Immune System Recovery In Older Mice, Hurts Blood Stem Cells of Young Mice

Drug Approved for Humans Against Tapeworms May Counteract Aging, Similar to Rapamycin, Suggests New Study