Protein Restriction and Longevity: Can Limiting Protein Intake Support Healthy Aging?

University of Wisconsin researchers examine how reducing dietary protein intake may reshape nutrient sensing, metabolism, mitochondrial function, and other pathways linked to healthier aging.

(One of the leading authors on the Cell Press Blue article, Dr. Dudley Lamming | University of Wisconsin)

Researchers examine how restricting protein intake can improve metabolic health and influence aging-related pathways to extend healthspan and lifespan.

Aging &amp; Longevity

Model: Chronically stressed mice 
Dosage: 9 mg/kg/day of L-serine, or 5 mg/kg/day of dasatinib combined with 50 mg/kg/day of quercetin

Supplementing chronically stressed mice with L-serine, an amino acid, counters signs of anxiety and diabetes while diverting age-promoting senescent cells within the brain’s fear center. 

Diabetes &amp; Obesity

In the largest study of its kind, Viennese scientists analyzed over 25, 000 human tissue slices with AI to determine the architectural changes that occur with aging and how to predict disease. 


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.

Model: Aged C57B/6 mice (between 18-25 months old) 
Dosage: 5 mg/kg/day of ABT-263 was fed to mice while 50 mg/kg/day of dichloroacetate and metformin were injected. For lifespan, they were administered for five consecutive days, followed by a two-day intermission, then an additional five consecutive days, followed by a 6-week intermission.

The combination of dichloroacetate, metformin, and ABT-263 eliminates cancer cells and age-promoting senescent cells while improving endurance and extending lifespan in mice. 


The study was led by Dr. Irina Conboy (image: berkeley.edu). 

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