Unfortunately on June 11 the world’s oldest person and the oldest man ever to live has died at age 116 Jiroemon Kimura died of natural causes in the hospital after suffering ...

There is convincing evidence that the quality of diet in additional to caloric content has a direct effect on health and lifespan. Following on the heels of yesterday’s post ...

A large well designed study out of Johns Hopkins has established a strong link between lifestyle choices and lifespan. The study followed 6200 men and women of mixed ethnic backgrounds ...

A multinational group of scientists have discovered a key mitochondrial pathway invloved in lifespan can be manipulated by exposure to a common drug at key life stages. The study began ...

Salamanders are unique among animals in their ability to regenerate lost or damaged parts. Adult salamanders can regrow heart, brain, muscles and even whole limbs. Researchers publishing ...

Scientists have finally cracked the code for performing a heretofore impossible feat. They have created a human clone embryo from donor eggs and human skin cells. Their methodology ...

As we age our organs change in deleterious ways. The heart may undergo a process called hypertrophy in which the walls become thickened and enlarged reducing function and eventually ...

Scientists at UCLA have discovered that increased expression of a single gene increases the lifespan of fruitflies by more than 25%. The gene is called Parkin, and when defective is ...

Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) is produced in a deep seated region of the brain called the hypothalamus. The hormone functions to stimulate the sex glands to release sex hormones, ...

An exciting new study published in the prestigious journal Nature shows for the first time that manipulation of a brain chemical in a single region influences lifespan. The researchers ...