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Rapamycin used to boost immune response in humans
Posted in Medicine on 28th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
A rapamycin-like drug could reverse the natural decline that elderly people experience in their ability to fight off infections.
Ibuprofen use leads to extended lifespan in several species, study shows
Posted in Science on 20th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Regular doses of ibuprofen extended the lifespan of multiple species.
Disruptive sounds help aging brain ignore distractions
Posted in Medicine on 29th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
By learning to discriminate a sound amidst progressively more disruptive distractions, we can diminish our distractibility.
Whole-genome sequences of 17 of the worlds oldest living people published
Posted in Science on 13th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Researchers unable to find genes significantly associated with extreme longevity.
The signature of aging in the brain
Posted in Medicine on 12th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
Cognitive decline may be related to one's "immunological age"