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African killifish may hold key to stop ageing in humans
A cure for ageing is something that scientists have still not managed to grasp, however recent studies into the African turquoise killifish may give a route into the halting of ageing…
IP Pragmatics interim evaluation report on the CCF has been published
The Connecting Capability Fund (CCF) is a distinctive programme focussed on stimulating collaboration between universities to achieve more effective commercialisation with external…
How The Ultra Rich Are Trying To Live Forever
If you can’t defeat death, what if you could postpone it, or at least postpone the diseases commonly associated with getting old? Many people, especially the ultra-wealthy in Silicon…
Extending human health span and delivering healthy ageing
Around the world our populations are ageing.
By 2050 there will be more people aged 60 or over than aged 10-24 globally. Their global spending power is estimated to be worth up to $…
Metabolic compound may reverse fertility ageing in women
A metabolic compound can reverse the ageing process of eggs in mice and could lead to new non-invasive treatments for improving fertility in older women, according to new research.…
Girl, 8, dies of ‘old age’ after suffering from rare premature ageing condition
An eight-year-old girl has died of ‘old age’ after suffering from a rare condition that causes premature ageing.Because Anna Saikdon had Hutchinson-Gilford genetic progeria syndrome,…
The NHS risks being overwhelmed by an old-age health crisis, the new Chief Medical Officer warns today
Chris Whitty says drastic action is needed to cope with a surge in the number of patients aged over 65. He points out that countryside districts and coastal towns with older…
Primate ovarian ageing study has implications for human fertility
Scientists from China and the USA have used non-human primate ovaries to improve understanding of why female fertility declines with age.
The team identified several genes,…
Is AI the key to reversing ageing?
Ian Bolland speaks to Dr Chee Yang Chen, CEO of biotech Carta Biosciences, to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) can reverse ageing, issues surrounding drug discovery, and the…
No, humans don’t have a natural lifespan of 38 years
Biologist Benjamin Mayne certainly generated a lot of media attention with his research showing that the natural human lifespan is 38 years. If he’s right, then the implications are…