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Cellular Fragility Syndrome May Explain Accelerated Aging In Young People

Anti-Aging Pill Getting Closer To Reality With Breakthrough

C15:0 deficiency is the first nutritional deficiency syndrome discovered in over 75 years. Low levels of C15:0, also called pentadecanoic acid, can result in fragile cells that can accelerate aging and increase the risk of developing chronic metabolic, heart, and liver conditions. According to the study from Seraphina Therapeutic, Inc., published in the journal Metabolites, …

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CRISPR-Cas9 Therapy May Suppress Aging

Haploid Stem Cells Used To Produce Mice With Same Sex Parents

Age is a leading risk factor for a number of conditions such as heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease among others, such conditions make a real need for development of anti-aging therapies urgent. Salk Institute researchers may have developed a new gene therapy to help decelerate the aging process, as published in the journal Nature …

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