Longevity : Science World Report

May 12, 2014 12:40 PM EDT

Shorter Men Live Longer Than Taller Men: Longevity Gene Linked to Height

Are you shorter? Then you may live longer--at least that's the case if you're a man. Scientists have discovered that short height and long life have a direct connection in Japanese men.

May 01, 2014 12:54 PM EDT

Experimental Drug May Prolong Your Life: Mouse Lifespan Extended

Could there be a drug that can prolong a person's lifespan? When it comes to mice, there just may be. Scientists have created an experimental drug that inhibits a protein involved in physiological aging and actually prolongs the lifespan of a mouse.

May 01, 2014 09:35 AM EDT

Predators Predict Longevity of Birds: Driver Behind Lifespan Evolution Revealed

Longevity differs across species; tortoises can live for over a hundred years while most rodents live for under a decade. Now, researchers have discovered a possible mechanism to explain these differences in longevity.

Apr 11, 2014 06:40 PM EDT

Glucosamine Promotes Longevity by Mimicking a Low-Carb Diet

The widely used food supplement glucosamine promotes longevity in ageing mice by approximately 10% due to improved glucose metabolism.

Dec 20, 2013 07:31 AM EST

Scientists Discover New and Reversible Cause of Aging

Scientists have studied aging for years, trying to figure out exactly how it happens and how to slow the process. Now, they not only may have discovered a cause of aging in mammals, but have also found that it may be reversible.

Sep 30, 2013 01:35 PM EDT

Vitamin Niacin, the Fountain of Youth That Replicates Effects of Exercising

Who would not want to live a long and healthy life? A freely available food supplement could help in this respect, scientists from ETH Zurich have demonstrated in roundworms. Vitamin B3 – also known as niacin – and its metabolite nicotinamide in the worms’ diet caused them to live for about on...

Sep 13, 2013 03:35 PM EDT

Forever Young Microbe Discovered That is Immune to Ageing

While ageing remains an inevitable fact of life, Max Planck researchers have discovered a microbe that stays forever young by rejuvenating every time it reproduces. The findings provide fundamental insights into the mechanisms of ageing.

Aug 07, 2013 10:34 PM EDT

If You Want to Live Longer, Do Nothing

I want to live longer and help others do the same. I assumed the most effective way to do that is by understanding the science of ageing and then engineering solutions to extend human lifespan. That is why I became a biomedical researcher and over the past several years I have pursued this goal almo...

Jul 08, 2013 03:46 PM EDT

Female Mice With Longevity Gene Found to Be Less Active

Female mice with a high life expectancy are less active and less explorative. They also eat less than their fellow females with a lower life expectancy. Behavioral biologists from the University of Zurich reveal that there is a correlation between longevity and personality for female house mice, and...

Jun 21, 2013 05:14 PM EDT

Herbal Extract Boosts Fruit Fly Lifespan by Nearly 25 Percent, Study Finds

The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to UC Irvine researchers.

May 27, 2013 12:17 PM EDT

Longevity Discovery Shows How Simple Antibiotics Slow Aging

EPFL scientists reveal the mechanism responsible for aging hidden deep within mitochondria—and dramatically slow it down in worms by administering antibiotics to the young. A lifespan extension of 60 percent has been achieved in worms.

Jan 03, 2013 04:04 PM EST

Early life growth rate determines lifespan

Early life growth rates significantly shorten or prolong the lifespan of fish used in an experiment researchers from the University of Glasgow. They found that manipulating growth rates of stickleback fish bodies can extend their lifespan by nearly a third or reduce it by 15 percent.