An all-Italian research team has engineered a protein that promotes the exchange of information between neurons, making it activatable through the administration of rapamycin
Memory, can it be turned back on with a molecular switch?
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Longevity News Rejuvenation
What is rapamycin and what effect does it have on longevity?
Rapamycin, currently used as a post-transplant anti-rejection drug, appears to counteract the age-related reduction in histone expression. However, it can cause even serious side effects
Younger heart with longevity protein
A genetic variant very common in centenarians appears to have the ability to restore the function of certain heart cells, improving overall organ function and turning back the hands of the biological clock
The 4 Molecules of Longevity
Resveratrol, polydatin, glutathione, and NAD+ are four of the so-called “longevity molecules” on which research has long focused. In a series of four articles we explain what they are and how they work.
SoLongevity among the 5 start-ups selected by UK National Innovation Center for Ageing
SoLongevity is the only Italian company to join the National Innovation Center for Aging (N.I.C.A.) in the UK, one of the most advanced international realities in the world in basic and translational research on aging. Mission: to transform longevity medicine and technology into services for the general public.
Sirtuins, the 7 genes that make us live longer and better
They are called SIRT and qualified as ” longevity genes”. They are responsible for the production of sirtuins, fundamental proteins that allow cells – and us – to live longer. Scientists have begun to understand how to make them work at their best.
