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Scientists test epigenetic marker tests to determine if they provide useful information about biological systems that drive human aging.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 29, 2026 Source:Scientists Put Anti-Aging Treatments to the Test – These Ones Actually Changed Biological Age Reference:Responsiveness of epigenetic aging biomarkers to longevity interventions in humans
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AI-generated drug for a scarring lung disease is nowhere near close to slowing aging despite the article headline.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 10, 2026 Source:Study Suggests AI-Generated Drug Could Slow Aging Reference:Integration of proteomic aging clocks in a phase 2a clinical trial supports simultaneous geroprotective assessment
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Study in Nature Communications reports that dietary feeding of phosphatidylcholine or its precursor choline restored more youthful mitochondrial structure and function in worm and human cell culture models restoring more youthful function.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 18, 2026 Source:Scientists Uncovered a Hidden Switch Inside Our Cells That Could Slow—or Even Reverse—Aging Reference:Aging-associated decline of phosphatidylcholine synthesis is a malleable trigger of natural mitochondrial aging
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House Calls, #992, November 23, 2025: Water Works.
Is one type of drinking water better than another? Your Calls and Comments:
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Popular diabetes medication significantly slows down aging in monkey study. Mechanisms are fascinating.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 2, 2025 Source:Popular diabetes medication significantly slows down aging Reference:Metformin decelerates aging clock in male monkeys
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Brock-led research uncovered a key link between oxidative stress, aging and chronic diseases in mice model.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 9, 2024 Source:Brock-led research uncovers breakthrough in age-related diseases Reference:Trioxidized cysteine in the aging proteome mimics the structural dynamics and interactome of phosphorylated serine
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Epigenetic processes seem to be intimately involved in the cellular aging process. Research uncovering the mechanisms of these processes may help reverse the harm from degenerative disease among other conditions.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 10, 2023 Source:Researchers May Have Found a Way to Slow Human Aging Reference:Loss of epigenetic information as a cause of mammalian agingReprogramming to recover youthful epigenetic information and restore vision
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Study suggests men face similar fertility issues as they age
Health Headlines Commentary for May 16, 2016 Source: Georgetown University study says men’s biological clock kicks in after 40, too Reference: Jonathan Day, Soham Savani, Benjamin D Krempley, Matthew Nguyen, Joanna B Kitlinska: Influence of paternal preconception exposures on their offspring: through epigenetics to phenotype. Am J Stem Cells 2016;5(1):11-18. (Abstract AJSC0030217, Full text, PDF).
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The genetics of aging and potentially living a long life
Madely Health Headlines for July 2, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Live Long and Proper: Genetic Factors Associated with Increased Longevity Identified Reference: Genetic Signatures of Exceptional Longevity in Humans