Senescence

Company that says products affect telomere length bows to FTC demand to dial back claims

22-Feb-2018 By Hank Schultz

Healthy aging claims are back in the spotlight with the settlement of a complaint by the US Federal Trade Commission against Telomerase Activation Sciences, a company that markets dietary supplements and skin care products based on TCM ingredients that...

Ashwagandha, ginseng found to mimic off-label anti aging effects of two drugs

01-Dec-2017 By Hank Schultz

A computer modeling study has identified ashwagandha and ginseng as among the top dietary ingredient candidates that mimic the anti-aging effects of two common drugs.

Life Extension turns to AI program to mine data for ingredients in new product

13-Mar-2017 By Hank Schultz

We’ve had adoptogenics. We’ve had immune system potentiators. Now comes ‘senolytics,’ a term applied by Life Extension to a new healthy aging product line called Geroprotect developed with artificial intelligence technology.

Selection for trial solidifies anti-aging bona fides for electrostatic CoQ10 form, manufacturer says

10-Dec-2015 By Hank Schultz

MitoQ Ltd, makers of an altered form of CoQ10, said the ingredient’s acceptance into a government testing program solidifies a healthy aging application for the ingredient.

Is research on delayed aging a better investment than cancer and heart disease?

03-Dec-2013 By Nathan Gray

Greater investment in research to delay aging may be a 'highly efficient' way to prevent disease, extend healthy life, and improve public health, according to new research.

‘Provocative’ and ‘exciting’: New study shows omega-3s may slow biological aging

10-Oct-2012 By Stephen Daniells

Supplements of omega-3 fatty acids may improve the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids and slow a key biological process linked to aging, says ‘exciting’ new research.

Tea drinkers may have younger biological age

25-Aug-2009 By Stephen Daniells

The cells of regular tea drinkers may have a younger biological age than cells from non-drinkers, according to new research from China.

ReGen seeks more capital; positive results on anti-ageing, cancer

04-Sep-2006 By staff reporter

ReGen Therapeutics is seeking shareholder go-ahead to issue more
shares and/or securities to facilitate potential future
fundraisings and fund acquisition of complementary businesses; and
has reported positive findings in a study...

High doses of vitamin E boost mice lifespan

05-Sep-2005 By Dominique Patton

Mice given high doses of vitamin E lived on average 40 per cent
longer than a control group, report Spanish and Argentinian
researchers, who suggest the results are down to the vitamin's
antioxidant power.

Health concerns fuel anti-aging market

23-Jun-2005

Staying young is more about health and less about looks, according
to a new market report which indicates that Americans spend more
than eight times as much on formulated anti-aging products for
health maintenance as they do on products...

Quercetin drink launched to boost health

06-Oct-2004

Richard Lamb, co-founder of the well-known Balance Bar, has come
out of retirement to help launch an antioxidant health drink that
claims to reduce fatigue and boost overall performance by fighting
free radicals in the body.

SOD experts to debate new theory on free radical damage

02-Jun-2004

An upcoming conference on the enzyme superoxide dismutase looks set
to provoke a face-off between leading researchers on the role of
antioxidants in disease.

SOD experts to debate new theory on disease

02-Jun-2004

An upcoming conference on the enzyme superoxide dismutase looks set
to provoke a face-off between leading researchers on the role of
antioxidants in disease.

Scientists overturn accepted theory of disease

26-Feb-2004

The current thinking that oxygen free radicals are responsible for
the development of numerous diseases, including cancer and
arthritis, may be a red herring, says a team of UK scientists.