The daily longevity edition
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Today’s lead
Superagers keep youthful memories but their DNA does not explain why
Scientists expected SuperAgers might simply inherit fewer Alzheimer’s-related risks, but their genes looked much like those of typical older adults. Their extraordinary memories may instead come from still-unknown protective forces involving the brain, body, lifestyle, and environment.
ScienceDaily Aging · 15:41
№02 / 8 · Peter Attia
Lithium and Alzheimer’s disease: what to weave of this LATTICE?
A negative clinical trial leaves open questions about lithium and Alzheimer’s disease.
Peter Attia · 12:00
№03 / 8 · Brad Stanfield
Why Is BPC-157 Banned If It Doesn't Work?
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Brad Stanfield · 20:46
№04 / 8 · GeroScience
Genetic predisposition to longer lifespan, lifestyle factors, and all-cause mortality: a 17-year prospective cohort study
We examined whether a genome-wide polygenic lifespan score (PLS) is associated with all-cause mortality and how this association compares with associations between long-term lifestyle factors and mortality.
GeroScience · 01:00
№05 / 8 · GeroScience
Beyond the linear genome: how reference bias threatens preventive medicine and geroscience
Genotype-first screening compares patient genomes to a standard reference. The GRCh38 linear assembly contains reference minor alleles (RMAs), posing a critical structural vulnerability for automated clinical variant classification.
GeroScience · 01:00
№06 / 8 · ScienceAlert
Medications Already in Pharmacies May Slow Aging, And Scientists Are Narrowing Them Down
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ScienceAlert · 21:00
№07 / 8 · Physionic
Pancreatic Cancer Risk
A major pancreatic cancer risk may be flowing through your arteries: blood sugar. 🩸 Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers once it develops, with only a 13% five-year survival rate.
Physionic · 13:00
№08 / 8 · ScienceAlert
This Week in Science: A Grim Measles Milestone, a Lifespan Limit, And More
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ScienceAlert · 13:00
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