Longevity

NutraCast: The hidden epidemic of unapproved research peptides

NutraCast: The hidden epidemic of unapproved research peptides

By Danielle Masterson

Banned Substances Control Group’s Oliver Catlin recently partnered with the Associated Press to expose something shocking: research peptides marketed as “laboratory chemicals” are flooding mainstream platforms like Amazon and Alibaba.

How science is tackling the aging crisis

How science is tackling the aging crisis

By Danielle Masterson

During the recent Nutra Healthspan Summit, Professor David Weinkove revealed that what most people truly care about isn’t their biological age—it’s whether they can still walk, dance and enjoy life.

In data we trust: Elysium on building credibility in the longevity market

In data we trust: Elysium on building credibility in the longevity market

By Danielle Masterson

In the world of longevity products, there’s a fundamental problem: You can’t actually feel whether they’re working. Elysium Health’s Dan Alminana tackles this trust gap head-on, arguing that advanced diagnostics like RNA sequencing and DNA methylation...

Are SIRT1, SIRT3 and SIRT6 the skin’s anti-aging trinity?

Are SIRT1, SIRT3 and SIRT6 the skin’s anti-aging trinity?

By Cassandra Stern

Sirtuins are a type of enzyme that regulate crucial cellular functions like DNA repair, metabolism and aging, and new research from Estée Lauder Companies demonstrates just how important they can be for skin longevity.

Buck Institute expert on the challenges of aging research

Buck Institute expert on the challenges of aging research

By Stephen Daniells

There is huge excitement from the nutrition industry and consumers around healthspan and longevity, but clinical trials to study aging can be challenging because of the number of participants and durations needed. And don’t forget the troublesome...

Entrenching ergothioneine as longevity vitamin

Entrenching ergothioneine as longevity vitamin

By Asia Sherman

Emerging research continues to position ergothioneine—which up until recently was a fairly obscure dietary compound—as a longevity vitamin, one that is not required for short-term survival but perhaps essential for long-term health.

Longevity supplements: How are consumer demands shifting?

Longevity supplements: How are consumer demands shifting?

By Lauren Nicolle

As the popularity of longevity and healthy aging supplements continues to grow, consumers are starting to demand more from brands, according to Sophie Chabloz, co-founder and chief science officer of Avea.

Study links creatine to lower death risk

Study links creatine to lower death risk

By Asia Sherman

The market for creatine is expanding beyond the gym into the health and longevity space as mounting scientific evidence supports benefits spanning muscle health, brain function, energy metabolism and other elements of living better for longer.

The paradigm shift from healthy aging to healthspan

The paradigm shift from healthy aging to healthspan

By Stephen Daniells

Healthy aging was once the focus for older consumers interested in joint, bone or cardiovascular health products, but an important shift is happening as talk of cellular aging, healthspan and longevity are permeating mainstream discussions, says Nick...

Can NMN and NR improve muscle mass and function?

Can NMN and NR improve muscle mass and function?

By Lauren Nicolle

A recent review concluded that NAD precursors nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) and nicotinamide riboside (NR) are unlikely to support muscle mass and function in older adults. But does this review paint the full picture?

The microbiome’s next target: Healthspan

The microbiome’s next target: Healthspan

By Asia Sherman

As chronic stress, processed diets and environmental insults reshape our inner ecosystems, the business and science of the microbiome is turning to targeted microbial interventions that might help repair the biological wear-and-tear of modern living.

Pvolve and Tally Health partner for luxury longevity program

Pvolve and Tally Health partner for luxury longevity program

By Danielle Masterson

While personalized nutrition and longevity are trends that continue to gain momentum, the luxury program from Pvolve and Tally Health—which comes with a $5,900 price tag—tests how much consumers are willing to pay for healthspan.