Immortal Animals News

Naked mole-rats' genome unveils secrets of their heart health

Queen Mary University of London - 27-Mar-2024

Unique metabolism shields hearts in low-oxygen conditions, offering clues to human heart protection

Cambridge scientists are making significant strides in understanding ageing

Cambridge Independent - 05-Jan-2024

Promising leads for potential anti-ageing interventions in the next decade

Fauna Bio hunts for novel obesity drugs in $494m Lilly partnership

Longevity Technology - 21-Dec-2023

Fauna's AI platform explores animal data to unlock breakthroughs in weight management

The reign of dinosaurs may have shaped how humans and other mammals age

Live Forever Club - 05-Dec-2023

Dinosaur-era pressures may have led to the loss of longevity genes

Gene regulation shifts with age, especially in species with shorter lifespans

Live Forever Club - 28-Nov-2023

CpG density may play a role in moderating the epigenetic drift

Scientists discovered that fish in Apache lake live exceptionally long lives

Live Forever Club - 25-Oct-2023

Some fish species in the lake, like bigmouth buffalo, can live over 100 years

Naked mole rats' secret to long life could be unlocked for humans

University of Rochester - 23-Aug-2023

Scientists transfer the longevity gene to mice, extending their lifespan by 4.4%

Tiny sea creature unlocks the secrets of healing and aging

Phys.org - 30-Jun-2023

Insights on the evolution of ageing and may help advance regenerative medicine

The bowhead whale's secret to living over 200 years: Remarkable DNA repair mechanisms

Live Forever Club - 30-May-2023

Exceptional longevity and resistance to cancer holds potential implications for human health and ageing

Uncovering the Secrets of Cancer Resistance in the Naked Mole-Rat

Live Forever Club - 17-Feb-2023

Study identifies biological mechanisms including efficient DNA repair, no thymic involution and dampened inflammatory response

Researchers claim to have uncovered secret to immortality in jellyfish

Futurism - 01-Sep-2022

what this means to humans? - a possibility to treat overwhelming aging disorders

Study shows the link between hibernation and longer lifespans in bats

College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) - 09-Aug-2022

Overlap between the hibernation genes and the longevity genes links hibernation with longer life

Longer lifespan lies in the mechanisms regulating gene expression

EurekAlert! - 31-May-2022

Pluripotency network can have negative and positive lifespan effects

Yellow-bellied squirrels stop ageing process while hibernating every year

Technology Networks - 08-Mar-2022

Organ preservation and life extension is possible when humans could also hibernate

New ageing theory: lake trout fish grow older but don't age

CTV News - 23-Jan-2022

With age, these fish get bigger and more reproductive capable with only minimal risk of death

Rockfish that lives more than 200 years unveiled genes for longevity

Scientific American - 11-Nov-2021

Insights on longer-living species could offer the targets for extending lifespan in humans

Blind mole rats use junk DNA to trigger self-destruction of cancer cells

The Scientist - 30-Sep-2021

Retrotransposons activate immune response against precancerous cells - may have implications in humans

Longest-lived bats unveiled secrets to longer and healthier lives

Medical Xpress - 26-Aug-2021

Novel genes increase DNA repair and limit damage to slow down ageing process

Galapagos giant tortoises kill damaged cells to resist cancer and ageing

New Scientist - 20-Jul-2021

Large, long living animals offer insights on natural ways of cancer resistance

Unique adaptations contribute to the longevity of American lobster

Medium - 04-Jul-2021

Insights on longevity, neural, and immune adaptations are revealed by a lobster

Tiny worms in Siberian permafrost can reproduce even after 24,000 years

Guardian - 07-Jun-2021

Survival abilities of rotifers may help scientists develop better cryo-preservation techniques

Tapeworm infestation flash-freezes ants, helping them stay young and live longer

The Atlantic - 19-May-2021

Infected ants lounge in the nest, living as long as their colonies' queen

A snailfish modified its DNA for survival in the deep ocean

New Scientist - 13-May-2021

Yap hadal snailfish made extra genes to repair DNA & stay alive in high-pressure deep-sea waters

Bigmouth buffalo fish can live up to 112 years with no signs of ageing

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 06-May-2021

Long-living fish gives key insights on evolution history to age slower and live longer

Whales revealed clues in fight against ageing and cancer

CNN - 07-Mar-2021

Positive evolution, gene duplications are linked to longevity and anti-cancer traits of cetaceans