Axolotls, known for their regeneration skills, show early-life epigenetic ageing
Live Forever Club - 26-Sep-2024Their abilities help reset biological age, offering insights for human longevity research
Immortal Animals News Archive
The secrets of the Greenland Shark's longevity
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 24-Sep-2024The ancient genome of the longest-living vertebrate may reveal new insights into ageing
Bats and their remarkable resistance to age-related hearing loss
Live Forever Club - 20-Aug-2024This discovery offers potential clues for preserving hearing in humans
Comb jellies reverse age under stress, transforming into larvae, then back to adults
Science - 20-Aug-2024This trick helps them survive tough conditions and may show new ageing insights
Unlocking the secrets of immortal stem cells in sea anemones
Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien) - 19-Aug-2024Ancient genes in sea anemones offer insights into ageing and regeneration
A 500-year-old Greenland shark unveils longevity secrets
EurekAlert! - 03-Jul-2024Research offers insights for conservation and human heart health
Tardigrade protein helps human cells mimic survival superpower
Futurism - 02-Apr-2024Research reveals a potential way to make human cells more resistant to stress
Naked mole-rats' genome unveils secrets of their heart health
Queen Mary University of London - 27-Mar-2024Unique 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-2024Promising 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-2023Fauna'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-2023Dinosaur-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-2023CpG 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-2023Some 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-2023Scientists 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-2023Insights 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-2023Exceptional 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-2023Study 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-2022what 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-2022Overlap 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-2022Pluripotency network can have negative and positive lifespan effects
Yellow-bellied squirrels stop ageing process while hibernating every year
Technology Networks - 08-Mar-2022Organ 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-2022With 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-2021Insights 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-2021Retrotransposons 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-2021Novel 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-2021Large, long living animals offer insights on natural ways of cancer resistance
Unique adaptations contribute to the longevity of American lobster
Medium - 04-Jul-2021Insights 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-2021Survival 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-2021Infected 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-2021Yap 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-2021Long-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-2021Positive evolution, gene duplications are linked to longevity and anti-cancer traits of cetaceans
Can short-term immune memory impact longevity?
Medical Xpress - 11-Feb-2021Less inflammation due to shorter immune memory prolonged life of blind mole rats
Genes of some species might hold the key to human longevity
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) - 19-Oct-2020Studying organisms that live long will help identify crucial genes associated with ageing
Copying naked mole-rat living conditions can extend lifespan
Haaretz - 06-Aug-2020Demonstrated in mice, far from human trials, but a potential longevity intervention
Naked mole-rat's immune system is resistant to cancer
Independent - 02-Jul-2020Their extreme biology could be key to preventing cancer in humans
Could sea urchins hold the secrets of senescence and longevity?
Fight Aging! - 02-Jun-2020Possible as these highly regenerative echinoids show extremes of biological ageing
Stability of splicing regulation, key to naked mole-rat longevity
Fight Aging! - 16-Mar-2020Mechanism behind their exceptional lifespan and prolonged healthspan becoming clear
Blind mole rats can prevent age-related chronic inflammation
Fight Aging! - 01-Nov-2019They have a natural mechanism against cellular senescence and ageing
A potential genetic shield against ionizing radiation: Dsup
Fight Aging! - 11-Oct-2019Picking up genes and proteins from other species to make a superhuman
Scientists explore the mystery of immortal Hydra
New Atlas - 05-Aug-2019May be one day we will be able to grow our limbs back
Scientists sequence wild bats’ genes for long lifespan and cancer resistance
Phys.org - 12-Jun-2019Novel molecular targets for future ageing intervention studies
We would live to 240 years based on the size of these bats
ScienceDaily - 10-Apr-2019Vampire bats are extraordinarily long-lived for their size
Genes for longevity in Galápagos tortoises
Newsweek - 12-Sep-2018All these genes couldn't save them from human hunters
Genes responsible for Galápagos Tortoise's longevity
Newsweek - 12-Sep-2018All this to become the longest living beings on Earth and maybe more
Naked Mole Rats Repair DNA Super Efficiently
Fight Aging! - 27-Jun-2018These rats seem to be almost immune to cancer for unknown reasons
Red coral can live for five hundred years
National Geographic - 31-Mar-2018Coral living in deeper waters have longer lives.
Calico proves that naked mole-rats do not age
eLife Sciences - 24-Jan-2018Possible hints where they are focusing their research
Alpha-2-Macroglobulin in the Cancer Immunity of Naked Mole-Rats
Fight Aging! - 08-Jan-2018Naked mole-rats are near immune to cancer.
Is Immortality Possible? It is for some animals
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 07-Nov-2017Some animals are in a state of negligible senescence.
Owls hold secret to ageless ears
BBC - 20-Sep-2017Birds are protected from age-related hearing loss. These are able to naturally repair damage to the inner ear.
Sea worms may live to over 1000 years old
New Scientist - 20-Jul-2017Tube worm Escarpia laminata live between 1000 and 3300 metres below sea level.
400-year-old sharks could hold the secret to long life
iNews - 05-Jul-2017Greenland sharks are the longest living vertebrate on the planet.
Naked mole rat can survive with hardly any oxygen
New Scientist - 20-Apr-2017Long-lived for its size and rarely gets cancer.
Aging not inevitable for sea urchins
MDI Biological Laboratory - 24-May-2016Sea urchins can quickly regrow damaged spines and feet.
Naked Mole Rats Do Get Cancer
Longevity Reporter - 10-Feb-2016Naked mole rats can live up to 30 years, making them the longest living rodents.
American Ants That Never Get Old
Smithsonian - 21-Jan-2016Pheidole dentata don’t show any signs of aging.
Meet the animal that may live forever
The Avenue Mail - 27-Dec-2015Tiny hydra – a centimetre-long polyp that inhabits fresh water all over the world – does not show any sign of deteriorating with age.
Could jellyfish help find a formula for immortality?
BBC Earth - 04-Oct-2015Turritopsis nutricula jellyfish studied.
The Immortal Jellyfish
American Museum of Natural History - 04-May-2015Turritopsis dohrnii grows to adulthood in a matter of weeks but can transform back into a polyp using transdifferentiation.
Lack of senescence in hydra
Newser - 02-Feb-2015A water-loving animal called the hydra seems to live forever.
Fate of Ming: the 507 years old clam
National Geographic - 17-Nov-2013But there may be more older clams still living on the ocean floor
