Immortal Animals News Archive
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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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%
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...Longer lifespan lies in the mechanisms regulating gene expression
EurekAlert! - 31-May-2022
Pluripotency network can have negative and positive lifespan effects
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...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
Read more...Can short-term immune memory impact longevity?
Medical Xpress - 11-Feb-2021
Less inflammation due to shorter immune memory prolonged life of blind mole rats
Read more...Genes of some species might hold the key to human longevity
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) - 19-Oct-2020
Studying organisms that live long will help identify crucial genes associated with ageing
Read more...Copying naked mole-rat living conditions can extend lifespan
Haaretz - 06-Aug-2020
Demonstrated in mice, far from human trials, but a potential longevity intervention
Read more...Naked mole-rat's immune system is resistant to cancer
Independent - 02-Jul-2020
Their extreme biology could be key to preventing cancer in humans
Read more...Could sea urchins hold the secrets of senescence and longevity?
Fight Aging! - 02-Jun-2020
Possible as these highly regenerative echinoids show extremes of biological ageing
Read more...Stability of splicing regulation, key to naked mole-rat longevity
Fight Aging! - 16-Mar-2020
Mechanism behind their exceptional lifespan and prolonged healthspan becoming clear
Read more...Blind mole rats can prevent age-related chronic inflammation
Fight Aging! - 01-Nov-2019
They have a natural mechanism against cellular senescence and ageing
Read more...A potential genetic shield against ionizing radiation: Dsup
Fight Aging! - 11-Oct-2019
Picking up genes and proteins from other species to make a superhuman
Read more...Scientists explore the mystery of immortal Hydra
New Atlas - 05-Aug-2019
May be one day we will be able to grow our limbs back
Read more...Scientists sequence wild bats’ genes for long lifespan and cancer resistance
Phys.org - 12-Jun-2019
Novel molecular targets for future ageing intervention studies
Read more...We would live to 240 years based on the size of these bats
ScienceDaily - 10-Apr-2019
Vampire bats are extraordinarily long-lived for their size
Read more...Genes for longevity in Galápagos tortoises
Newsweek - 12-Sep-2018
All these genes couldn't save them from human hunters
Read more...Genes responsible for Galápagos Tortoise's longevity
Newsweek - 12-Sep-2018
All this to become the longest living beings on Earth and maybe more
Read more...Naked Mole Rats Repair DNA Super Efficiently
Fight Aging! - 27-Jun-2018
These rats seem to be almost immune to cancer for unknown reasons
Read more...Red coral can live for five hundred years
National Geographic - 31-Mar-2018
Coral living in deeper waters have longer lives.
Read more...Calico proves that naked mole-rats do not age
eLife Sciences - 24-Jan-2018
Possible hints where they are focusing their research
Read more...Alpha-2-Macroglobulin in the Cancer Immunity of Naked Mole-Rats
Fight Aging! - 08-Jan-2018
Naked mole-rats are near immune to cancer.
Read more...Is Immortality Possible? It is for some animals
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 07-Nov-2017
Some animals are in a state of negligible senescence.
Read more...Owls hold secret to ageless ears
BBC - 20-Sep-2017
Birds are protected from age-related hearing loss. These are able to naturally repair damage to the inner ear.
Read more...Sea worms may live to over 1000 years old
New Scientist - 20-Jul-2017
Tube worm Escarpia laminata live between 1000 and 3300 metres below sea level.
Read more...400-year-old sharks could hold the secret to long life
iNews - 05-Jul-2017
Greenland sharks are the longest living vertebrate on the planet.
Read more...Naked mole rat can survive with hardly any oxygen
New Scientist - 20-Apr-2017
Long-lived for its size and rarely gets cancer.
Read more...Aging not inevitable for sea urchins
MDI Biological Laboratory - 24-May-2016
Sea urchins can quickly regrow damaged spines and feet.
Read more...Naked Mole Rats Do Get Cancer
Longevity Reporter - 10-Feb-2016
Naked mole rats can live up to 30 years, making them the longest living rodents.
Read more...American Ants That Never Get Old
Smithsonian - 21-Jan-2016
Pheidole dentata don’t show any signs of aging.
Read more...Meet the animal that may live forever
The Avenue Mail - 27-Dec-2015
Tiny hydra – a centimetre-long polyp that inhabits fresh water all over the world – does not show any sign of deteriorating with age.
Read more...Could jellyfish help find a formula for immortality?
BBC Earth - 04-Oct-2015
Turritopsis nutricula jellyfish studied.
Read more...The Immortal Jellyfish
American Museum of Natural History - 04-May-2015
Turritopsis dohrnii grows to adulthood in a matter of weeks but can transform back into a polyp using transdifferentiation.
Read more...Lack of senescence in hydra
Newser - 02-Feb-2015
A water-loving animal called the hydra seems to live forever.
Read more...Fate of Ming: the 507 years old clam
National Geographic - 17-Nov-2013
But there may be more older clams still living on the ocean floor
Read more...