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Why women outlive men: evolution offers new clues

New Scientist - 01-Oct-2025

A study of over 1,000 species finds genetics and mating behaviour shape lifespan differences

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Brain size and gene family expansion linked to longer lifespans in mammals

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 28-May-2025

Known anti-ageing genes did not strongly match lifespan-linked genes

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Mammals evolved to live longer using protein changes

Live Forever Club - 14-May-2025

These changes help boost DNA repair and control metabolism

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Protein acetylation patterns shape mammalian longevity by improving DNA repair

Live Forever Club - 27-Apr-2025

Long-lived mammals have evolved new ways to manage ageing

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Matter Bio studies DNA from animals and centenarians to find healthy ageing genes

Endpoints News - 22-Apr-2025

The aim is to slow ageing by protecting DNA, not reversing it

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Large animals do get more cancer, but evolution helps fight it

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 11-Mar-2025

Understanding these mechanisms could help cancer research in humans

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Fat-tailed dwarf lemurs can reverse ageing during hibernation

Phys.org - 11-Mar-2025

This natural process may hold clues for human ageing research

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Proteome size affects lifespan in mammals and birds

Live Forever Club - 07-Mar-2025

This suggests different evolutionary pressures shape how proteins impact ageing

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The molecular blueprint of lifespan: Decoding the "number of life"

Live Forever Club - 13-Jan-2025

This discovery helps explain how energy use and biology set lifespan limits

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Slow changes in DNA may be the reason why some animals live much longer

Live Forever Club - 02-Nov-2024

DNA stability might be key to unlocking the science of anti-ageing and longevity

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Tardigrade protein helps human cells mimic survival superpower

Futurism - 02-Apr-2024

Research reveals a potential way to make human cells more resistant to stress

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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

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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

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Longer lifespan lies in the mechanisms regulating gene expression

EurekAlert! - 31-May-2022

Pluripotency network can have negative and positive lifespan effects

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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