Your biceps and your left ventricle are not separate projects. A December 2025 state-of-the-art review in JACC Advances maps the shared biology of skeletal muscle aging (sarcopenia) and cardiac muscle […]
Alzheimer’s is not only plaques and tangles. One of the earliest problems is that the brain stops using glucose well. A 2026 review asks whether intermittent fasting can help it switch fuels.
A new study shows how the epigenetic aging clocks respond to interventions that promote longevity. The paper looks at whether epigenetic clocks actually move when you try to slow aging. […]
Good news for coffee lovers! The American Heart Association (AHA) released a comprehensive Scientific Statement on caffeine and cardiovascular disease. Here is what the latest science shows about your daily […]
Can we reverse molecular aging? For years, scientists believed that certain age-related protein damage was permanent. A groundbreaking new study published in Nature Communications suggests we might finally be able […]
New research in Nature Genetics just dropped the most detailed map ever of how our “biological clocks”—leukocyte telomere length (LTL)—vary across the US! https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-026-02567-1 Geography Matters: Significantly longer telomeres were […]
Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), has long been considered a “genetically determined” cardiovascular risk factor that remains stable throughout a person’s life. However, a striking new $n=1$ study published in BMJ Nutrition, […]
For years, the medical community has debated whether daily low-dose aspirin is a “life-saver” or a “risk factor” for primary prevention of heart disease. While it can prevent heart attacks, […]
A groundbreaking 2025 Scientific Statement from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) has just changed the way we think about heart health. For decades, we’ve focused on “bad” cholesterol (LDL), […]
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09637214251380214 Interesting paper: Is your stress actually “draining your batteries” at a cellular level? We all know from high school biology: “Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell.” But a […]
