Supplementing with ergothioneine — a compound found in lion’s mane mushrooms — enhances the verbal memory of elderly individuals. 

(Image: marthastewart.com) Lion’s mane mushrooms.

Stem cell therapy improves the reproductive potential of monkeys, with one aged monkey becoming pregnant.

(Image: labroots.com) Cynomolgus monkeys. 

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<p>Model: 40 aged patients with COPD with an average age of 71.9<br />
Dosage: One gram of NR taken twice daily for a total of two grams per day for six weeks</p>


Fresh Insights: NR’s Effects on Inflammation in Age-Related Lung Disease

Taking nicotinamide riboside (NR) is tied to a 52.6% reduction of an inflammatory protein in the sputum—mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract—of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

(Principal investigator Dr. Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, Associate Professor from the University of Copenhagen | Videnskab DK)

Abdominal fat is associated with a dramatic increase in the risk of early death in generally healthy older adults who are not obese. 

(Image: AARP / AHMET YARALI / GETTY IMAGES)

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Considering that, for most of human history, the average human lifespan was 40 years, are we supposed to live beyond this age?

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Abdominal Fat Increases Risk of Early Death by 365% in Non-Obese Adults

Are We Supposed to Live Past 40?