Model: 16-month-old female C57BL/6 mice 
Dosage: 60 mg/kg/day of ABT-263 dissolved in drinking water for 7 days on, 7 days off, and 7 days on again

A senolytic compound and anti-cancer drug called ABT-263 accelerates ovarian aging in aged mice, suggesting it promotes infertility. 

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Scientists cure type 2 diabetes by replicating the function of the pancreas with stem cells. 


Diabetes &amp; Obesity

Model: Male Monkeys 
Dosage: 20 mg/kg/day of metformin

Supplementation of metformin — a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes and the second-most prescribed medication in the U.S. — improves the learning and memory of older monkeys. 

Brain &amp; Neurons

Leading aging biology expert, Morgan Levine, Ph.D., says the scientific field of aging has a “major gender balance issue.”


Dr. Morgan Levine (image: Nicole Frappier/ The Guardian)

Morgan Levine triggers a flurry of responses on Twitter/X by saying there is gender imbalance in the field of aging biology. 

Six Intriguing Ideas from David Sinclair’s Book, Lifespan

In his book, Harvard’s Dr. David Sinclair presents concepts such as the Information Theory of Aging — how modifications to our DNA may cause aging.

(Lifespan: Why We Age — and Why We Don’t Have To | booko.com.au)

Harvard’s Dr. David Sinclair presents six thrilling ideas in his book Lifespan, which include his Information Theory of Aging — changes to chemical modifications on DNA that underlie all aging processes.

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Six Intriguing Ideas from David Sinclair’s Book, Lifespan: Why We Age — and Why We Don’t Have To