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Fasting: The Critical Component of Calorie Restriction
In 1935 Clive McCay published a paper demonstrating the pro-longevity effects of caloric restriction that would come to shape the future...
OFAS
Nov 8, 2021


5-Minute Daily Breathing Therapy as Effective in Reducing High Blood Pressure and Risk of Cardiovasc
In the United States, more than 65% of individuals above the age of 50 have hypertension (abnormally high blood pressure). The occurrence...
OFAS
Oct 25, 2021


Parasite Affords Extreme Lifespan to Ants
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OFAS
Oct 18, 2021
Association of dietary sulfur amino acid intake with mortality from diabetes and other causes
#diabetes #mortality #Dong #SAAR #sulfuraminoacids
OFAS
Oct 11, 2021


Webinar for Aging Science Talks Chaired by Dr. Nichenametla
OFAS Associate Scientist Dr. Sailendra Nichenametla will chair a webinar, “Sulfur Amino Acid Restriction – Moving from Animals to...
OFAS
Oct 1, 2021
Sulfur Amino Acid-Restricted Diets: Mechanisms and Health Benefits
#Ables #agingresearch #sulfuraminoacids
OFAS
Sep 23, 2021
Dr. Norman Orentreich Award for Young Investigator on Aging Presented to Cristal Hill
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OFAS
Sep 18, 2021
Can exercise prevent “inflamm-aging”?
Researchers from Mayo Clinic have uncovered a novel way in which exercise may contribute to healthy aging by suppressing an age-related...
OFAS
Aug 16, 2021
Post-Doctoral Research Position Available
A post-doctoral position at the Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science (Cold Spring-on-Hudson, NY) is immediately available...
OFAS
Jul 6, 2021
Selenium supplementation inhibits IGF-1 signaling and confers methionine restriction-like healthspan
#agingresearch #Johnson #sulfuraminoacids
OFAS
Mar 30, 2021
Selenium supplementation protects against obesity and may extend lifespan
Adding the nutrient selenium to diets protects against obesity and provides metabolic benefits to mice, according to a study published...
OFAS
Mar 30, 2021


2020 OFAS Report of Directors
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OFAS
Feb 3, 2021
Differential effects of sulfur amino acid-restricted and low-calorie diets on gut microbiome profile
#agingresearch #Nichenametla #sulfuraminoacids
OFAS
Jan 1, 2021
Age-at-onset-dependent effects of sulfur amino acid restriction on markers of growth and stress in m
#agingresearch #Nichenametla #sulfuraminoacids
OFAS
Jul 13, 2020
Weight Loss and Concomitant Adipose Autophagy in Methionine-Restricted Obese Mice is Not Dependent o
Methionine restriction (MR) prevents obesity because of a futile lipid cycle in which two metabolic pathways run simultaneously in...
OFAS
May 6, 2020
Weight loss and concomitant adipose autophagy in methionine-restricted obese mice is not dependent o
#Ables #methioninerestriction #Nichenametla #obesity
OFAS
May 4, 2020
Association of sulfur amino acid consumption with cardiometabolic risk factors: Cross-sectional find
#diabetes #Cardiometabolicdiseases #methionine #Dong #SAAR #sulfuraminoacids #cysteine
OFAS
Feb 3, 2020
Methionine restriction delays aging-related urogenital diseases in male Fischer 344 rats
Despina Komninou, Virginia L. Malloy, Jay A. Zimmerman, Raghu Sinha, John P. Richie Jr. GeroScience. 2020 Feb PMID: 31728897 Dietary...
OFAS
Dec 23, 2019
Extension of cellular lifespan by methionine restriction involves alterations in central carbon meta
#Johnson #lifespan #methioninerestriction
OFAS
Nov 6, 2019
Dietary methionine influences therapy in mouse cancer models and alters human metabolism.
Gao X, Sanderson SM, Dai Z, Reid MA, Cooper DE, Lu M, Richie JP Jr, Ciccarella A, Calcagnotto A, Mikhael PG, Mentch SJ, Liu J, Ables G,...
OFAS
Oct 17, 2019
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