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2017 OFAS Report of Directors
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Jan 15, 2018


The integrated stress response in budding yeast lifespan extension
The ultimate goal of aging research is to develop therapeutic means to extend human lifespan, while reducing susceptibility to many...
Dec 11, 2017
Bone marrow adipocytes.
Horowitz MC, Berry R, Holtrup B, Sebo Z, Nelson T, Fretz JA, Lindskog D, Kaplan JL, Ables GP, Rodeheffer MS, Rosen CJ. Adipocyte. 2017...
Dec 5, 2017


MR Reduces the Effects of Kidney Injury
Did you know that kidney disease is one of the major causes of early mortality, morbidity, and rising medical costs in the United States?...
Dec 5, 2017
The integrated stress response in budding yeast lifespan extension
Postnikoff SDL, Johnson JE, Tyler JK Microb Cell 2017 Oct;4(11):368-375 PMID: 29167799 Aging is a complex, multi-factorial biological...
Oct 23, 2017
Dietary methionine restriction modulates renal response and attenuates kidney injury in mice
Cooke D, Ouattara A, Ables GP FASEB J. 2017 Oct. PMID: 28970255 Methionine restriction (MR) extends the lifespan across several species,...
Oct 3, 2017


High Fat Diet Improves Healthspan and Memory
A recent study has demonstrated that a ketogenic diet significantly improved memory in aging mice and increased the animal’s chances of...
Sep 22, 2017


High Fat Diet Extends Longevity and Healthspan
As more people age well past their 70s, researchers have increasingly explored the issues of health and quality of life during aging. A...
Sep 22, 2017


Cellular Rejunevation – One Step Closer to Understanding Human Aging
In order to delay aging, the process of aging must first be understood; that the aging of cells is what drives the aging of an organism....
Aug 18, 2017


Scientifically-designed fasting diet reduces risks for aging diseases
If you could lose weight and reduce your risk of life-threatening disease by dieting five days every few months, would you do it? A...
May 30, 2017


Bone-Derived Hormone Suppresses Food Intake
We often think of bones as immobile structures, but scientists are learning that bones are far more dynamic than once believed. Research...
May 4, 2017


Preliminary Findings on the Effects of Rapamycin on Cardiac Health of Companion Dogs
Recent advances in geroscience have begun to explain the molecular mechanisms that link aging with disease, making age the greatest risk...
Apr 12, 2017


In Review: The Many Effects of Methionine Restriction
Our work at the Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science has proven that methionine restriction (MR) extends lifespan and has...
Apr 4, 2017


NYAS eBriefing now available for Aging and Nutrition: Novel Approaches and Techniques
The New York Academy of Sciences recently announced that the multimedia eBriefing of the symposium, Aging and Nutrition: Novel Approaches...
Feb 7, 2017


2016 OFAS Report of Directors
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Jan 25, 2017


Improving Lifespan and Healthspan in a Disorder Causing Early Aging
A team of researchers lead by Drs. Evandro Fang and Vilhelm Bohr of the National Institute of Aging–National Institutes of Health have...
Jan 25, 2017
Pleiotropic responses to methionine restriction
Ables GP, Johnson JE Exp. Gerontol. 2017 Jan; PMID: 28108330 Methionine restriction (MR) extends lifespan across different species. The...
Jan 17, 2017


Preserving DNA Methylation During Aging
One of the negative aspects of aging is the decreased ability to maintain normal cellular functions, which eventually manifests as...
Jan 13, 2017
Short term methionine restriction increases hepatic global DNA methylation in adult but not young ma
Mattocks DA, Mentch SJ, Shneyder J, Ables GP, Sun D, Richie JP Jr, Locasale JW, Nichenametla SN Exp Gerontol. 2017 Feb; PMID: 27940170 ...
Jan 3, 2017


NYAS Symposium – Aging & Nutrition: Novel Approaches & Techniques
OFAS and The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) joined together to present a conference...
Dec 22, 2016
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