In 2013, David Sinclair, PhD, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, scored a big news splash when he took a group of old mice and restored the mitochondria in their.... Read More
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is becoming a worldwide public health crisis. In the United States, about one-third of the population has myopia and the prevalence is increasing..... Read More
FDA Approves Novel Gene Therapy
In mid-December, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced approval of Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec-rzyl), the first directly admin.... Read More
Is a natural defense against cancer in youth killing us with age?
"Nature was good at selecting for traits that helped us survive from infancy to reproductive age. After that,.... Read More
At the most basic level, life is energy. Within each cell, the transformation of nutrients and oxygen powers the processes, activity and thoughts that make us living beings. T.... Read More