The starvation hormone, fibroblast growth factor-21, extends lifespan in mice

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NutritionFacts.org, 19 May 2026

What can we do to boost the longevity hormone FGF21? In the year 2000, a new human hormone was discovered. It was the 21st…

Growth Signaling and Aging in Mammals

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While the causes of aging are comparatively well mapped, supported by a great deal of solid evidence, the field more than ready…

Good News for Mouse Lovers

Al Fin, 20 Oct 2012

The following article is cross-posted from Al Fin Longevity Biologists have known for several decades that putting mice on a…

Open-Access Journal Experiment Begins Publishing Articles

Wired Science » Science Blogs, 16 Oct 2012

The journal eLife, a collaboration between Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Wellcome Trust, and the Max Planck Society, is…

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