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Early next year, the U.S. biotech start-up Loyal anticipates the release of LOY-002, a daily pill designed to give dogs at least one extra year of healthy life. This San Francisco-based enterprise has secured a staggering $125 million in funding from companies that were previously hesitant to invest in human longevity projects due to their …
Natto is gaining attention as a modern health food. The Japanese are the longest-lived people in the world today, and one of the secrets to their longevity is their consumption of natto. A 2020 study published in the BMJ involving more than 90,000 Japanese participants found that those who regularly ate natto were more likely …
A former New Jersey volunteer fire chief and great-grandfather of seven turned 110 last month — joining the rare few supercentenarian men across the globe. Vincent Dransfield, of Little Falls, celebrated his milestone birthday on March 28 at his former engine house, Singac Volunteer Fire Company #3 — as he became the eighth oldest reported …