October 2026: Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging
A brief overview of the latest research updates, findings, and ongoing projects from the Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging at Stanford University.
A brief overview of the latest research updates, findings, and ongoing projects from the Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging at Stanford University.
The professor of genetics breaks down what aging really is, how lifestyle choices influence longevity, and the promising frontiers of aging research. Read More »
Scientists tracking the entire life of the African turquoise killifish have discovered that behavior alone can predict whether an animal will live a long or short life. Read More »
Scientists have identified a critical breakdown in the cellular machinery that produces proteins in aging brains. Read More »
By reducing harmful brain inflammation and stimulating neuron growth in mice, a modified immune protein developed by Stanford researchers points to a novel strategy for combating age-related cognitive decline. Read More »
Anne Brunet, Stanford University, presents at the 12th Aging Research and Drug Discovery meeting: Quantitative and dynamic analysis of organismal aging. Watch More »
Judith Frydman, the Donald Kennedy Chair in the School of Humanities and Sciences and a professor in the Department of Biology, is part of a multinational team that has been awarded a European Research Council ERC Synergy Grant. Read more »
Ten million euros in funding: The European Research Council (ERC) will support the project, led by Marina Rodnina (Göttingen), Johannes Buchner (Munich), and Judith Frydman (Stanford, USA), for six years. Read More »
Karlene Cimprich, Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology at Stanford University, is the recipient of the inaugural University of Notre Dame Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Alumni Award. This award recognizes alumni who have achieved outstanding success in their careers. Read More »
The Academy elects members who are leaders in the arts and sciences, business, philanthropy, and public affairs, recognizing their exceptional contributions in their fields and professions. Read More »
Our brains become less adept at making new neurons as we age, which gets in the way of holding onto memories and has devastating consequences for people with degenerative brain diseases and brain injuries. Now, discoveries about the impact of glucose in mouse brains suggest routes for eliciting new neuron growth in old brains. Read More »
Mutations in a complex that helps proteins fold correctly are tied to developmental disorders that include seizures and intellectual disability, Stanford Medicine-led research has found. Read More »
Six Stanford faculty are among the newest members of an organization created in 1863 to advise the nation on issues related to science and technology. Read More »
Dr. Thomas Rando, a renowned neurologist and stem cell biologist, has been named director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA. Read More »
The idea that aging and illness go hand and hand is, of course, nothing new. What’s new is the newfound confidence of scientists that “aging” can be measured, reverse-engineered and controlled. Read more »
We’ve all met older adults who seem younger, whose bodies and brains seem decades nimbler than their actual ages, and wondered, “What makes them different?” Despite the wide range of supplements and related products that claim, without scientific evidence, that they can turn back the years, the key to foiling Father Time may lie in the field of epigenetics. Read more »
Eight faculty members from the School of Medicine and one from the School of Humanities and Sciences have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read More »
Enzymes inside cells that normally repair damaged DNA sometimes wreck it instead, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found. The insight could lead to a better understanding of the causes of some types of cancer and neurodegenerative disease. Read More »