CNN featured a study co-led by Valter Longo that described how patients with Laron syndrome appear to be at reduced risk of heart attack and other illnesses. “We have shown in studies people with Laron have a very low incidence of cancer, diabetes and cognitive decline. Brain scans have shown they have more youthful brains — the equivalent of someone 20 years younger. I have yet to see a case of Alzheimer’s in this population,” Longo said. “It doesn’t mean that they are immune to these diseases, but people with Laron syndrome certainly seem to be very protected. … This is how powerful this mutation seems to be.” The story also appeared on CTV News (Canada).
Medical Xpress covered a study by Valter Longo that described how patients with Laron syndrome appear to have a reduced risk for heart attack.
Talker News featured a study by Valter Longo on how patients with Laron syndrome appear to have reduced heart disease risks. The story was republished widely, including by the Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice, Mercury (Manhattan. KS), Tyler Morning Telegraph (TX), Tioga Publishing (PA), Bangor, ME Fox affiliate WFVX, and Yakima, WA NBC affiliate KNDO.
New Scientist featured a study by Valter Longo on how Laron syndrome patients appear to face fewer heart disease risks.
Nature featured a study by Valter Longo on how patients with Laron syndrome appear to face fewer heart disease risks. “In some sense, this was the most important of all studies,” Longo said. “It was the last piece missing in showing that they seem to be protected from all the major age-related diseases.”
PsyPost featured research coauthored by Em Arpawong on an analysis that showed individuals who had better cognitive ability as adolescents were less likely to develop dementia 60 years later.
South China Morning Post highlighted research by Caleb Finch that explores why and how one Bolivian community, the Tsimané, has largely avoided Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Better brain health in our later years “is now known to depend on heart health,” he said.
The Independent cited Francesca Falzarano’s comments that originally appeared in a recent New York Times’ story on “carefluencers” for its own version about the rising trend of caregivers’ social media posts of helping aging loved ones. The story was also run by Yahoo.