so much for the BU longevity study

Quick NPR report HERE

Also raises interesting questions about peer review process...

old mouse, young mouse

New Nature paper on reverse-aging and telemerases in mice.

Baboon longevity: friends and status

New Current Biology paper by Silk et al showing: dominance rank and the quality of close social bonds have independent effects on the longevity of female chacma baboons.

Longevity genetics

A BU group looking at centenarians has a genetic panel of 'signatures of' longevity...wonder if it includes apoE e2...

Nature News bit here.

Title links to original Science Express paper.

Baboon friendships and longevity

New Silk, Cheney et al paper in Current Biology indicates female chacma baboons with close, long-term friends live longer. Science News tidbit here.

more interesting candidate genes: size, longevity, behavioral stereotypes

This dog study is > a year old, but I only just discovered it:

Candidate genes associated with size, longevity, and behavioral stereotypes of dogs (New Scientist seems esp interested in high strung chihuahuas)