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What the latest longevity and aging research means for lifespan, healthspan and the science of living longer, translated for readers.

A single gut bacterium was tied to 29 percent stronger grip in older adults, and giving it to mice made them stronger too

Researchers in Spain and the Netherlands found older adults carrying Roseburia inulinivorans had markedly stronger grip, and mice given the microbe grew bigger, faster-twitch muscle, pointing to a real gut-muscle link that is still not proven in people

For 20 years women were told hormone therapy might harm the brain. A Stanford autopsy study just found the opposite, with a catch.

A Stanford study of autopsied brains links estrogen-only menopausal hormone therapy to fewer Alzheimer's hallmarks, but only one specific formulation, and only as an association

A sweeping review says most adults eat more protein than they need. The anti-aging payoff is real, but mostly proven in mice

A University of Wisconsin-Madison review of more than 350 studies argues that lower protein intake improves metabolism and may slow aging, while stressing the strongest lifespan evidence still comes from animals, not people

Daily Multivitamin Linked to Better Functional Health in Adults Over 60

A Daily Multivitamin May Help Older Adults Stay Functional, Trial Finds

DNA Mutations Impose 156-Year Hard Ceiling on Human Longevity

DNA Mutations Limit Lifespan to 156 Years, Theoretical Study Finds

Renewed $80 Million Grant Accelerates Exceptional Longevity Research

New $80 Million NIH Funding Boosts Global Longevity Study