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Cellular reprogrammingNature Aging · 10 Aug 2026
Signal72·Notable

New cellular reprogramming study shows improved tissue regeneration

Researchers applied short, repeated pulses of reprogramming factors to aged mice and reported faster muscle and liver repair after injury. Tissue-level markers of…

CompaniesAltos Labs · Retro Biosciences · Life Biosciences
EvidenceModerateMarket relevance: High6 min read
SenolyticsJAMA Ophthalmology · 9 Aug 2026
Signal74·Notable

Senolytic eye therapy holds effect at 36 weeks in Phase 2b

A locally delivered senolytic maintained vision gains at 36 weeks in diabetic macular edema, with fewer re-injections than standard anti-VEGF therapy. Effect size was…

CompaniesUBX · Deciduous Therapeutics · Rubedo Life Sciences
EvidenceModerateMarket relevance: Medium5 min read
Gene therapyNew England Journal of Medicine · 7 Aug 2026
Signal81·Strong

In vivo CRISPR knockdown remains stable at 24 months in humans

Two-year follow-up from an in vivo CRISPR programme shows sustained protein knockdown after a single infusion, with no late safety signals reported. Durability at this…

CompaniesNTLA · BEAM
EvidenceStrongMarket relevance: High7 min read
AI drug discoveryNature Machine Intelligence · 6 Aug 2026
Signal46·Moderate

AI-designed senolytic candidate clears preclinical selectivity bar

A generative chemistry pipeline produced a senolytic candidate with a reported 30-fold selectivity margin for senescent over healthy cells in vitro. Animal work is…

CompaniesISM · RXRX · Shift Bioscience
EvidenceEarlyMarket relevance: Medium5 min read
NAD+Cell Metabolism · 4 Aug 2026
Signal61·Notable

NAD+ precursor trial raises blood levels but misses functional endpoints

Supplementation reliably increased NAD+ blood levels across 12 weeks but produced no statistically significant improvement in muscle strength or walking speed. Secondary…

CompaniesCDXC · Metro International Biotech
EvidenceModerateMarket relevance: Medium4 min read
mTORClinicalTrials.gov · 2 Aug 2026
Signal45·Moderate

Selective mTOR inhibitor begins Phase 2 in adults over 65

A selective TORC1 inhibitor entered Phase 2 testing for respiratory infection incidence in older adults. The design follows a previous programme in the same mechanism…

CompaniesTornado Therapeutics
EvidenceEarlyMarket relevance: Low4 min read
Metabolic healthThe Lancet Healthy Longevity · 31 Jul 2026
Signal66·Notable

Large cohort links early insulin resistance to accelerated biological aging

An 82,000-person cohort found that insulin resistance measured in midlife predicted faster epigenetic aging two decades later. The association was strong but…

CompaniesVRMB · Metro International Biotech
EvidenceStrongMarket relevance: High5 min read
Stem cellsCell Stem Cell · 29 Jul 2026
Signal63·Notable

iPSC-derived cell therapy advances to registrational study

An off-the-shelf iPSC-derived neuronal therapy moved into a registrational trial after multi-year follow-up showed graft survival and motor improvement. Manufacturing…

CompaniesBlueRock Therapeutics · Biosplice Therapeutics
EvidenceModerateMarket relevance: Medium4 min read
EpigeneticsNature Biotechnology · 26 Jul 2026
Signal77·Strong

Regulators signal caution on epigenetic clocks as trial endpoints

A regulatory workshop summary concluded that methylation-based age estimates are not yet acceptable as standalone efficacy endpoints. Clocks may support mechanistic…

CompaniesLife Biosciences · Altos Labs · VRMB
EvidenceStrongMarket relevance: High5 min read
ImmunologyAging Cell · 22 Jul 2026
Signal39·Low

Thymic regeneration pilot reports partial immune restoration

A small pilot reported increased naive T-cell output after a hormone-based thymic regeneration protocol. The cohort was tiny and uncontrolled. Immune aging remains one of…

CompaniesImmunis
EvidenceEarlyMarket relevance: Low4 min read