Press Releases

Buck Scientist Uncovers Clues to Aging in Mitochondria

A naturally-occurring metabolite is a potent senolytic in both mice and human cell culture

New findings for the function of tau in neurodegenerative disease

Forever Healthy and the Buck Institute Announce Partnership to Advance Translational Research in Human Rejuvenation

Four Buck professors recognized as among most highly cited researchers in the world

Buck Institute awarded $12.7 million from NIH to join SenNet, Cellular Senescence Network

Astera Institute and Buck Institute announce $70 million collaboration to redefine the field of research on aging

Buck Institute awarded $14 million from NIH to study cellular senescence and Alzheimer’s

Buck researchers provide a framework to study precision nutrigeroscience

Aging: It’s more complicated than we thought

Unexpected proteome plasticity in response to persistent temperature rise

First actionable clock that predicts immunological health and chronic diseases of aging

Buck Institute Names Malene Hansen as Chief Scientific Officer

Chronic inflammation causes a reduction in NAD+

A metabolite produced by the body increases lifespan and dramatically compresses late-life morbidity in mice

Global Consortium for Reproductive Longevity & Equality Announces First Grant Recipients

USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and The Buck Institute for Research on Aging Win $4.6 Million NIA Grant

Researchers outline strategy for testing ketone bodies against COVID-19, other respiratory infections

New tools will enhance the specificity of imaging in the mouse brain

Eat less and live a long healthy life? Study shows “not in all cases”

Buck researchers discover how cellular senescence leads to neurodegeneration

Experts call on the World Health Organization, governments and medical communities to develop common classifications and systems to diagnose and treat age-related diseases.

The Buck gets $3.8 M Transformative Research Award from the NIH

The Bia-Echo Foundation announces the Global Consortium for Female Reproductive Longevity and Equality in partnership with the Buck Institute

Cellular senescence is associated with age-related blood clots

Uric acid pathologies shorten lifespan in flies, highlighting the need for screening in humans

The Buck announces first faculty appointments for the Center for Female Reproductive Longevity and Equality

Buck professor Gordon Lithgow receives prestigious award from the American Aging Association

Buck faculty help found Academy for Health and Lifespan Research

Does dietary restriction protect against age-related leaky gut?

A new method to pinpoint genetic differences between species

Tara Tracy joins faculty at Buck Institute

Three leaders in longevity biotechnology form a research collaboration

World’s first Center for Female Reproductive Longevity and Equality established at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging

First patient treated with drug based on Buck research

Largest “pan-cancer” genomics study spurs future efforts to enroll patients in specialized “basket” clinical trials

Geriatrician-scientist John Newman, MD, PhD, joins the Buck faculty

Inhibiting TOR boosts regenerative potential of adult tissues

Taube Philanthropies Grants $750,000 to Buck Institute for Huntington’s Disease Research

Exceptional Early Career Scientist Joins the Buck with a $2.4M Federal Grant

Some women with history of preeclampsia have significantly lower risk for breast cancer

Large data set brings precision to breast cancer diagnosis and care

Longevity-promoting superstar gets revealed in Caenorhabditis reproducibility project

Alpha-lipoic acid prevents kidney stones in mouse model of rare genetic disease

Senescence promotes chemotherapy side effects and cancer relapse

Improving the longevity of functionally integrated stem cells in regenerative vision therapy

Research in worms provides a model to study how the microbiome influences disease in humans

Buck Institute study provides neuronal mechanism for the benefits of fasting

BUCK ANNOUNCES NEW CEO AND $10 MILLION IN GIFTS TO FUEL GROWTH

Buck Institute Appoints Edward Lanphier President and CEO

Buck faculty Julie Andersen, PhD, receives grant from Michael J. Fox Foundation to study brain aging as a factor in Parkinson’s disease

A new look at vitamin D challenges the current view of its benefits

Research in worms provides path to study diabetic complications

Buck Institute’s Jennifer Garrison, Phd Receives $100,000 AFAR Grant for Junior Faculty to Advance Research in the Biology of Aging and Age-Related Diseases

Future therapeutics: drugs that stop free radicals at their source

Signaling from dysfunctional mitochondria induces cellular senescence with a distinct secretory phenotype

Intracellular calcium integrates complex signaling to control stem cell activity

Dietary restriction gives fruit flies a rhythm for a long life

$1.25 million bequest funds first named professorship at Buck Institute

Rapamycin prevents Parkinson’s in mouse model of incurable neurodegenerative disease

Buck Faculty Jennifer Garrison Announced as an Allen Institute for Brain Science 2015 Next Generation Leader

Mapping the Genes that Increase Lifespan

Surprising results in study of mitochondrial dysfunction in skin casts light on the free radical theory of aging

An imbalance of cellular bioenergetics in pancreatic beta-cells is linked to type 2 diabetes

Low-dose lithium prevents Parkinson’s symptoms in aged mice with a human mutation for the disease

Senescent cells play an essential role in wound healing

Could ibuprofen be an anti-aging medicine?

Buck Faculty Henri Jasper, PhD, Receives Prestigious BIG Award

Leading scientists identify research strategy for highly intertwined “pillars of aging”

Memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s reversed for first time

Researchers propose “disruptive” new system to reclassify tumors

Rachel Brem, PhD, Joins Buck Institute Faculty

Buck Institute Mourns Death of Catherine Munson, Long-Time Trustee and former Board Chair

Five-Fold Lifespan Extension in C. Elegans by Combining Mutants

Aging Impacts Epigenome in Human Skeletal Muscle

The Buck Institute for Research on Aging and the University of Southern California Launch the Nation’s First PhD Program in the Biology of Aging

Major Alzheimer’s Risk Factor Linked to Red Wine Target

Research in Aging Fruit Flies May Explain the Roots of Metabolic Dysfunction in Aging Humans

Buck Institute Adds Two New Faculty

Research in Fruit Flies Provides New Insight into Barrett’s Esophagus

Buck Faculty Receives Prestigious Tenovus Award

Lifespan-Extending Drug Given Late in Life Reverses Age-Related Heart Disease in Mice

Buck Scientists Publish Genome-Scale Study Identifying Hundreds of Potential Drug Targets for Huntington’s Disease

Arthur and Drue Gensler Donate $5 Million to Buck Institute

Buck Institute Announces its Founding Partnership with Delos Pharmaceuticals

Buck Institute and UC Santa Cruz Collaborators Make Significant Contribution to Landmark Breast Cancer Study

Stem Cell Agency Awards Buck Faculty $1.5 Million to Make 3-D Model of the Retina

Physical Activity Needed In Order To Reap Benefits Of Dietary Restriction

Physical Activity Needed In Order To Reap Benefits Of Dietary Restriction

Buck Scientists Correct Huntington’s Disease Mutation in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Glenn Foundation Awards Buck Institute $1 Million to Establish Training Fellowships in the Biology of Aging

Management Consultant, Community Leader James Edgar Elected to Chair Buck Institute Board of Trustees

Buck Institute Adds Two New Faculty

Scientists Turn Back the Clock on Adult Stem Cells Aging

Researchers Flip the Switch Between Aging and Development in C. elegans

Lithium Profoundly Prevents Brain Damage Associated with Parkinson’s Disease

John W. “Jack” Rowe Donates $1 Million to Buck Institute

A New Role for Endocannabinoid Signaling in Dietary Restriction and Lifespan Extension

Common Laboratory Dye is a Wonder Drug — for Worms

Buck Institute Mourns Death of Former Board Chair Charles J. Epstein, MD

Novel Method Results in Promising Drugs for Huntington’s Disease Therapeutics

Buck Institute Awarded $6 Million to Lead Effort to Get Stem Cell Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease Ready for Clinical Trials

A New Role for Insulin in Cell Survival, Cell Metabolism and Stress Response

Scientists Successfully Use Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Treat Parkinson’s Disease in Rodents

Buck Institute Partners with BioMarin to Expand Early Research on Novel Treatment for Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

Leap Forward in Efforts to Develop Treatments for Huntington’s Disease

Brian K. Kennedy, PhD, Appointed as New CEO of Buck Institute for Age Research

Fruit Flies Provide New Clues on How Organisms Make Dietary Choices

Buck Institute Study Suggests New Strategy for Treatment of Stroke

Buck Institute Awarded $1.5 Million for Stem Cell Training

“Anti-Atkins” Low Protein Diet Extends Lifespan in Flies

DNA Damaged Cells Communicate with Neighbors to Let them Know They’re in Trouble

NIH supports Buck Institute’s Innovative Alzheimer’s Research with $1.6 Million “EUREKA” Grant

Buck Scientists Identify a Key Protein That May Explain the Anti-Aging and Anti-Cancer Benefits of Dietary Restriction

Sean Mooney, PhD, Joins Buck Faculty

Escape Cancer, But Age Sooner?

Buck Institute Study Shows Mixed Results for Life-Extending Properties of Antioxidants

Buck Institute Receives $1.5 Million from Keck Foundation to Study Aging As Causal Factor for Disease

Martin Brand, PhD, Joins Buck Faculty

Growth Factor Promotes New Neuron Growth in Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease

Buck Institute Receives $20.5 Million for New Stem Cell Building

Victoria Lunyak, PhD, Joins Buck Faculty

Paradoxical Alzheimer’s Finding May Shed New Light on Memory Loss

Buck Institute Announces Senior Management Change

Glutathione Depletion Leads to Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease in Mice

Drug Commonly Used to Treat Bi-Polar Disorder Dramatically Increases Lifespan in Nematode Worms

Buck Institute Awarded $25 Million to Establish New Scientific Discipline of Geroscience

Combined Exposure to Environmental Toxics Accelerates Age-Related Development of Parkinson’s Disease in Mice

Buck Institute Awarded $4.1 Million for Shared Research and Laboratory and Training Facility for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Exercise Reverses Aging in Human Skeletal Muscle

Landmark Study Identifies a Large Number of New Proteins Implicated in Huntington’s Disease

Unprecedented Screening of Up to 120,000 Chemical Compounds for Lifespan Extension to Begin

Overexpression of Human Protein Reduces Severity of Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice

Buck Institute Study Finds Inflammation is a Culprit in Nerve Death in Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease

Buck Institute Study Shows Newborn Neurons May Promote Stroke Recovery in Humans

Is it Time to Reexamine Iron Content in Infant Formula?

Proteins Linked to Cancer Prevention in Humans Affect Aging in Worms

Buck Study Provides a Startling New Look at Alzheimer’s

Growth Factor Promotes New Neuron Growth and Increased Survival in Mice with Huntington’s Disease

Buck Institute Study Shows Birth of New Nerve Cells Increased in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
Convo with Paul Irving, @MilkenInstitute Fellow and author/editor of The Upside of Aging. First of “Five Things I’ve Learned About Aging” series next Tues @ 5pm PDT. Paul will talk about new possibilities that are emerging from our longer, healthier lives https://zcu.io/HubI
Buck was thrilled to participate again this year at @BayAreaSciFest in Santa Rosa, CA last Sunday as a Hosting Sponsor and exhibitor. We love sharing our science with aspiring young scientists! We had so much fun!!
Snag in normal process of cleaning up broken DNA in brain cells may hasten progression of #Parkinsons. Researchers @HopkinsMedicine found protein “Sting” creates a cycle of inflammation when it responds to clean-up signals in cells already damaged by PD https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/953355
Great work from the Zhou lab! Buck researchers have uncovered clues as to how aging starts to happen in #mitochondria, opening a completely different way to think about, measure, mitigate and reverse the process. Study is in @eLife https://www.buckinstitute.org/news/buck-scientist-uncovers-clues-to-aging-in-mitochondria/
1st of “Five Things I’ve Learned About Aging” series kicks off next Tues with a convo with @MilkenInstitute Fellow Paul Irving. As author/editor of The Upside of Aging he’ll talk about new possibilities that are emerging from our longer, healthier lives
https://myfivethings.com/class/paul-irving-the-upside-of-aging/