The $700 million Taystee Lab Building sits in the Manhattanville Factory District, but the laboratory goes beyond West Harlem’s manufacturing history. Surrounded by brick buildings on West 126th Street, Taystee spans 11 floors, with glass windows that overlook Columbia University and the City College of New York. Inside any of the currently vacant labs, a … Read more
‘Til death do us part — but not for a long, long time. A young couple from the Midwest say they plan to live longer than anyone on the planet — and the life-loving pair are taking serious steps to get there. Kayla Barnes-Lentz, 33, co-owner of LYV the Wellness Space, an up to $1,000-a-month membership precision … Read more
Cheek, please! A biotechnology company headquartered in Manhattan has developed an “aging” clock that uses information from the cells in your cheeks to predict your biological age. Biological age is the age of your cells and tissues — this number can differ from your chronological age, which is the number of years you’ve been alive. … Read more
These leggings could be a shocking addition to your workout routine. A biotech company that specializes in anti-aging life-care solutions has designed workout leggings that shock you while you exercise — supposedly a good thing — and they look like any other legging and match the comfort and fit of regular clothes. Barun Bio called … Read more
Last month, word spread that a drug was finally shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease, and overnight a 73-year-old Swedish professor made $350 million. The lucky man, Lars Lannfelt, was not particularly famous. He had done pioneering work on the disease, but it was in the 90s and belonged to a sub-field that, after a litany … Read more
A biotech firm wants to create human embryos from stem cells for the purpose of harvesting tissues to use in transplants after demonstrating success with mouse embryos that were kept alive in a mechanical womb for days until they developed beating hearts and flowing blood. The Israel-based firm, Renewal Bio, has a mission to ‘make … Read more