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Partial reprogramming shifted lab skin cells toward younger clocks

In a 2022 eLife study, researchers at the Babraham Institute and partner institutions used 13 days of maturation-phase transient reprogramming on middle-aged donors' skin fibroblasts and reported roughly thirty-year shifts on custom transcript and DNA methylation clocks, plus collagen-related signals and partial gains in a scratch-wound assay. Cells regained fibroblast identity in the dish; telomere lengthening was not seen on the methylation-based estimate used. FDA later cleared a separate company-sponsored phase 1 gene-therapy trial based on partial epigenetic reprogramming for optic neuropathies; starting that trial is not proof of anti-aging benefit in humans.

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Memory rejuvenation restored recall in mice

An EPFL Neuron study found that brief OSK gene activation in memory-trace neurons improved recall in aged and Alzheimer's-model mice. The result suggests some memory decline may reflect aging neurons rather than erased memories, but it does not show human memory restoration.

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A new cholesterol pill cut bad cholesterol by about 60% in a large trial

CORALreef Lipids is now peer-reviewed in the NEJM (4 February 2026): once-daily oral enlicitide decanoate on top of statins in most participants cut LDL cholesterol by about 56 percentage points versus placebo at 24 weeks, with similar short-term adverse-event rates in the trial. Cardiovascular outcome benefit for this oral drug is still unproven until CORALreef Outcomes reports.

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Cardio before or after weights? Match order to your goal

For many gym-goers, sticking to training matters more than perfect order. Cleveland Clinic ties sequence to goals (endurance first, strength first) and, for weight loss, to what you will actually do. A 2025 trial in forty-five young men with obesity favored resistance-before-cycling for fat mass, body fat percentage, android versus gynoid fat, and MVPA, with similar aerobic fitness either way. Hindustan Times coach quotes are user-generated and unverified by the outlet.