Canadian Longevity Association

To accelerate the introduction of effective longevity treatments & to ensure their free availability to all Canadians under the health system.

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I want to thank the organisers from the Longevity Research Circle @lrc_bio for putting on such a great symposium and giving me the opportunity to introduce the CLA to the audience.

Already looking forward to next year's TABS! 6/6

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I'm pleased to announce that last week's Toronto Biology of Aging Symposium was a raging success!

To a packed out Strachan Hall at the University of Toronto, a diverse range of speakers provided fascinating insights into longevity. 1/6

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The event concluded with a panel discussion on Beyond the Bench: Many Ways Into Aging featuring Jack Norton of Deep Science Ventures, Ricky Mehra of Continuum Health Ventures, and Brianna Lee of Creative Destruction Lab. 5/6

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her first day. So congratulations to Ihsan and a very warm welcome to her for becoming our very first paid employee!

I am very confident that she will have a successful time with us and accomplish a great deal.

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I am pleased to announce that the Canadian Longevity Association has won its first ever grant via the Canada Summer Jobs Program!

The Canada Summer Jobs program provides funding for non-profits to hire youths over the summer.

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We applied for three positions: web-development, marketing and IT specialist, and were successful with the IT specialist role. The grant allowed us to hire a youth for eight weeks.

Our long time volunteer, Ihsan Rashed, was the youth who was hired by us and today was

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3/3 Topics covered will include longevity research, clinical translation, startups and venture capital.

And, most importantly, it is free to attend! Sign up here: https://t.co/bKIDrhAyvR

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Save the date! The Canadian Longevity Association is proud to announce that we will be a sponsor of the upcoming Toronto Aging Biology Symposium on May 14th, hosted by the Longevity Research Circle.

It will be held at Strachan Hall on the University of Toronto ... 1/3

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2/3 St. George campus, and will feature internationally recognized leaders and scientists in longevity and regenerative medicine from UofT, Altos Labs, BlueRock Therapeutics, MDI Biological Laboratory, InsideTracker and more.

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2/2 They found that "HHT treatment delays aging and extends the lifespan in progeroid and aged mice. Our study demonstrates the novel senotherapeutic potential of HHT to mitigate age- and obesity-related metabolic dysfunction and extend longevity in mice."
https://t.co/qVG9Kq7tWU

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Researchers from UofT and Korea have discovered that homoharringtonine (HHT), an FDA-approved anti-leukemic drug, has senotherapeutic properties and reduces obesity, metabolic dysfunction, and aging phenotypes. In also increased longevity in a very small sample of male mice. 1/2

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The latest Rejuvenation Roundup from @LifespanNews for the month of March, with input from yours truely, is now available to check out.

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Aging who were initially not in optimal well-being at first assessment, but who regained it after three years.
"Almost one in four respondents who were in less than optimal well-being at baseline regained well-being over the ensuing approximately 3 years."
https://t.co/hncIUBby6e

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"Old age does not necessarily result in poor physical health, nor is a decline in well-being inevitable." That is the conclusion of researchers from the Institute for Life Course & Aging, University of Toronto, who looked at participants from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on

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3/3 ... in depression, emotional support, mental health literacy, and psychological flexibility.

"The CONNECT Program is a novel, accessible, and acceptable intervention that demonstrates promise in improving key social and mental health indicators."

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In a vast country such as Canada, it can be difficult for older adults to access treatment for mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, loneliness, and social isolation, which are quite prevalent.

To tackle this, researchers from the University of Manitoba developed 1/3

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2/3 ... a telephone based intervention, CONNECT, based on the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), self-compassion, and psychosocial theories of successful aging.

In a pilot trial, significant improvements were found ...