February 22, 2024 | Issue #90

Hello... Peptide therapy seems to be everywhere these days... but what is it? 

In this week's newsletter:💉 Peptides for Longevity?💰 GlycanAge Raises Seed🌐 Women Need Less Exercise?    

Peptide Therapy for Longevity - All You Need to Know

Lately, I’ve been noticing advertisements all over the place for peptide therapy. Injections, pills, creams, and all sorts of different ways to get your peptides.Maybe it’s because I’m getting older and I’m being targeted by advertisers who think I am their key customer? Before writing this article, the only thing I knew about this topic was based on the collagen peptides that I mix into my coffee every morning. Supposedly, that stuff is good for your joints and skin.But after seeing many longevity clinics advertise their peptide therapy services, I thought it’d be a good idea to do a deep dive on the topic. Below, you’ll find all of the research that I did based on the questions that I wanted to know. I also looked into many of the most popular peptides and made a list at the end for you to review. Let’s dive in…

• The National Institute on Aging is hiring a Senior Program Manager APPLY HERE.

• Browse thousands of jobs in the longevity industry, updated daily, in Spannr's new Jobs database HERE. 

• GlycanAge, a biotech startup pioneering the field of glycan biomarkers, announced the successful completion of its $4.2 million seed funding round, led by venture capital fund LAUNCHub Ventures and UK-based deep-tech fund Kadmos Capital. 

• Explore Spannr's Longevity Investor database HERE.

• What is the fasting-mimicking diet? Eating plan claims to reverse aging signs by 2.5 years (NY Post)

• Missing centenarians are an international concern (Nature)

• People in this remote valley live to 100—they follow 5 distinct diet and lifestyle habits for longevity (CNBC)

• The Slow and Low Exercise Elite Athletes Swear By (WSJ)

• To Live Longer, Women Need Half as Much Exercise as Men (Time)

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