Discovery of life-extension pathway in worms demonstrates new way to study aging

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 10:10 in Biology & Nature

An enzyme-blocking molecule can extend the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans roundworms by as much as 45 percent, largely by modulating a cannabinoid biological pathway, according to a study from scientists at Scripps Research.

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