← All story threadsSTORY THREAD

Why cool temperatures may lengthen life.

1 report so far. New developments are added to this thread as they happen.

  1. Oct 21, 2026
    STUDY TRACES COLD'S EFFECT TO A MUSCLE-MADE MOLECULEWorm and lab dish study

    Cold helps worms live longer via a chemical their muscles send out

    A Nature study in tiny worms traces how cool temperatures lengthen life: muscles make a molecule called BH2 that travels to the gut and nerves and helps keep proteins from clumping.