Archive for the ‘biotech/medical’ category: Page 2332
Jan 17, 2018
How Close Are We to Farming Human Body Parts?
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, food
Jan 17, 2018
IBM to Study Human Microbiome’s Role In Autoimmune Disorders
Posted by Brady Hartman in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017.
The human microbiome is so important to human health that IBM just announced plans to study the microbiome’s role in autoimmune diseases.
Jan 17, 2018
New Age-Reversing Senolytics “Can Transform Medicine” Says Leading Researcher
Posted by Brady Hartman in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017.
Senolytic compounds hold promise to reverse aging in humans. In a review published yesterday, leading researcher James L. Kirkland, M.D., Ph.D., compiles a comprehensive list of the leading senolytic compounds under development for human use, two of which are currently in clinical trials. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts.com. Follow us on Reddit | Google+. Author: Brady Hartman. ]
Imagine if you were able to reverse aging and bring your body back to its original health and vigor.
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Jan 17, 2018
Forget About The Blood Of Teens — Young Poop, Old Poop Is The Latest Thing
Posted by Brady Hartman in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017.
The microbiome is emerging as a new player in human health. Researchers recently extended the lifespan of middle-aged animals by nearly 50% by infusing them with the poop of younger fish. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ]
Remember the young blood, old blood experiments in which the young blood of mice rejuvenated old mice?
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Jan 17, 2018
Geroscientists Aim to Add Years to Our Lives and Life to Our Years
Posted by Brady Hartman in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017.
Summary: A geroscientist is a new breed of a researcher who aims to understand and defeat human aging using a branch of study called geroscience. What these longevity researchers have in the pipeline just may surprise you. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ]
A new breed of a researcher called the geroscientist is striving to end aging as we know it.
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Jan 16, 2018
SRF Home
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience
SRF develops and promotes rejuvenation biotechnology — true preventative medicine for the diseases of aging: Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease and more.
Jan 16, 2018
DNA of man who died in 1827 recreated from his living relatives
Posted by Amberley Levine in category: biotech/medical
The DNA of Hans Jonaton, an ex-slave who fled to Iceland in 1802, has been reconstructed using only the genes of his descendants.
Jan 16, 2018
Can We Live To 120 On the Blood Of Teens?
Posted by Brady Hartman in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017. Here is the report “Can We Live To 120 On the Blood Of Teens?”
Parabiosis is back in the spotlight. The latest news reports that scientists have discovered the previously hidden rejuvenating factors in young blood.
Young blood seems to have healing powers, but how can we get benefit from them without relying on donors?
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Jan 16, 2018
Can We Live to 120 on the Fasting Mimicking Diet or Calorie Restriction?
Posted by Brady Hartman in categories: biotech/medical, food, life extension
A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017. Here is the report Can We Live to 120 on the Fasting Mimicking Diet or Calorie Restriction?
Summary: The Fasting Mimicking Diet, also called the Valter Longo diet, and the spartan practice of calorie restriction are the twin subjects of two recent research reports. Both research reports show that the fasting regimens offer potential health benefits. This article includes commentary by the inventor of the Fasting Mimicking Diet, Valter Longo. [Cover Photo: Ryan McGuire.]
The idea that animals can live longer, healthier lives by drastically reducing their calorie intake is not exactly new. Scientists have repeatedly demonstrated the life-extending value of calorie restriction (CR) in animals from worms to monkeys—with the implication that the same might be true for humans.
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