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Nov 6, 2017
Could Blood Plasma Be The Fountain Of Youth?
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Dr. Aubrey de Grey is in the news again, this time he appears on CBS talking about the recent interest in blood plasma as a possible way to combat age-related diseases. To find out more about the work he and the SENS Research Foundation are doing check out www.sens.org
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Blood has always been known as “the Gift of Life” and a growing number of Bay Area researchers are currently trying to isolate a factor in blood that may turn back the hands of time.
“We don’t know how soon we’re going to defeat aging,” proclaimed Aubrey de Grey. “We should be able to keep people truly in a youthful state of health, no matter how long they live and that means the risk of death will not rise.”
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Nov 6, 2017
Why Bringing Aging Under Medical Control Probably Wont Create a Gerontocracy
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: biotech/medical, employment, life extension
One concern some people have about bringing aging under medical control is that it might create an immortal Gerontocracy controlling society.
As I discussed in another article, rejuvenation biotechnology would allow older adults to continue working and producing wealth for much longer than they can today, thus benefiting society in many ways.
However, some people are concerned that this might do more harm than good; imagine all those rejuvenated old farts holding onto their jobs forever, preventing the young from getting jobs themselves! Not to mention the risk of a gerontocratic world, where powerful older people get a touch too attached to their chairs, never allowing younger people a chance!
The November SENS Research Newsletter is out if people want to see what Aubrey and Co. are up to.
SENS Research Foundation email newsletter from 1st November 2017.
Nov 5, 2017
It is the last few hours of the MouseAge project on Lifespan.io
Posted by Steve Hill in category: life extension
https://www.lifespan.io/campaigns/mouseage) and if we can reach $17300 another $2000 will be donated from the fund match. We would like to thank all the amazing people who have donated, including:
Stella Wang, David Munger, Crystal Falls, Maxime Handfield Lapointe, Michael Reed, Melle Hsing and José Ruíz you are all heroes!
Nov 4, 2017
Trodusquemine Reverses Heart Disease in Mouse Study
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Atherosclerosis is the number one killer in the world, and science is working on solutions to combat this age-related disease. A new mouse study has shown that the drug trodusquemine can melt away the accumulated arterial plaques that lead to heart attacks and strokes.
What is Atherosclerosis?
Atherosclerosis is an age-related disease in which toxic, oxidized cholesterol deposits in the bloodstream produce inflammation in arterial walls. This causes macrophages to swarm to these fatty deposits to clear up this toxic waste.
Nov 3, 2017
How to Cure Aging – During Your Lifetime?
Posted by Simon Waslander in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
What if we could stop aging forever?
Thanks so much for help with the video to Lifespan.io. Check them out and learn how you can get active here:
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Nov 3, 2017
Kurzgesagt – It’s Time to Talk about Bringing Aging Under Medical Control
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
The folks at Kurzgesagt have created another great video about aging and thanks to them for giving us the opportunity to work with them in creating this video. If you would like to support our work check out (https://www.lifespan.io/campaigns/join-us-become-a-lifespan-hero/).
The video today discusses the near future technologies that are changing how we treat aging and could potentially bring it under medical control soon. It is important to discuss this topic now and its great to see popular channels like Kurzgesagt are keen to get involved in that dialogue.
Nov 3, 2017
Scientists decipher mechanisms underlying the biology of aging
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, computing, life extension
Understanding the factors that control aging has been one of humanity’s endless pursuits, from the mystical fountain of youth to practical healthful regimens to prolong life expectancy.
A team of scientists at the University of California San Diego has helped decipher the dynamics that control how our cells age, and with it implications for extending human longevity. As described in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a group led by biologist Nan Hao employed a combination of technologies in engineering, computer science and biology to analyze molecular processes that influence aging.
As cells age, damage in their DNA accumulates over time, leading to decay in normal functioning and eventually resulting in death. A natural biochemical process known as “chromatin silencing” helps protect DNA from damage. The silencing process converts specific regions of DNA from a loose, open state into a closed one, thus shielding DNA regions. Among the molecules that promote silencing is a family of proteins—broadly conserved from bacteria to humans—known as sirtuins. In recent years, chemical activators of sirtuins have received much attention and are being marketed as nutraceuticals to aid chromatin silencing in the hopes of slowing the aging process.
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Nov 2, 2017
I Am The Lifespan – Thank You for Making Longevity Month 2017 a Success
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Thank you to everyone who took part in Longevity Month 2017!
Over the past few years, there has been a tradition of longevity researchers and activists around the world to organize events on or around October 1 — the UN International Day of Older Persons, or Longevity Day. In recent years, this has been extended to include the entire month of October as a Longevity Month, in which activists organize various activities and events to raise awareness for aging research.
This year, we have continued the tradition with our Longevity Month “I am the Lifespan” event, where people tell us their stories and how they got interested in aging research and doing something about age-related diseases. We are pleased to say that the response to our Longevity Month event has been a great success, with lots of videos being sent in by people from the community. We have been showcasing them on our Facebook event page during the last few weeks, and as the event has now ended, we wanted to share a few more with you and tell you a little bit about some of the participants.
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