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Want to live to 120? Exercise more, eat healthily and take statins, say panel of experts
making lifestyle changes such as cutting down on sugar, salt and fat and taking drugs that already exist might work, says the Longevity Science Panel. Tests revealed that a Mediterranean diet and possible calorie restriction lowered the incidence of age-related disease. I file these as reminders, because it is easy to lapse into bad…
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How man’s best friend could hold the key to anti-ageing
…researchers are particularly interested in using pet dogs to test rapamycin. Developed as an anti-rejection drug for patients who have just undergone kidney transplants, rapamycin has recently been shown to extend the lives of mice by more than 10%. Since this discovery was made in 2009, researchers have started projects aimed at establishing trials on…
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The Silver Economy: Silicon Valley joins quest to ‘cure’ ageing
From earliest recorded history, a procession of emperors, alchemists and charlatans have searched in vain for the mythical elixir of life. So perhaps it should be no surprise that the hunt for a cure for ageing is the latest investment fad among the gods of our time: US technology entrepreneurs. Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle,…
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The key to fighting off aging and cognitive decline doesn’t necessarily come in a pill or a bottle…
Surprise! The key to fighting off aging and cognitive decline doesn’t necessarily come in a pill or a bottle… A study funded partly by the National Institutes of Health says the KLOTHO gene is responsible for improved thinking, learning, and memory processes. …the key may be a longevity gene that could fight off those “senior…
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Transhumanists: Superhuman Powers And Life Extension Technologies Will Allow Us To Become Like God
Michael Snyder provides us all with a somewhat slightly negative view of Transhumanism. Transhumanist Mark Pesce is even more extreme. He openly states that he believes that transhumanism will allow us “to become as gods”… Changing how the exact quote was written to fit the tone of his article… “Men die, planets die, even stars die.…
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…compound found in red wine ‘could help humans live until they are 150!
New drug being developed using compound found in red wine ‘could help humans live until they are 150’ Drugs are synthetic versions of resveratrol, found in red wine Research shows drugs which could prevent cancer and diabetes now viable Medication can be taken topically or orally No drugs yet developed to target aging skin Drugs…
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NYC Life Expectancy Is Seen Linked to Anti-Smoking Policy
File this under…”no duh”… NYC Life Expectancy Is Seen Linked to Anti-Smoking Policy “New York City heart-disease deaths have dropped 28 percent since 2002, a decrease the Health Department attributes to bans on public smoking, cigarette taxes and ads depicting tobacco-related illnesses…giving babies born in New York a record life expectancy of 80.6 years, three…
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They Walk. They Work. New DNA Robots Strut Their Tiny Stuff.
I came across this article today while getting ready for work. The artist’s rendition of the ‘bots was worth an immediate posting alone! http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704247904575240380352719428.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories These experimental devices, described in the journal Nature, are advances in DNA nanotechnology, in which bioengineers are using the molecules of the genetic code as nuts, bolts, girders and other building…
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Mprize, a special fund that seeks to encourage research into extending healthy human life ($3.8 million)
I find this to be very encouraging! …$3.8 million will work instead. That’s the current size of the Mprize, a special fund put forth by the Methuselah Foundation that seeks to encourage research into extending healthy human life. The prize is awarded to those scientists who can increase the lifespan of lab mice in the…