Tag Archives: aging
Journey to the Future
Every year there is a Davos Video Contest where participants tell about the causes that they believe are most important to deal with in order to make the world a better place. The winner gets a chance to discuss their … Continue reading
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New Genetic Factors Identified in Successful Aging of Amish Population
Avoiding disease, maintaining physical and cognitive function, and continuing social engagement in late life are considered to be key factors associated with what some gerontologists call “successful aging.” First and foremost, let me strongly disagree here with those gerontologists. I … Continue reading
I refuse the invitation to my grave
In the September issue of Scientific American, Tom Kirkwood came out with an article about human aging named “Why can’t we live forever?” His disposable soma theory says that the body is mortal because its cells are specialized. He believes … Continue reading
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Emergency Response Service Launched to help Improve Revival Chances for Cryonicists – EUCRIO
EUCRIO (European Union Cryonics Rapid Intervention Organization) with a head office in Braga, Portugal has officially launched today, on the 1st of October 2010, and will start providing their services on the 1st of November 2010. Thanks to recent advances … Continue reading
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Young Blogger and his 6 year experience following the CRON Diet
Meet Matthew Cardiff, a bright, young science student from the UK. Like most young adults, he is into music, football, and online gaming. Unlike his peers however, Matthew is on a health mission – To live well into his 100s … Continue reading
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The Future of Aging: Pathways to Human Life Extension
Editor: Gregory M. Fahy Technical Editors: Michael D. West, L. Stephen Coles, Steven B. Harris To my mind this is a must-read book for anybody who cares about themselves and their future. An outstanding panel of authors brings their expertise … Continue reading
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The main question in Biogerontology
There’s this quite simple idea: to take two species similar in size and basic biology, but having a substantial difference in longevity, and figure out what’s the reason for this difference. What are the distinctions in the mechnisms of aging … Continue reading
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Regenerative Medicine Roadmap 1.1
Here is the updated edition of the Roadmap to Regenerative Medicine; the first one can be found here. Cell therapy and tissue engineering are described in more detail, than the rest of the scientific issues. I welcome everybody to take … Continue reading
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Main questions of Biology of Aging
Here are the main questions in the Biology of Aging. I suggest that the specialists should extend the list of questions. And maybe, formulate the problems in more detail. Everybody is welcome to express their opinion and suggest some answers. … Continue reading
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Bubonic plague
Almost every time the conversation drifts to fighting aging, the majority of people lose their common sense. Here’s how a typical dialog about aging looks like, but the word “aging” is substituted with “bubonic plague”. This takes place in the … Continue reading
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