Can love defeat death?
Health and life expectancy are affected by love, sex and marriage
Health
Step one of living forever is staying healthy so this section covers key health topics and the latest research into common conditions and new therapeutic developments. Of particular interest are medical advances that reduce mortality rates – i.e. improving your chances of living long enough to live forever without you having to lift a finger!
Big Killers
There are a handful diseases that cause most deaths in the western world (i.e. where we don’t have to worry so much about poverty, famine or natural disasters). So, anything you can do to prevent these will greatly improve your chance of living forever.
Read more about: Antibiotic Resistance, Big Pharma, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Mental Health, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory Disease, Stroke.
Resources
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Neurodegenerative Diseases: Neurobiology, Pathogenesis and Therapeutics
Book about neurodegenerative diseases edited by Flint Beal
Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry
Book about old age psychiatrists, geriatricians, and other clinicians edited by Tom Dening
Emerging Drugs and Targets for Alzheimer’s Disease
Importance of and social need of finding an effective therapeutic intervention for Alzheimer edited by Ana Martinez
Cyclarity Therapeutics
Company developing simple and direct interventions targeting toxic forms of cholesterol for age-related diseases.
Health Blog Posts
13-Feb-2023
27-Jan-2023
New cancer therapies in 2022 achieving unprecedented remissions - reviewing a year of hope
Including gene editing, immunotherapy, modified viruses, vaccines, personalised medicine, and nanotechnology
20-Dec-2022
Being a bit of a Grinch may help you live longer
Heart attack cases peak on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
23-Nov-2022
Mitochondria, Autophagy and Neurodegenerative diseases: A perspective
Review paper from University of Helsinki looks at the role of mitophagy in ageing
22-Feb-2021
Use it or lose it – over 50s guide to muscle loss
Don’t fall into the vicious circle of frailty
Recent News
AKL Therapeutics’ investigational senotherapeutics drug APPA beneficial for oral osteoarthritis
Longevity Technology - 20-Mar-2023
Senescent cells have become one of the most promising targets for healthy aging research
Read more...How NMN Supplementation Affects Artery Stiffness Through NAD+ Metabolism
Live Forever Club - 13-Mar-2023
A meagre 250 mg/day of NMN ameliorated arterial stiffness which could protect against CVD risk
Read more...Peter Attia comments on Danish metformin study that does not find benefit to general population
Peter Attia website - 11-Mar-2023
Original study was subject to bias due to exclusion of participants who progressed to multiple therapies
Read more...People who socialise more, live longer, especially helpful in old age
Independent - 08-Mar-2023
People are less likely to die the more often they socialise
Read more...Neocortical grafting platform in brain repair
Live Forever Club - 07-Mar-2023
Multilayered architecture resulted in physiological and behavioural improvements. Could it help regenerate the ageing brain in future?
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