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
Woebot
- Automated friend & life coach.
Stroke Association
- Charity in the UK that works to prevent stroke and to support everyone touched by stroke.
Ginger.io
- An on-demand mental health company.
HeartFlow
- Medical technology company transforming the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease.
BioNTech
- Company developing patient-specific immunotherapies for cancer.
EyeQue Personal Vision Tracker
- Only at-home solution to test your eyes.
Melanoma Institute Australia
- Institute dedicated to preventing and curing melanoma through world-class research, treatment and education programs.
Seeing Things: Visual Disturbances We All Experience
- Dr. Inés Dawson explains when you're seeing proteins and white blood cells in your vision
Darmiyan
- Novel quantitative virtual microscopy for early detection of Alzheimer's disease from non-invasive MRI.
JDRF
- Nonprofit organization that funds type 1 diabetes research.
Health Blog Posts
SkinVision App Review – Instant Spot/Mole Assessment
19-Feb-2020 Provides an early warning or peace of mind – good value for money either way
3 Key Reasons for Having a Massage
23-Feb-2016
Air pollution - a significant killer
07-May-2015
Summary of living forever news from Ray Kurzweil 21-June-2013
23-Jun-2013
Repairing damaged hearts - first step to rejuvenation
02-Jun-2013
Recent News
Boosting Gpld1 protein could have same benefits as exercise
Medical Xpress - 09-Jul-2020
I'm sure there's more to exercise than this, but an interesting start to a potential wonder drug
Read more...The blood-brain barrier selectivity is impaired with age
Life Extension Advocacy Foundation (LEAF) - 09-Jul-2020
Experiments in mice confirmed this, unraveling ageing mystery if it translates to humans
Read more...Highly specific and effective anti-cancer custom nanoparticle
Nano Magazine - 08-Jul-2020
Able to regress tumor in mice within one to two days, and prevent regrowth
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