Life Extension
Information on extending life expectancy to allow technologies to catch up and stop and reverse aging for good. Focussing on new technologies and treatments aimed at radical life extension, rather than the improvements in treatments of diseases covered in the health section.
Particularly interested in increased health span rather than lifespan.
Keep an eye on fountains of youth - contenders for radical reduction or reversal of aging.
Read more about: Ageing Research, Anti-Aging, Biological Age, Calorie Restriction, Cryonics, Ethics, Fountains of Youth, Gene Therapy, Immortal Animals, Life Expectancy, Longevity Industry Investments, Mitochondria, Regenerative Medicine, Rejuvenation, Senescent Cells, Stem Cells, Telomeres, Young Blood.
Resources
CellAge
- working with the aim to develop synthetic promoters that would be able to specifically identify senescent cells
TruMe
- Use your DNA to monitor your aging with TruAge Index
Leonard P. Guarente on NAD, Sirtuins and Aging
- Explains NAD+ synthesis is circadian, and how SIRT1 is critical in ISCs - 2016 Roy Walford lecture
Emil Kendziorra
- Doctor. Entrepreneur. Revolutionized Medicine. Chairman Of The Board at EBF
EBF - European Biostasis Foundation
- Dedicated to research in the areas of biostasis, cryobiology and biopreservation
Iduna Therapeutics
- cellular reprogramming - more details coming soon
BioNTech
- Company developing patient-specific immunotherapies for cancer.
RepliCel
- Regenerative medicine company developing autologous cell therapies.
Life Extension Blog Posts
Age Reversal in Mammals – Has This Now Been Achieved?
21-May-2020 Biological age and biomarkers improved to that of rats half their age
Ambrosia Plasma relaunches - announces improvement in key ageing biomarkers
03-Feb-2020 The Club interviews Jesse Karmazin, CEO, to find out more about the trial, the FDA warning, and the relaunch
Ad Vitam Review (TV series)
20-Jan-2020 This intriguing French thriller received little attention in the UK, but is well worth a watch
Top 5 life extension books of 2019
16-Dec-2019 What do you buy for someone who wants to live forever?
Skin-deep anti-ageing with collagen treatments
28-Aug-2019
Recent News
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...Transplanting youthful white blood cells reduces inflammation in mice
Life Extension Advocacy Foundation (LEAF) - 08-Jul-2020
Targeting immunosenescence could provide benefits throughout the body
Read more...Ageing seems to increase the number of repetitive elements in our DNA
Life Extension Advocacy Foundation (LEAF) - 07-Jul-2020
Even if it's an effect (not a cause) then REs could act as another biological clock
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