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.
Resources
Alkahest - http://www.alkahest.com/
Developing therapies derived from blood and its components with a focus to improve vitality and function into old age.
Recent News
Summary of 800 Page State of Longevity Research Report
Singularity Hub - 14-Feb-2018Report produced by Biogerontology Research Foundation, Deep Knowledge Life Science, Aging Analytics Agency, and Longevity.International.
Gene in Worms Could Be Key to Longer Human Lifespan
The Cornell Daily Sun - 13-Feb-2018Disabling the SET-26 gene’s function increased lifespan by nearly 20%.
BGRF & Oxford University launch The Longevity Podcast
EurekAlert! - 30-Nov-2017The Biogerontology Research Foundation announces the launch of The Biogerontology Research Foundation announces the launch of The Longevity Podcast, a podcast produced in partnership with the Oxford University Scientific Society.
