Category: Interviews
The Dog Aging Project Is Ready for Takeoff
March 2, 2021
Almost three years ago, Dr. Matt Kaeberlein, a Professor of Pathology and an Adjunct Professor of both Genome Sciences and Oral Health Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle,
Causes and Solutions for Gray Hair
January 27, 2021
By our late 30s, most of us have a growing number of gray hairs. They just show up one day, unannounced, and they continue to hang out, usually unwelcomed. Then,
NOVOS Explains Its New Nutraceutical
January 13, 2021
NOVOS is a nutraceutical company focused on developing science-based nutraceuticals to slow down aging and will offer tests to track people’s aging processes to get a better picture of their
Tina Woods: A Social Entrepreneur in the Longevity Field
January 5, 2021
Tina Woods is a UK-based founder of several social enterprises in healthcare and longevity and the author of the book Live Longer with AI, which we recently reviewed. In this
Biohackers Perform First Plasma Dilution Experiment on Humans
December 22, 2020
We interviewed a group of Russian biohackers who performed a plasma dilution experiment on themselves. This experiment, the first of its kind, was based on previous mouse studies by Drs.
NOVOS Plans to Launch a Nutraceutical for Aging
December 21, 2020
Today, we want to spotlight NOVOS, a nutraceutical company that is focused on developing science-based nutraceuticals to slow down aging and that will offer tests to track people’s aging processes
Breanna Deutsch Wants You to Contact Lawmakers About Aging
November 3, 2020
Today, we are interviewing Breanna Deutsch, a policy expert and the author of Finding the Fountain, which we have previously reviewed. Breanna comes from the world of political communications, and
Rick Kiessig Discusses VTose, a Broad-Spectrum Antiviral
September 25, 2020
Recently, we had the opportunity to interview Rick Kiessig, the co-founder of Kimer Med, a company developing a broad-spectrum antiviral that has the potential to destroy a wide range of
Are Epigenetic Clocks Ready for Prime Time?
July 22, 2020
Reason, author of the anti-aging blog Fight Aging and CEO of Repair Biotechnologies, still isn’t convinced that methylation is very useful in assessing biological age or the efficacy of various
A New Hallmark of Aging Proposed
July 15, 2020
Two researchers, Alexander Fedintsev and Alexey Moskalev, have published an expansive review paper in which they propose a new hallmark of aging [1]. The authors draw our attention to a
Edwina Rogers – Effective Advocacy for Longevity
July 6, 2020
We had the opportunity to interview Edwina Rogers, CEO of the Global Healthspan Policy Institute and a professional public health advocate supporting aging research. Edwina has degrees in corporate finance
Diluting Blood Plasma Rejuvenates Old Mice
June 16, 2020
Back in 2005, Drs. Irina and Michael Conboy showed that joining the circulatory systems of young and old mice together in a procedure called parabiosis could rejuvenate aged tissues and
The Moonshot Venture Fellowship
May 6, 2020
We had the opportunity to speak to Apollo Health Ventures about the Moonshot Venture Fellowship and about the aging research field in general from the perspective of a venture capital
The Paper That Helped Change WHO’s Position on Aging
May 5, 2020
We had the opportunity to interview Daria Khaltourina about a review written by her team, which recommended giving aging its own disease classification in the ICD-11. Back in 2018, an
Lewis Gruber – Senotherapeutics
February 11, 2020
At the recent Longevity Therapeutics Conference in San Francisco, we had the chance to interview Lewis Gruber of SIWA Therapeutics and discuss his company’s senotherapeutic approach to cancer and senescent
The Dog Aging Project Is Ready for Takeoff
March 2, 2021
Almost three years ago, Dr. Matt Kaeberlein, a Professor of Pathology and an Adjunct Professor of both Genome Sciences and Oral Health Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, outlined the nascent Dog Aging Project (DAP) for our readers in an extensive interview. Along with
Causes and Solutions for Gray Hair
January 27, 2021
By our late 30s, most of us have a growing number of gray hairs. They just show up one day, unannounced, and they continue to hang out, usually unwelcomed. Then, they multiply, steadily, inexorably. That little party becomes a larger party, and eventually the party takes
NOVOS Explains Its New Nutraceutical
January 13, 2021
NOVOS is a nutraceutical company focused on developing science-based nutraceuticals to slow down aging and will offer tests to track people’s aging processes to get a better picture of their health. The company offers two nutraceutical products, NOVOS Core and NOVOS Boost. Core contains 12 ingredients
Tina Woods: A Social Entrepreneur in the Longevity Field
January 5, 2021
Tina Woods is a UK-based founder of several social enterprises in healthcare and longevity and the author of the book Live Longer with AI, which we recently reviewed. In this interview, Tina shares valuable insights on how social entrepreneurship works in our field, what governments can
Biohackers Perform First Plasma Dilution Experiment on Humans
December 22, 2020
We interviewed a group of Russian biohackers who performed a plasma dilution experiment on themselves. This experiment, the first of its kind, was based on previous mouse studies by Drs. Irina and Michael Conboy. Some molecules, while essential for various body functions, can be harmful when
NOVOS Plans to Launch a Nutraceutical for Aging
December 21, 2020
Today, we want to spotlight NOVOS, a nutraceutical company that is focused on developing science-based nutraceuticals to slow down aging and that will offer tests to track people’s aging processes and get a better picture of their health. The company is launching two new supplements: NOVOS
Breanna Deutsch Wants You to Contact Lawmakers About Aging
November 3, 2020
Today, we are interviewing Breanna Deutsch, a policy expert and the author of Finding the Fountain, which we have previously reviewed. Breanna comes from the world of political communications, and she explains what needs to be done to encourage policymakers to pave the way for a
Rick Kiessig Discusses VTose, a Broad-Spectrum Antiviral
September 25, 2020
Recently, we had the opportunity to interview Rick Kiessig, the co-founder of Kimer Med, a company developing a broad-spectrum antiviral that has the potential to destroy a wide range of viruses. Its drug, known as VTose, is a variant of an older antiviral drug known as
Are Epigenetic Clocks Ready for Prime Time?
July 22, 2020
Reason, author of the anti-aging blog Fight Aging and CEO of Repair Biotechnologies, still isn’t convinced that methylation is very useful in assessing biological age or the efficacy of various therapeutics, despite the wide use of methylation-based clocks. He surprised me at this year’s Longevity Therapeutics
A New Hallmark of Aging Proposed
July 15, 2020
Two researchers, Alexander Fedintsev and Alexey Moskalev, have published an expansive review paper in which they propose a new hallmark of aging [1]. The authors draw our attention to a phenomenon that is sometimes overlooked in the context of aging: the accumulation of damage to long-lived
Edwina Rogers – Effective Advocacy for Longevity
July 6, 2020
We had the opportunity to interview Edwina Rogers, CEO of the Global Healthspan Policy Institute and a professional public health advocate supporting aging research. Edwina has degrees in corporate finance and law. She worked for four U.S. Presidents and two U.S. Senators, helping to shape national
Diluting Blood Plasma Rejuvenates Old Mice
June 16, 2020
Back in 2005, Drs. Irina and Michael Conboy showed that joining the circulatory systems of young and old mice together in a procedure called parabiosis could rejuvenate aged tissues and reverse some aspects of aging in old mice. Following this discovery, many researchers concluded that there
The Moonshot Venture Fellowship
May 6, 2020
We had the opportunity to speak to Apollo Health Ventures about the Moonshot Venture Fellowship and about the aging research field in general from the perspective of a venture capital firm. Apollo Health Ventures is a life science venture capital firm and life science company builder
The Paper That Helped Change WHO’s Position on Aging
May 5, 2020
We had the opportunity to interview Daria Khaltourina about a review written by her team, which recommended giving aging its own disease classification in the ICD-11. Back in 2018, an international group of scientists filed a proposal with the World Health Organization to introduce aging as
Lewis Gruber – Senotherapeutics
February 11, 2020
At the recent Longevity Therapeutics Conference in San Francisco, we had the chance to interview Lewis Gruber of SIWA Therapeutics and discuss his company’s senotherapeutic approach to cancer and senescent cells. He was accompanied by his wife, Misty, who is the CFO of SIWA. Many of