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Undoing Aging with Keith Comito
April 25, 2018
The Undoing Aging conference, a collaboration between the SENS Research Foundation and Michael Greve’s Forever Healthy Foundation, took place on March 15-17 in Berlin, which saw many researchers, advocates, investors,
Undoing Aging with Brian Kennedy
April 24, 2018
The Undoing Aging conference, a collaboration between the SENS Research Foundation and Michael Greve’s Forever Healthy Foundation, took place on March 15-17 in Berlin, which saw many researchers, advocates, investors,
Undoing Aging with Dr. Jonathan Clark
April 23, 2018
The Undoing Aging conference, a collaboration between the SENS Research Foundation and Michael Greve’s Forever Healthy Foundation, took place on March 15-17 in Berlin, and it saw many researchers, advocates,
Undoing Aging 2018 Personal Impressions
April 20, 2018
Nicola Bagala reports on his experiences at the Undoing Aging 2018 conference in Berlin. This conference is an important event in the longevity and aging research community and is an
Aging Looks Are Not Just a Matter of Aesthetics
April 19, 2018
Some time ago, we discussed the matter of beauty in the context of life extension; in particular, we tried to dispel the belief that the motivation behind life extension might
Are we on the verge of major breakthroughs in anti-aging?
April 16, 2018
Today we bring you an interview with author and researcher Dr. Josh Mitteldorf who runs the aging research blog Aging Matters. Aging is not always the default Dr. Josh Mitteldorf
Using Peptides to Regrow Human Teeth
April 16, 2018
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a therapy that uses peptides to promote the regrowth of tooth enamel in order to treat dental cavities. An end to tooth
Promising Results for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Trial
April 9, 2018
Researchers at the USC Roski Eye Institute, in collaboration with other institutions in California, have shown that a new stem cell-based retinal implant could help people with dry age-related macular
World Health Day 2018
April 7, 2018
Today, April 7, 2018, is World Health Day, an annual occasion to raise awareness celebrated on the anniversary of WHO’s founding. The intent is to draw attention to global health
Activating Natural Killer T cells to Combat Cancer
April 3, 2018
New research has identified the mechanisms responsible for enhancing immune system activity, offering new approaches for more effective cancer treatments and vaccines. Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are part
ApoE4 Gene Variant and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
April 1, 2018
Dr. Oliver Medvedik hosts the April 2018 edition of Journal Club, our monthly livestreamed event where we review and discuss the latest scientific research publications relating to life extension
Rejuvenation Roundup March 2018
April 1, 2018
March is gone and with it one of the most awaited events of 2018 in the rejuvenation biotechnology community, the Undoing Aging conference—the first, but not the last, of what
Steve Horvath – Aging and the Epigenetic Clocks
March 30, 2018
The Undoing Aging conference, a joint effort between the SENS Research Foundation and Michael Greve’s Forever Healthy Foundation, took place on March 15-17 in Berlin, gathering many aging researchers, advocates,
Inflammaging and Age-related Disease
March 27, 2018
The aging process is accompanied by a chronic, smoldering background of inflammation that researchers call “inflammaging”. This backdrop of low-grade inflammation contributes significantly to mortality risk in the elderly and
The Best Thing to Donate Money to is the Fight Against Aging
March 20, 2018
A few days ago, LEAF representatives attended the Undoing Aging 2018 conference in Berlin, which was jointly organized by the SENS Research Foundation and the Forever Healthy Foundation. We invited one
Undoing Aging with Keith Comito
April 25, 2018
The Undoing Aging conference, a collaboration between the SENS Research Foundation and Michael Greve’s Forever Healthy Foundation, took place on March 15-17 in Berlin, which saw many researchers, advocates, investors, and other important members of the longevity community gather together to learn about the latest progress
Undoing Aging with Brian Kennedy
April 24, 2018
The Undoing Aging conference, a collaboration between the SENS Research Foundation and Michael Greve’s Forever Healthy Foundation, took place on March 15-17 in Berlin, which saw many researchers, advocates, investors, and other important members of the longevity community gather together to learn about the latest progress
Undoing Aging with Dr. Jonathan Clark
April 23, 2018
The Undoing Aging conference, a collaboration between the SENS Research Foundation and Michael Greve’s Forever Healthy Foundation, took place on March 15-17 in Berlin, and it saw many researchers, advocates, investors, and other important members of the longevity community gather together to learn about the latest
Undoing Aging 2018 Personal Impressions
April 20, 2018
Nicola Bagala reports on his experiences at the Undoing Aging 2018 conference in Berlin. This conference is an important event in the longevity and aging research community and is an opportunity to listen to the latest research reports and meet colleagues and friends. Undoing Aging is
Aging Looks Are Not Just a Matter of Aesthetics
April 19, 2018
Some time ago, we discussed the matter of beauty in the context of life extension; in particular, we tried to dispel the belief that the motivation behind life extension might be simply vanity. The article argued that there is nothing wrong with wanting to preserve youthful
Are we on the verge of major breakthroughs in anti-aging?
April 16, 2018
Today we bring you an interview with author and researcher Dr. Josh Mitteldorf who runs the aging research blog Aging Matters. Aging is not always the default Dr. Josh Mitteldorf is an evolutionary biologist and a long-time contributor to the growing field of aging science. His
Using Peptides to Regrow Human Teeth
April 16, 2018
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a therapy that uses peptides to promote the regrowth of tooth enamel in order to treat dental cavities. An end to tooth decay? There are multiple regenerative medicine approaches being developed to combat tooth decay; for example, earlier
Promising Results for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Trial
April 9, 2018
Researchers at the USC Roski Eye Institute, in collaboration with other institutions in California, have shown that a new stem cell-based retinal implant could help people with dry age-related macular degeneration [1]. The researchers have published the results of their phase 1/2a clinical trial in the
World Health Day 2018
April 7, 2018
Today, April 7, 2018, is World Health Day, an annual occasion to raise awareness celebrated on the anniversary of WHO’s founding. The intent is to draw attention to global health issues, and this year’s theme is Universal Health Coverage and how important it is to implement
Activating Natural Killer T cells to Combat Cancer
April 3, 2018
New research has identified the mechanisms responsible for enhancing immune system activity, offering new approaches for more effective cancer treatments and vaccines. Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are part of the immune system’s arsenal for fighting infection and defeating diseases like cancer. Finding ways to
ApoE4 Gene Variant and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
April 1, 2018
Dr. Oliver Medvedik hosts the April 2018 edition of Journal Club, our monthly livestreamed event where we review and discuss the latest scientific research publications relating to life extension and aging. This month, we discuss the gene variant ApoE4, which raises the risk of Alzheimer’s
Rejuvenation Roundup March 2018
April 1, 2018
March is gone and with it one of the most awaited events of 2018 in the rejuvenation biotechnology community, the Undoing Aging conference—the first, but not the last, of what will hopefully be a long series, given that SRF has already announced UA2019. Let’s review the
Steve Horvath – Aging and the Epigenetic Clocks
March 30, 2018
The Undoing Aging conference, a joint effort between the SENS Research Foundation and Michael Greve’s Forever Healthy Foundation, took place on March 15-17 in Berlin, gathering many aging researchers, advocates, investors, and other important members of the longevity community in one place. Steve Horvath is a
Inflammaging and Age-related Disease
March 27, 2018
The aging process is accompanied by a chronic, smoldering background of inflammation that researchers call “inflammaging”. This backdrop of low-grade inflammation contributes significantly to mortality risk in the elderly and has a number of sources. Today, we are going to take a look at inflammaging and
The Best Thing to Donate Money to is the Fight Against Aging
March 20, 2018
A few days ago, LEAF representatives attended the Undoing Aging 2018 conference in Berlin, which was jointly organized by the SENS Research Foundation and the Forever Healthy Foundation. We invited one of the most professional Russian journalists writing about aging, Anna Dobryukha, to this conference, and she