Category: News
Time Is Precious, So Let’s Enjoy More of It
August 2, 2018
At times, meeting people feels like going to the theater. Conversations tend to revolve around the same topics and can sound so cliché that they seem scripted. Of course, it
Hair Loss Related to Western Diet Reversed in Mice
August 1, 2018
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University reversed hair whitening and loss associated with a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet by using an experimental compound in a mouse model [1]. The compound The
Rejuvenation Roundup July 2018
August 1, 2018
Another month, another series of great news items for healthy life extension enthusiasts! It’s hard to believe that July is already behind us and, with it, the first Lifespan.io conference
An Interview With Dr. João Pedro de Magalhães
July 30, 2018
Today, we have an interview with Dr. João Pedro de Magalhães, the biogerontologist who created and runs senescence.info. How do you think we age; are we programmed to die, do
Dr. Aubrey de Grey – SENS Research Foundation
July 27, 2018
Today we have an interview with Dr. Aubrey de Grey from the SENS Research Foundation. This interview conducted by Yuri Deigin, CEO at Youthereum Genetics, was originally published in Russian language
Choose Your Own Story
July 24, 2018
Today, I would like to tell you two short stories describing what your far future might look like, depending on the choices that you—though not only you—will make in the
Not classing aging as a disease is not a major problem
July 19, 2018
A common concern in the community is that the FDA, the EMA, and other bodies, such as WHO, do not classify aging as a disease and that this poses a
Talking Senescent Cell Therapy with Dr. Peter de Keizer
July 16, 2018
We interviewed Dr. Peter de Keizer, a researcher who is engaged in studying senescent cells and designing therapies to destroy them in order to delay and prevent age-related diseases. Cleara
…but she had a good life, right?
July 6, 2018
You’re probably familiar with the feeling of slight disappointment that you may have when a good thing—say, a nice trip—is over. Just as you say that it’s too bad that
Too healthy for your own good?
July 3, 2018
Recently, Reason of Fight Aging! pointed out psychological research revealing a certain conservatism in terms of what people consider to be the “ideal” levels of happiness, intelligence, longevity, and even
Other Solutions to Senescent Cells than Senolytics
July 2, 2018
Senolytics have been in the news a great deal ever since van Deursen and his team conducted a landmark 2011 study showing that removing senescent cells could delay age-related ill
Rejuvenation Roundup June 2018
July 1, 2018
July is here, and our upcoming conference in New York City is only a handful of days away! About our NYC conference On the off chance you’ve missed the news
The First Rejuvenation Therapy Reaches Human Trials
June 29, 2018
Today we are pleased to announce that UNITY Biotechnology is going into human clinical trials with the first true rejuvenation therapy that directly targets one of the processes of aging:
Regenerative Medicine with Dr. Anthony Atala
June 28, 2018
After meeting him at the Astana Global Challenges Summit 2018, we’ve kindly been granted an interview by Dr. Anthony Atala, M.D., Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Has the Telomerase Revolution Arrived? Part Two
June 27, 2018
Today, we conclude our two-part interview with Dr. Michael Fossel, you can find part one here. Changing tack a bit here, you talk a little bit in your book about
Time Is Precious, So Let’s Enjoy More of It
August 2, 2018
At times, meeting people feels like going to the theater. Conversations tend to revolve around the same topics and can sound so cliché that they seem scripted. Of course, it depends on the people—close friends tend to be far more genuine than that—but if you pay
Hair Loss Related to Western Diet Reversed in Mice
August 1, 2018
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University reversed hair whitening and loss associated with a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet by using an experimental compound in a mouse model [1]. The compound The experimental compound used by the researchers, called D-threo-1-phenyl-2-decanoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanol (D–PDMP) acts by blocking the production of glucosphingolipids
Rejuvenation Roundup July 2018
August 1, 2018
Another month, another series of great news items for healthy life extension enthusiasts! It’s hard to believe that July is already behind us and, with it, the first Lifespan.io conference in New York City; let’s take a look back and review the past month before diving
An Interview With Dr. João Pedro de Magalhães
July 30, 2018
Today, we have an interview with Dr. João Pedro de Magalhães, the biogerontologist who created and runs senescence.info. How do you think we age; are we programmed to die, do we wear out, or is the truth a mixture of both? I don’t think we wear
Dr. Aubrey de Grey – SENS Research Foundation
July 27, 2018
Today we have an interview with Dr. Aubrey de Grey from the SENS Research Foundation. This interview conducted by Yuri Deigin, CEO at Youthereum Genetics, was originally published in Russian language and he has kindly translated it into English so our audience can enjoy it too. Yuri:
Choose Your Own Story
July 24, 2018
Today, I would like to tell you two short stories describing what your far future might look like, depending on the choices that you—though not only you—will make in the near future. Feel free to leave a comment to let others know which one you’d rather
Not classing aging as a disease is not a major problem
July 19, 2018
A common concern in the community is that the FDA, the EMA, and other bodies, such as WHO, do not classify aging as a disease and that this poses a problem for developing therapies that target aging. However, this is not really as serious an issue
Talking Senescent Cell Therapy with Dr. Peter de Keizer
July 16, 2018
We interviewed Dr. Peter de Keizer, a researcher who is engaged in studying senescent cells and designing therapies to destroy them in order to delay and prevent age-related diseases. Cleara Biotech is currently using his research to develop a senolytic peptide that accomplishes this via interfering
…but she had a good life, right?
July 6, 2018
You’re probably familiar with the feeling of slight disappointment that you may have when a good thing—say, a nice trip—is over. Just as you say that it’s too bad that the experience is already finished, someone will probably say that you had a good time nonetheless;
Too healthy for your own good?
July 3, 2018
Recently, Reason of Fight Aging! pointed out psychological research revealing a certain conservatism in terms of what people consider to be the “ideal” levels of happiness, intelligence, longevity, and even health. It probably doesn’t come as a surprise that significant numbers of people in the studies
Other Solutions to Senescent Cells than Senolytics
July 2, 2018
Senolytics have been in the news a great deal ever since van Deursen and his team conducted a landmark 2011 study showing that removing senescent cells could delay age-related ill health in mice [1]. Since then, interest in what was once a niche topic has continued
Rejuvenation Roundup June 2018
July 1, 2018
July is here, and our upcoming conference in New York City is only a handful of days away! About our NYC conference On the off chance you’ve missed the news about it, Ending Age-Related Diseases: Investment Prospects & Advances in Research is our first conference to
The First Rejuvenation Therapy Reaches Human Trials
June 29, 2018
Today we are pleased to announce that UNITY Biotechnology is going into human clinical trials with the first true rejuvenation therapy that directly targets one of the processes of aging: senescent cells. The quiet revolution In our collective imagination, revolutions start with a bang; however, more
Regenerative Medicine with Dr. Anthony Atala
June 28, 2018
After meeting him at the Astana Global Challenges Summit 2018, we’ve kindly been granted an interview by Dr. Anthony Atala, M.D., Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the W. Boyce Professor and Chair of Urology at Wake Forest University. Dr. Atala is
Has the Telomerase Revolution Arrived? Part Two
June 27, 2018
Today, we conclude our two-part interview with Dr. Michael Fossel, you can find part one here. Changing tack a bit here, you talk a little bit in your book about programmed human death; we’re basically programmed to die through evolution’s weird workings and you kind of