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New Research on Maximum Human Lifespan

By Brady Hartman on December 31, 2017

Summary: New findings on maximum human lifespan shows that we have an upper limit due to the construction of our bodies and genetic constraints. However, anti-aging scientists may have discovered ways to overcome this limitation. [This article first appeared on the LongevityFacts website. Author: Brady Hartman. This report has been updated in a follow-up article on the upper limit to human lifespan.] Three… Continue reading "New Research on Maximum Human Lifespan"
Anti-Aging Science, Medical Advances
Breakthrough Cures for Respiratory Diseases and COPD in the Pipeline

By Brady Hartman on December 21, 2017

Summary: In a paradigm shift, scientists are starting to regard respiratory disease as a disease of aging and scientists at the Mayo Clinic reversed symptoms of lung disease in mice using age-reversing senolytic compounds. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com as was updated on Feb 26, 2018. Author: Brady Hartman.] All of us – both smokers and non-smokers alike – will… Continue reading "Breakthrough Cures for Respiratory Diseases and COPD in the Pipeline"
Anti-Aging Science, Lifespan-Extending Treatments, Medical Advances
Groundbreaking Gene Therapy Trial Aims to Cure Hemophilia

By Brady Hartman on December 14, 2017

Summary: British doctors say they have achieved “mind-blowing” results using gene therapy to rid people of hemophilia A. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman.] We are one step closer to a cure for hemophilia according to the results of a groundbreaking gene therapy trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Clinical researchers at the Queen Mary University of… Continue reading "Groundbreaking Gene Therapy Trial Aims to Cure Hemophilia"
Anti-Aging Science
Researchers Report These Drugs Could Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

By Brady Hartman on December 7, 2017

Summary: Can these compounds prevent Alzheimer’s while slowing down the aging process? Rapamycin is the leading candidate, as it has been shown to prevent Alzheimer’s in mice. [This article first appeared on the LongevityFacts website. Author: Brady Hartman. ] FDA-approved drugs called geroprotectors may be a simple and inexpensive way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease say an international team of researchers in a… Continue reading "Researchers Report These Drugs Could Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease"
Anti-Aging Science, Medical Advances
Researchers Discover Key to Diseases in Mitochondrial DNA Mutations

By Brady Hartman on December 6, 2017

Summary: New view on mitochondrial DNA could help put the brakes on mutations that drive diseases. [Author: Brady Hartman. This article first appeared on LongevityFacts.] DNA sequences between mitochondria inside a single cell are vastly different, reported scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. This discovery will help to illuminate the underlying mechanisms of diseases that start with… Continue reading "Researchers Discover Key to Diseases in Mitochondrial DNA Mutations"
Anti-Aging Science, Medical Advances
Researchers Discover Key to Alzheimer’s Disease in Our Brains

By Brady Hartman on November 24, 2017

Summary: Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases are partially caused by the build-up of garbage due to a breakdown of the cellular housekeeping process known as autophagy. British scientists just discovered what may be the key to stopping this collapse in cellular housekeeping. [Author: Brady Hartman. This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts. Follow us on Reddit | Google+ ] Scientists at King’s College London (KCL) discovered new… Continue reading "Researchers Discover Key to Alzheimer’s Disease in Our Brains"
Anti-Aging Science, Futurism
You Wont Believe What These Transhumanists Are Doing

By Brady Hartman on November 23, 2017

Transhumanists are people who strongly believe in using technology to make humans ‘more than human,’ especially merging with machines. Learn what transhumanists are up to lately – from mind uploading to cybernetics.[Author: Brady Hartman. This article on transhumanism first appeared on LongevityFacts.com. Follow us on Reddit | Google+ | Facebook. ] Google’s lead technologist Ray Kurzweil is idolized by the transhumanist community. Kurzweil believes that we will eventually merge with… Continue reading "You Wont Believe What These Transhumanists Are Doing"
Anti-Aging Science, Lifespan-Extending Treatments
Can We Restore Thymus Function to Cheat Death?

By Brady Hartman on November 22, 2017

Summary: Thymus function is essential to our immune systems. Unfortunately, our thymus shrinks beginning in young adulthood. The successful preliminary results of a clinical trial suggest that it may be possible to regrow the thymus to boost our flagging immune systems. [Author: Brady Hartman. This article was updated on Feb 5, 2018, and first appeared on LongevityFacts.] Dr. Greg Fahy wants to… Continue reading "Can We Restore Thymus Function to Cheat Death?"
Anti-Aging Science, Futurism
Do Aubrey de Grey’s Revolutionary Plans to Reverse Aging Make SENS? (video)

By Brady Hartman on November 19, 2017

Summary: Aubrey de Grey’s SENS foundation is both controversial and inspirational. Watch a 3-minute video of Aubrey, followed by a discussion of Dr. Aubrey de Grey’s revolutionary plans to reverse aging. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. Follow us on Reddit | Google+ | Facebook. ] Aubrey de Grey is on a mission to reverse aging and has a large group of followers who think he might do… Continue reading "Do Aubrey de Grey’s Revolutionary Plans to Reverse Aging Make SENS? (video)"
Anti-Aging Science, Medical Advances
Does This Gene Fuel Obesity?

By Brady Hartman on November 16, 2017

Summary: Can a gene fuel obesity? Variants of a gene called ‘ankyrin-B’ – a gene carried by millions of Americans – could cause individuals to put on pounds through no fault of their own. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Follow us on Reddit | Google+ | Facebook. Author: Brady Hartman] We often attribute obesity to eating too much and exercising too… Continue reading "Does This Gene Fuel Obesity?"

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