Summary: (Video) Watch Dr. David Sinclair explain how sirtuin genes control cellular repair and how drugs and supplements that affect the sirtuins can slow the aging process. [Author: Brady Hartman. This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts. Follow us on Reddit or Google+ ] Scroll down for video Sirtuins Sirtuins are a family of genes, enzymes, and proteins, which affect multiple pathways that increase the lifespan… Continue reading "(Video) Genes Rule Over Our Aging Bodies – Dr. David Sinclair on Sirtuins"
Summary: A new video shows several technologies in development that could dramatically slow down aging in the next few years. [Follow us on Reddit | Google+ | Facebook. Author: Brady Hartman] This new video from animated by Kurzsegat and produced by our friends at Life Extension Advocacy Foundation/Lifespan.io presents three technologies close to completion that could make a dramatic impact on our health and how we age.… Continue reading "(Video) Can These Revolutionary Technologies Beat Aging in Our Lifetimes?"
Summary: Novel resveratrol analogs rejuvenate aging human cells, lengthening their telomeres and making them look and behave younger. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Follow us on Reddit | Google+ | Facebook – Author: Brady Hartman.] A team led by Professor Lorna Harries at the University of Exeter has discovered a new way to rejuvenate worn-out human cells called senescent cells. Within hours of treatment with the… Continue reading "Old Human Cells Rejuvenated with ‘Breakthrough’ Anti-Aging Discovery"
Summary: One man is self-experimenting with DIY gene therapy on the theory that a human growth hormone-boosting gene implant might rejuvenate him without side effects. This article first appeared under the title ‘Can We Rejuvenate Our Bodies with HGH Boosting Gene Therapy?’ on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. Can human growth hormone (HGH) boosting gene therapy rejuvenate our bodies without side effects? One… Continue reading "Body Hacking – Man Rejuvenating Body with DIY Gene Therapy"
Summary: The goals of geroscience are to help us live longer and healthier. A new film clip from Kurzgesagt explains the rationale behind lifespan-extension science, and why it’s not just about living longer but also living healthier. (Video) Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever? Synopsis: Due to medical advances, people are living longer lives than our ancestors did centuries ago.… Continue reading "(Video) Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?"
Summary: Microbiome study of centenarians shows that ‘ridiculously healthy’ elderly have the same gut bacteria composition as healthy 30 year-olds. Can a more robust microbiome lead to the longer healthier life enjoyed by centenarians, or is it the other way around? [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Follow us on Google+ | Facebook | Reddit. Author: Brady Hartman. This article was updated Dec. 2, 2017] A… Continue reading "Researchers Link Human Microbiome With “Ridiculously Healthy” Aging in Centenarians"
Summary: The hallmarks of aging is a landmark paper which pinpointed the underlying causes of aging and spurred geroscientists to develop lifespan-extending drugs. This report provides an update of some of the significant accomplishments in longevity research since the paper was published. [This article first appeared on the LongevityFacts.com website, Author: Brady Hartman. What causes us to grow older and succumb… Continue reading "What Causes Us To Age? (The Hallmarks of Aging)"
Summary: Macromolecular damage contributes to the chronic diseases of aging by causing DNA damage, inflammaging, stem cell decline, increased cellular stress and cell death. Hopefully, geroscientists may have found a way to repair the damage using compounds like rapamycin that induce autophagy. This article first appeared on the LongevityFacts.com website. Author: Brady Hartman. Macromolecular Damage Ages Us Prematurely As we grow older,… Continue reading "Macromolecular Damage Ages Us Prematurely – Autophagy Helps"
Summary: AGEs (advanced glycation end-products) are in the spotlight again as geroscientists implicate this toxic waste of our bodies in a multitude of health conditions, including inflammaging, cancer, and diabetes. Some scientists go as far as to link AGEs to an increase in the chronic inflammation which leads to heart attacks. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Executive Summary Are… Continue reading "AGEs DamAGE Our Bodies. (Advanced glycation end-products)"
Summary: (video) Could weaponized killer T-cells, medical nanorobots, lab-grown organs, and gene editing be in our future? A new film clip from CATS gives us a glimpse of what science has in store. This article first appeared on LongevityFacts.com, follow us on Google+ or Reddit. Author: Brady Hartman. The Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences gives us a fantastic video preview of the future of medicine. In a… Continue reading "(Video) View the Future of Medicine with Nanorobots, Weaponized Killer T-cells, Lab-grown Organs, and Gene Editing"
