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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"
Medical Advances
This Anti-Aging Protein Could Be Targeted to Rejuvenate Our Immune Cells

By Brady Hartman on December 1, 2017

Summary: Scientists discover that the anti-aging protein SIRT1 could be targeted to rejuvenate T cells in our aging immune systems. [Author: Brady Hartman] This article first appeared on LongevityFacts.] Anti-aging proteins in the sirtuin family have long been shown to protect against age-related diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegeneration. A new research study by scientists at the Gladstone Institutes now reveals… Continue reading "This Anti-Aging Protein Could Be Targeted to Rejuvenate Our Immune Cells"
Futurism
Company Plans to Freeze Your Body Before Death

By Brady Hartman on November 28, 2017

Summary: Cryonics firm CryoGen makes a radical new proposal to freeze people before death, known as ‘mercy freezing.’ Customers will pay for the cryopreservation using a new blockchain based cryptocurrency called the CRYO. [Author: Brady Hartman. This article first appeared on LongevityFacts.] Cryonics is legally allowed only after death, and during this time the body starts to decay. Cryopreservation should ideally… Continue reading "Company Plans to Freeze Your Body Before Death"
Medical Advances
Could Precision Treatments Cure Alzheimer’s Disease?

By Brady Hartman on November 26, 2017

Summary: Brain scientists suggest precision treatments with a cocktail of drugs as the best way to fight Alzheimer’s disease. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ] A group of brain scientists at New York’s Mount Sinai advocates the development of precision treatments with multiple drugs as a novel cure for Alzheimer’s disease. The full force of brain researchers and the pharmaceutical… Continue reading "Could Precision Treatments Cure Alzheimer’s Disease?"
Medical Advances
Can These Novel Treatments Cure Alzheimer’s Disease?

By Brady Hartman on November 25, 2017

Over 100 potential Alzheimer’s disease treatments are in the pipeline, using novel approaches that may reduce the number of people affected by about 40 percent, report industry experts. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts and was updated on March 21, 2018. Author: Brady Hartman. ] Scientists are in a race to be the first to develop a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and are approaching the… Continue reading "Can These Novel Treatments Cure Alzheimer’s Disease?"
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"