Though I haven't seen the confirmaton, I would be willing to bet that little progress has been made in the last century, after adjusting for the reduction in infectious disease deaths to infants and young children, in
extending the human lifespan.
Many of the claims of blue zones
extending the human lifespan have been greatly exaggerated, but lifestyle factors in blue zones have been shown to promote healthy aging.
Stem - cell research promises great changes to our lives by providing spare parts for our bodies, so
extending human lifespan to...
Philosopher Mary Midgley, aged 90, says that the focus on
extending human lifespan should be questioned (16 June, p 29).
They are the healthiest way to take in fat with meals and demonstrate a powerful effect on
extending the human lifespan.
His latest venture, announced yesterday, will concentrate on
extending the human lifespan.
«This study adds evidence that it will be possible to
extend human lifespan and healthspan,» says Brian Kennedy, of the National University of Singapore.
«If caloric restriction does not
extend human lifespan, we're an exception on the planet,» says gerontologist David Sinclair of Harvard University.
Understanding the regulation and limitation of the telomerase enzyme holds the promise of reversing telomere shortening and cellular aging with the potential to
extend human lifespan and improve the health and wellness of elderly individuals.
Mr. Spiegel currently advises clients in biotechnology and longevity science, and is researching legal issues relating to a greatly -
extended human lifespan.
Recently, Harris asserted that all biomedical scientists aim to
extend the human lifespan, and that they have a moral duty to work toward this end, even if it means creating beings that live forever.
Not exact matches
A single gene appears to play a crucial role in coordinating the immune system and metabolism, and deleting the gene in mice reduces body fat and
extends lifespan, according to new research by scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA
Human Nutrition Research Center (USDA HNRCA) on Aging at Tufts University and Yale University School of Medicine.
If it wasn't possible to
extend the maximum
lifespan in
humans, says Faragher, «this would make us different from every other experimental species we've tried».
The discussions of novel interventions and / or therapeutics that appear to slow aging processes will, in turn, guide the field toward facilitating
extended periods of good health and prolonging
lifespan in
humans.
Founded by Paul F. Glenn in 1965, the mission of the Glenn Foundation For Medical Research is to
extend the healthy years of life through research on mechanisms of biology that govern normal
human aging and its related physiological decline, with the objective of translating research into interventions that will
extend healthspan with
lifespan.
... In these studies, an increase in mean or maximal
lifespan is reported, relative to short - lived controls, and claimed to be informative about the universal, degenerative aging process and the prospects for
extending healthy life in
humans living in the developed world.
Our DNA stems from The Methuselah Foundation, which has been working hard during the last 16 years to
extend the healthy
human lifespan.
Their research is maturing rapidly into groundbreaking technology that can
extend healthy
human lifespan.
He is a major donor to and serves as an advisor to the Methuselah Foundation, dedicated to
extending the healthy
human lifespan by advancing tissue engineering and regenerative medicine therapies.
The Methuselah Funds, LLC (M Fund) is designed to accelerate results in the longevity field,
extending the healthy
human lifespan.
In mouse models in which the endogenous Smn1 gene has been knocked out and
human versions of SMN2 have been swapped in, the Isis therapy — a so - called «antisense oligonucleotide» — delivered to the mouse central nervous system (CNS) increased the expression of full - length SMN protein in motor neurons, improved muscle strength in behavioral tests and
extended the rodents» median
lifespan from 16 days to 26 days3.
Lifespan.io is a crowdfunding platform focused specifically on projects aimed at
extending healthy
human lifespan.
In support of this concept, we have shown that mtDNA mutations accumulate in proportion to life span in several animals, that increasing mitochondrial anti-oxidant defense systems
extends lifespan, that ancient
human mtDNA variants that modify energy production and oxygen radical production can modulate longevity and risk for neurodegenerative diseases, and that patients with the neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimer Disease, have increased mtDNA mutations.
When you purchase Life Extension supplements from DR Vitamin Solutions, your supplement sales also help fund anti-aging research through contributions to the Life Extension Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1980 that seeks to radically
extend the health
human lifespan by funding scientific research and developing medical therapies to prevent and treat aging and age - related disease.
«I am confident that Viome's breakthrough technology to analyze the gut microbiome with unprecedented precision will help avoid and cure disease and ultimately
extend the healthy
human lifespan.»
We show that oral supplementation of the natural polyamine spermidine
extends the
lifespan of mice and exerts cardioprotective effects... In
humans, high levels of dietary spermidine, as assessed from food questionnaires, correlated with reduced blood pressure and a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease.
Resveratrol activates an anti-aging gene known as SIRT - 3 which kick - starts the mitochondrial energy source of
human cells, the same gene that calorie restriction
extends lifespan by activating.
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extends life expectancy 14.05.2012 Contented men live longer, contented women don't 29.04.2012 Survival tip: eat chicken instead of beef 23.04.2012 Contented people live longer 22.04.2012 Walking, not running, delays cell aging 05.04.2012 Stay fit and untroubled by negative feelings for a long life 04.04.2012 Grow old healthily with green tea 11.03.2012 Watching TV is soooo bad for you 29.02.2012 Live longer with monounsaturated fatty acids 22.02.2012 Exercise delays aging as much as caloric restriction does 02.02.2012 Get fit, delay aging 30.01.2012 How beta - alanine can
extend your life expectancy 27.01.2012 Being fit protects your cells from rusting 26.01.2012 High blood sugar level makes you look older 22.01.2012 Optimists live longer 24.12.2011 Yoga makes diabetics healthier 29.11.2011 Belief in a just world
extends life expectancy 27.11.2011 Sleep better — live longer 25.11.2011 Forgive and live longer 28.10.2011 Probiotic bacteria LKM512
extends lifespan in animal study 24.10.2011 Animal study: Royal Jelly has life
extending properties 18.10.2011 L - Arginine: «the best anti-aging remedy» 02.10.2011 Test - tube study: ashwagandha inhibits Alzheimer's 10.08.2011 Live longer — take carnosine 04.08.2011 Creatine - Q10 combination protects brain cells and lengthens
lifespan: animal study 15.07.2011 Fish oil helps aging mice live longer 02.07.2011 Hard workers live longer 12.06.2011 Supercentenarians are extremely healthy 06.06.2011 Why sculptors live longer than painters 03.06.2011 Afternoon nap helps you live longer 01.06.2011 Calorie burning reduces mortality in elderly 17.05.2011 Eat more beans and live longer 11.05.2011 Raise your VO2max to delay ageing 18.04.2011 Lithium in drinking water helps you live longer 16.04.2011 Nonagenarians with resilience will make it to 100 14.04.2011 Royal Jelly rejuvenates pituitary: animal study 02.04.2011 Four healthy habits can prolong your life by fourteen years 19.03.2011 The rejuvenating effect of 45 minutes» running every day: animal study 28.01.2011 So vitamin E does
extend life expectancy... 27.11.2010 Carnosine
extends lifespan in animal study 10.11.2010 BCAAs
extend lifespan in animal study 28.10.2010 Elderly are fitter with Cordyceps sinensis 08.10.2010 Glucosamine and chondroitin users live longer 24.06.2010 Rhodiola rosea
extends life in animal study 18.06.2010 Runners» testes stay young 10.06.2010 Drink green tea instead of water — and live longer 24.05.2010 Low - carb diet delays aging and promotes health 19.05.2010 Q10 makes worms live longer 09.05.2010 Diet of coffee, nuts and berries keeps you healthy 26.04.2010 Delay aging without hunger with life extenders in green apples 19.04.2010 Endogenous growth hormone keeps older athletes young 09.04.2010 Men who take ginseng live longer 19.03.2010 Animal study: Canadian longevity stacker works 05.03.2010
Human study: omega - 3 fatty acids delay molecular ageing 08.02.2010 Fish oil lengthens life in animal study 07.02.2010 Curious?
Confronting lives that
extend so much longer than
human lifespans challenges us to rethink the context of our
human communities and the more - than -
human environments into which we are embedded.