People are a part of Earth’s biodiversity. Our species evolved in forests. As part of the ecosystem, we learned to use the planet’s bio dome to our benefit. Now, biodiversity is declining as we use up our natural resources. Singularity University hosted Paul Stamets, a mycologist who researches benefits of mushrooms as they relate to human…
Tag: longevity
TED: What will be the next big scientific breakthrough?
In our busy lives, with work, home, families, we sometimes forget to pause and reflect on the age we are living in. This blog gives but a glimpse of the revolutionary science happening all around us and its implications for our future. Eric Haseltine, futurist, author, innovator, gave a brief but meaningful TED Talk focusing…
Scientists get closer to building a transplantable kidney
New method creates endless supply of kidney precursor cells Salk Institute scientists have discovered the holy grail of endless youthfulness—at least when it comes to one type of human kidney precursor cell. Previous attempts to maintain cultures of the so-called nephron progenitor cells often failed, as the cells died or gradually lost their developmental potential…
Brief rapamycin therapy in middle-aged mice extends lives
Geroscience researchers studying the biology of aging briefly treated middle-aged mice with the drug rapamycin to gauge the long-term effects of short-term therapy on health and longevity. Rapamycin, approved by the Food & Drug Administration for certain organ transplant recipients, is already known to extend life in mice and delay some age-related problems in rodents…
An MIT Scientist Claims That This Pill Is the Fountain of Youth
New York Magazine website profiles Elysium’s Basis pill and Dr. Leonard Guarente. Basis and the other pills that will likely follow it in the next five to ten years are the fruits of a scientific backwater that has been working toward this moment for a quarter-century. These drugs and supplements are aimed to be a…
A Revolution in Science: The Quest to Stop Aging is Underway
Futurism.com rounds up the developments in longevity research. Recently, the U.S. Federal Drug Administration approved clinical trials aimed at combating aging and age related diseases. A drug called “metformin,” and our increasing understanding of genetics, is leading us into a new battleground – one where we may have the upper-hand. So when will these much-heralded…
Helper molecule reverses degeneration of muscle in mouse model of tissue aging, wasting
Study illuminates role of essential compound in maintaining physical endurance, possible treatment Maintaining proper levels of an essential helper molecule is crucial for optimal muscle function, according to a study led by Joseph Baur, PhD, an assistant professor of Physiology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Some athletes are already…
OncoSENS Control ALT Delete Cancer
Of all the risk factors associated with cancer: obesity, smoking, sun exposure etc., there is none more universal than aging. According to a 2011 report on Global Health and Aging, the number of people aged 65 or older is projected to reach 1.5 billion by 2050 and correspondingly the yearly number of new cancer cases…