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A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017.

Review of metformin and anti-aging medicine. Metformin was shown to be anti-aging in diabetics. The TAME study wants to do same for all of us.

A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017.

The human microbiome is so important to human health that IBM just announced plans to study the microbiome’s role in autoimmune diseases.

A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017.

Senolytic compounds hold promise to reverse aging in humans. In a review published yesterday, leading researcher James L. Kirkland, M.D., Ph.D., compiles a comprehensive list of the leading senolytic compounds under development for human use, two of which are currently in clinical trials. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts.com. Follow us on Reddit | Google+. Author: Brady Hartman. ]

Imagine if you were able to reverse aging and bring your body back to its original health and vigor.

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A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017.

The microbiome is emerging as a new player in human health. Researchers recently extended the lifespan of middle-aged animals by nearly 50% by infusing them with the poop of younger fish. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ]

Remember the young blood, old blood experiments in which the young blood of mice rejuvenated old mice?

Continue reading “Forget About The Blood Of Teens — Young Poop, Old Poop Is The Latest Thing” »

A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017.

Summary: A geroscientist is a new breed of a researcher who aims to understand and defeat human aging using a branch of study called geroscience. What these longevity researchers have in the pipeline just may surprise you. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ]

A new breed of a researcher called the geroscientist is striving to end aging as we know it.

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SRF develops and promotes rejuvenation biotechnology — true preventative medicine for the diseases of aging: Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease and more.

A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017. Here is the report “Can We Live To 120 On the Blood Of Teens?”

Parabiosis is back in the spotlight. The latest news reports that scientists have discovered the previously hidden rejuvenating factors in young blood.

Young blood seems to have healing powers, but how can we get benefit from them without relying on donors?

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A look back at the most popular life extension articles of 2017. Here is the report Can We Live to 120 on the Fasting Mimicking Diet or Calorie Restriction?

Summary: The Fasting Mimicking Diet, also called the Valter Longo diet, and the spartan practice of calorie restriction are the twin subjects of two recent research reports. Both research reports show that the fasting regimens offer potential health benefits. This article includes commentary by the inventor of the Fasting Mimicking Diet, Valter Longo. [Cover Photo: Ryan McGuire.]

The idea that animals can live longer, healthier lives by drastically reducing their calorie intake is not exactly new. Scientists have repeatedly demonstrated the life-extending value of calorie restriction (CR) in animals from worms to monkeys—with the implication that the same might be true for humans.

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Dennis Kowalski, the president of Cryonics Institute in the United States, has made the incredible announcement that cryonics is advancing so fast that he is unable to keep up with the demand for it. The institute spearheads the process of freezing human beings by cryogenics.

Dennis spoke exclusively and said that technology is making huge advances and went on to talk about CPR and said that it would have seemed not possible only 100 years ago. He said that today people take technology for granted. Dennis used to work as a paramedic and said that the reason he got into cryogenics was thanks to a book with the title of Engines of Creation by J Robert Freitas which has the focus on nanotechnology.

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