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Artificial Intelligence and You – 197 – Guest: Eve Herold, Science Writer on Robots, part 1
By Peter J. Scott - Artificial Intelligence and You - Podcast - #197 - How is our relationship with bots – robots and chatbots – evolving and what does it mean? We’re talking with Eve Herold, Director of Policy Research and Education at the Healthspan Action Coalition...
The quest to legitimize longevity medicine
By Jessica Hamzelou - MIT Technology Review - Longevity clinics offer a mix of services that largely cater to the wealthy. Now there’s a push to establish their work as a credible medical field. On a bright chilly day last December, a crowd of doctors and scientists...
Can You Slow the Pace of Aging?
By David J. Craig - Columbia Magazine - A new tool reveals the triggers that drive age-related cellular deterioration, from diet to metal exposure. Time is not a friend to the human body. And the true ravages of age, beneath the wrinkles and gray hair, occur at the...
Women who do strength training live longer. How much is enough?
By Allison Aubrey - NPR - Resistance training does more than help us build strong muscles. A new study finds women who do strength training exercises two to three days a week are more likely to live longer and have a lower risk of death from heart disease, compared to...
Forget supplements — 3 daily habits have a much bigger impact on extending your lifespan
by Hillary Brueck - Business Insider There is no single agreed-upon prescription for aging bodies, no supplement that experts contend is good for everyone to stay sharp and fit as they get older. At a first-of-its-kind independent, academic conference in Singapore...
New Study Reveals Molecular Fingerprint of Biological Aging
PITTSBURGH — University of Pittsburgh researchers have uncovered blood-based markers linked with healthy and rapid aging, allowing them to predict a person’s biological age — how fast a person’s cells and organs age regardless of their birthdate. The new research,...
Researchers develop shortcut to generate brain stem cells for age-related disease research
by The University of Hong Kong A research team from the School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has achieved a breakthrough in stem cell research, offering tools that can be used for patients who require highly...
For “Huntington’s Gratitude Day” and it’s Saturday, March 23rd
By Frances D. Saldana and Jimmy Pollard For all partners working for a cure to Huntington's Disease, we recognize them on March 23rd, It’s called “Huntington’s Gratitude Day”. The gratitude is for the partnership between families touched by HD and the scientists in...
Successful Aging: What you say matters when talking about older people
By Helen Dennis - Los Angeles Daily News - Words matter. How we refer to age and older people conveys an attitude, perception and sometimes even a stereotype. In a report, “Words to Age by: A Brief Glossary on Tips and Usage,” Paul Kleyman, journalist with the former...
Life extension breaking new ground
By Longevity.Technology VitaDAO’s Maria Marinova reports from Vitalia, the pop-up city aiming to redefine the longevity biotech landscape. The VitaDAO Life Extension Conference, held from 23-25 February 2024, in the innovative pop-up city of Vitalia, Honduras,...
Bernard Siegel Raises Doubts About the Creation of “Synthetic Embryos”
Event: The Livelong Summit - March 16, 2024 SESSION TITLE: Renewal Biology: Is This the Future or Sci-Fi? Breakthroughs in technology, science, and biology. Let your imagination go, as innovators explore unknown territory for extending our lives. Guest Speakers - ...
“Wars, Diseases & Bioethics” School Online March 25–30, 2024
Bioethics Education International (BEI) invites participants from around the world to attend: “Wars, Diseases & Bioethics” School Online (Mar 25–30, 2024) A stellar lineup of international experts offer lectures and seminars on current and future topics in...