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Oct 22, 2018

Dr. David Sinclair AMA at Reddit Futurology

Posted by in categories: biological, life extension

In support of the NAD+ Mouse Project over at Lifespan.io, Dr. David Sinclair will be doing an AMA on Reddit Futurology Tuesday, October 23, 2018 from 11:00 – 12:00 AM EDT. Dr. Sinclair will be answering questions from the community about his work with NAD+ biology, Sirtuins, and why the NAD+ Mouse Project is important for aging research. To ask your question please visit the AMA thread on Reddit Futurology here.

For those not familiar with NAD+ biology we did the NAD+ World series recently which explores this area of the biology of aging. We also took a look at why NAD+ appears to decline as we age and what is one of the most likely reasons for this.

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Oct 22, 2018

Bioquark Inc. — Veteran On The Move Podcast — Ira Pastor

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, DNA, health, life extension, military, posthumanism, science, transhumanism

http://www.veteranonthemove.com/pharmacist-turned-entreprene…or-ep-241/

Oct 21, 2018

Forest Organics — Regenerative And Rejuvenative Health And Wellness

Posted by in categories: aging, biotech/medical, disruptive technology, finance, genetics, health, life extension, posthumanism, science

Congratulations to the Forest Organics team and their awesome new site — https://www.myforestorganics.com/

Oct 21, 2018

Silicon Valley’s Newest Venture Is The Search For Immortality

Posted by in categories: biological, engineering, life extension

The Silicon Valley mindset combines biology and engineering: The body is a machine to be hacked and improved.


Futurists at some of the biggest tech firms want to reshape the way we think about death.

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Oct 20, 2018

Want to know when you’re going to die?

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

New DNA tools can decode your natural lifespan…


Your life span is written in your DNA, and we’re learning to read the code.

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Oct 19, 2018

Joe Betts Lacroix – Entrepreneurial Focuses on Aging

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension, robotics/AI

Earlier this year, we hosted the Ending Age-Related Diseases 2018 conference at the Cooper Union, New York City. This conference was designed to bring together the best in the aging research and biotech investment worlds and saw a range of industry experts sharing their insights.

Joe Betts Lacroix of Y Combinator and Vium discusses the different ways in which entrepreneurs can focus on overcoming the diseases of aging, namely direct, indirect, and money-first approaches, and the strengths and weakness of each.

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Oct 19, 2018

Humans beings on the brink of IMMORTALITY, top scientist claims

Posted by in categories: life extension, robotics/AI

Two of the methods he said humans might use were “body part renewal” and linking bodies with machines so that people are living their lives through an android.

But after Dr Pearson’s predictions, immortality may now be a step nearer following the launch of a new start-up.

Human is hoping to make the immortality dream a reality with an ambitious plan.

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Oct 18, 2018

Dr. James Peyer – A Portfolio Approach To Longevity

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Earlier this year, we hosted the Ending Age-Related Diseases 2018 conference at the Cooper Union in New York City. This conference was designed to bring together the best in the aging research and biotech investment worlds and saw a range of industry experts sharing their insights.

Dr. James Peyer is the founder and Managing Partner of Apollo Ventures, an early-stage life science investor and company builder that focuses on breakthrough technologies for treating age-related diseases.

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Oct 17, 2018

The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study: Howard S. Friedman, Leslie R. Martin: 9780452297708: Amazon.com: Books

Posted by in categories: food, life extension

“An extraordinary eighty-year study has led to some unexpected discoveries about long life.”

-O, The Oprah Magazine

For years we have been told to obsessively monitor when we’re angry, what we eat, how much we worry, and how often we go to the gym. So why isn’t everyone healthy? Drawing from the most extensive study of long life ever conducted, The Longevity Project busts many long- held myths, revealing how:

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Oct 17, 2018

Startups in the Aging Sector — Ending Age-Related Diseases 2018

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, engineering, life extension

Earlier this year, we hosted the Ending Age-Related Diseases 2018 conference at the Cooper Union in New York City. This conference was designed to bring together the best in the aging research and biotech investment worlds and saw a range of industry experts sharing their insights.

Dr. Oliver Medvedik, LEAF vice president and Director of the Maurice Kanbar Center for Biomedical Engineering at the Cooper Union, chaired a panel with a focus on starting up biotech companies and dealing with the challenges inherent to launching a company in this industry.

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