Lifeboat Foundation

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

If you are reading this on January 16, 2018, then you are aware that Bitcoin (and the exchange rate of most other coins) fell by 20% today. Whenever I encounter a panic sell-off, the first thing that I do is try to ascertain if the fear that sparked the drop is rational.

But what is rational fear? How can you tell if this is the beginning of the end, or simply a transient dip? In my book, rational fears are fundamental facts like these:

• A new technical flaw is discovered in the math or mining
• A very major hack or theft has undermined confidence
• The potential for applications that are fast, fluid and ubiquitous
  has dropped, based on new information*

Conspicuously missing from this list is “government bans” or any regulation that is unenforceable, because it fails to account for the design of what it attempts to regulate. Taxes, accounting guidelines, reporting regulations are all fine! These can be enforced. But banning something that cannot be banned is not a valid reason for instilling fear in those who have a stake in a new product, process, or technology.

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In Montecito, a cleanup the likes of which California hasn’t seen before.

Segway’s autonomous security robots may soon be roaming stores near you.

The DNA of Hans Jonaton, an ex-slave who fled to Iceland in 1802, has been reconstructed using only the genes of his descendants.

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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Pancreas in a box is currently in first clinical trial in patients with type 1 diabetes and contains beta cells grown from stem cells.

The pancreas in a box contains beta cells grown from stem cells and is currently in its first-ever clinical trial in patients with type 1 diabetes. Geroscientists are hopeful that a replacement pancreas grown from stem cells will be much healthier than insulin injections, and are working on pure stem cell-based treatments. [Editor’s note: the article has been updated on 10/19/2017 and the title changed.]

Experts once thought that developing and testing an effective stem cell treatment for diabetes would take years.

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Our cells face stress from toxins such as smoke, pollution, and UV light. Without stress resistance, it can cause damage & inflammation.