Key Points: Bryan Johnson has spent millions of dollars in search of the most effective health interventions capable of slowing his speed of aging, developing his own anti-aging protocol called Blueprint. Now, the tech mogul is experimenting with stem cell therapy, a treatment he recently documented in one of his latest YouTube videos. “I’m flying… Continue reading Bryan Johnson Injects 300 Million Stem Cells in Latest Longevity Ploy
Category: Aging & Longevity
Key Ideas from Peter Attia’s Book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Key Points: Dr. Peter Attia, a physician known for his work in longevity medicine, wrote a New York Times bestselling book, Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, outlined in a YouTube video. Key points that Dr. Attia outlines in his book include that the majority of age-related diseases arise from metabolic dysfunction, cancer, neurodegenerative… Continue reading Key Ideas from Peter Attia’s Book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Stanford Researchers Propose Psychological Stress as a Critical Hallmark of Aging
Key Points: Published in Translational Psychiatry, Snyder and colleagues from Stanford University propose adding psychological factors influencing overall mental well-being and their effects on aging (collectively called psychogenic aging) to the repertoire of hallmarks of aging. According to the researchers, doing so will help integrate such psychological factors into the broader study of aging research.… Continue reading Stanford Researchers Propose Psychological Stress as a Critical Hallmark of Aging
Bryan Johnson Edits His Genes To Live Past 120
Key Points: Tech mogul Bryan Johnson is notoriously known for spending millions of dollars on his health, exploring widely-touted and unconventional treatments to potentially push the boundaries of human lifespan. In his latest venture, documented in a recently released YouTube video, Johnson takes us through his journey to the remote island of Roatan off the… Continue reading Bryan Johnson Edits His Genes To Live Past 120
94-Year-Old Clint Eastwood’s Longevity Secrets
A series of realizations and personal experiences — like his father’s death from cardiovascular disease — have propelled Clint Eastwood to take care of his health for graceful aging.
100-Year-Old Nutrition Professor’s Lifestyle Tips for a Long Life
Key Points: Dr. John Scharffenberg, a professor of nutrition at Loma Linda University in California, gave advice for prolonging your life in a YouTube video. At the age of 100, he still maintains a vivacious mentality, and with years of studying nutrition, he serves as a distinguished example and guide for living long with solid… Continue reading 100-Year-Old Nutrition Professor’s Lifestyle Tips for a Long Life
NAD+ Precursors, Aging, and Longevity: Dr. Peter Attia’s Thoughts
Key Points: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a fundamental coenzyme present in every living cell, crucial for protecting our genetic blueprints (DNA), enhancing energy production, and boosting metabolism. Without NAD+, human life would cease to exist. Over the last decade, NAD+ has become a focal point of aging and longevity research, but the lack of… Continue reading NAD+ Precursors, Aging, and Longevity: Dr. Peter Attia’s Thoughts
The Science of Why Men Don’t Live As Long as Women
Key Points: If you do an online image search for “reasons why women live longer than men,” you’re bound to find an endless stream of memes of men doing obscenely risky tasks or extracurricular activities with some variant of the title “this is why women live longer than men.” Here’s a good one: My personal… Continue reading The Science of Why Men Don’t Live As Long as Women
Humans Are Freezing Themselves in Hopes of Being Revived in the Future, but Is It Worth It?
Key Points: In the new Netflix sci-fi series “The Three-Body Problem,” one of the characters (Thomas Wade) proposes a plan to participate in a moment 400 years in the future when invading aliens are expected to arrive. The solution proposed isn’t time travel but, instead, something perhaps much more feasible—suspended animation. Suspended animation, also known… Continue reading Humans Are Freezing Themselves in Hopes of Being Revived in the Future, but Is It Worth It?
Japanese Study: Common Diabetes Drug Clears Senescent Cells and Extends Lifespan
Key Points: Published in Nature Aging, Minamino and colleagues from Juntendo University in Japan have shown for the first time that a diabetes medication called canagliflozin clears senescent cells in mice fed a high-fat diet. The diabetes drug also alleviates fat tissue inflammation. Moreover, Minamino and colleagues found that canagliflozin extended lifespan in a mouse… Continue reading Japanese Study: Common Diabetes Drug Clears Senescent Cells and Extends Lifespan