[TECH NEWS] Unexpected results from a Scripps Research Institute and ModGene, LLC study could completely alter scientists’ ideas about Alzheimer’s disease—pointing to the liver instead of the brain as the source of the “amyloid” that deposits as brain plaques associated with this devastating condition. The findings could offer a relatively simple approach for Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment. The study was… Read more »
[TECH NEWS] University of Manchester scientists have produced the world’s most powerful optical microscope, something which could help understand the causes of many viruses and diseases. Writing in the journal Nature Communications, the team have created a microscope which shatters the record for the smallest object the eye can see, breaking the theoretical limit of optical microscopes. Previously, the standard… Read more »
[WEB EXCLUSIVE] By Max More, Ph.D Cryonics is an odd service. When you pay for a service—whether it’s having your car cleaned, your taxes prepared, or your dinner served—you typically want what you’ve paid for as soon as possible. Cryopreservation is unusual in that those who pay for it hope never to need it. If we do need it, we… Read more »
By Bret Kulakovich It is certainly something that is on our minds. The seasons have turned through another rotation of holidays, and we find ourselves contemplating our recent enthusiasm at the dinner table. Caloric restriction, as you may know, is the limitation of food intake to produce positive health and longevity results. In a way, while it would seem similar,… Read more »
[WEB EXCLUSIVE] By Mike Perry Review of Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease by Dr. Sharon Moalem, with Jonathan Prince (William Morrow & Company, 2007) Normally we have a clear distinction in our minds between states of “health” and “disease” – or think we do. Survival of the Sickest challenges this thinking in numerous… Read more »
[TECH NEWS] The current pace of population aging is without parallel in human history but surprisingly little is known about the human aging process, because lifespans of eight decades or more make it difficult to study. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies replicated premature aging in the lab, allowing them to study aging-related disease in a dish…. Read more »
[FEATURED ARTICLE] Cryonics, 1st Quarter 2011 By Ben Best I am an ardent supporter of Dr. Aubrey de Grey and his work to advance rejuvenation science. The man is priceless and unique in his concepts, brilliance, dedication, organizational abilities, and networking skill. His impact on anti-aging science has been powerful. I have attended all four of the conferences he has… Read more »
[FEATURED ARTICLE] Cryonics, 1st Quarter 2011 By Catherine Baldwin, General Manager, Suspended Animation, Inc. Alcor Life Extension members now have access to nationwide standby, stabilization and transport services provided by teams of medical professionals through Suspended Animation, Inc., but some Alcor members may be unfamiliar with Suspended Animation, the company. Founded in 2002, Suspended Animation, Inc. (SA) serves cryonicists in… Read more »
The 2011 1st quarter issue of Cryonics magazine introduces the cryonics company Suspended Animation and informs Alcor members about how they can arrange for a Suspended Animation-controlled standby. Cryonics Institute President Ben Best contributes an article on deficiencies in the SENS approach to rejuvenation, and editor Aschwin de Wolf reviews a recent collection of interventive biogerontology articles. This issue also… Read more »
Stem cells hold enormous promise in regenerative medicine, thanks to their ability to regenerate diseased or damaged tissues; the problem is obtaining them. Those that are the true source of life, in the first days of embryonic development, are of course the most highly sought after, but the issue of how to obtain these “pluripotent” cells clearly raises insurmountable ethical… Read more »
