Hacker News with Generative AI: Longevity

Hyundai IONIQ 5 drove 360k miles on its original battery (electrek.co)
This white Hyundai IONIQ 5 is single-handedly rewriting the rules on EV longevity by driving over 360,000 miles on its original battery.
Bryan Johnson, Who Wants to Live Forever, Sought Control with NDAs (nytimes.com)
That control is starting to fray as Mr. Johnson, a longevity guru known for performing experiments on his body, faces a backlash over the agreements.
Woman who lived to age 117 had genes keeping her cells 'younger', study shows (theguardian.com)
The US-born woman who was the world’s oldest living person before she died in Spain last August at age 117 once attributed her longevity to “luck and good genetics”. And, evidently, Maria Branyas Morera was right.
Woman who lived to age 117 had genes keeping her cells 'younger', study shows (theguardian.com)
The US-born woman who was the world’s oldest living person before she died in Spain last August at age 117 once attributed her longevity to “luck and good genetics”. And, evidently, Maria Branyas Morera was right.
Ikarians have low rates of dementia and a unique diet (nypost.com)
You’ve probably heard of the so-called “blue zones” — five areas in the world that longevity expert Dan Buettner identified as having residents who routinely live to be over 100.
Numberholders Age 100 or Older Who Did Not Have Death Information on Numident [pdf] (oig.ssa.gov)
Servers can last a long time (world.hey.com)
We bought sixty-one servers for the launch of Basecamp 3 back in 2015. Dell R430s and R630s, packing thousands of cores and terabytes of RAM. Enough to fill all the app, job, cache, and database duties we needed. The entire outlay for this fleet was about half a million dollars, and it's only now, almost a decade later, that we're finally retiring the bulk of them for a full hardware refresh. What a bargain!
Dr. Rhonda Patrick's Insights on Exercise's Impact on Longevity and Brain Health (gethealthspan.com)
A recent podcast by Dr. Rhonda Patrick, titled “The Longevity & Brain Benefits of Vigorous Exercise”, has shed light on the numerous advantages of high-intensity vigorous exercise.
Sorry, No Secret to Life Is Going to Make You Live to 110 (nytimes.com)
The allure of extreme longevity has beckoned for centuries. Research careers and marketing campaigns have been built on the idea that we can live longer, healthier lives by emulating long-lived people. It is a comforting thought, frequently used for research funding bids and to sell cookbooks.
Great Whales Can Live a Lot Longer Than We Thought – If We Leave Them Alone (theguardian.com)
Bowhead whales may not be the only species that can live to 200 years old. Researchers have found that the industrial hunting of great whales has masked the ability of these underwater giants to also live to great ages
Ask HN: Does the Framework laptop stand the test of time? (ycombinator.com)
3-4 years ago, several HN submissions of the Framework laptop got 1k-2k+ upvotes. I'd like to ask those of you who got the laptop: does it live up to the hype? Will it last you longer than any other laptop? Did any paint points emerge? If you had no laptop today, would you buy the Framework laptop again?
Scientists explore longevity drugs for dogs that could also 'extend human life' (theguardian.com)
Researchers say drugs may be able to increase lifespan by extending health and thus shortening the rate of ageing
I Track My Health Data in Markdown: Lessons in Digital Longevity (ycombinator.com)
I’ve spent years tracking my sleep, diet, and exercise with apps and wearables. But here’s the problem: when an app gets discontinued or stops syncing, the data—and all the insights—disappear.
Do people reach 100 by surviving, delaying, or avoiding diseases? (springer.com)
Centenarians are perceived as pioneers of longevity, possessing the secrets to surpassing age 100. It remains unclear whether they achieve this by surviving, delaying, or avoiding diseases to a greater extent than their shorter-lived peers.
Want to Live Longer? You Better Start Moving–All Day Long (outsideonline.com)
Scientists crunched the numbers to come up with the single best predictor of how long you’ll live—and arrived at a surprisingly low-tech answer
‘With brain preservation, nobody has to die’ (theguardian.com)
A brilliant young scientist believes that if we preserve our brains, they could be revived in the future, helping us live for centuries
Live longer -Adults need at min. 150 to 300 minutes of moderate aerobic activity (cnn.com)
Is NAD your best shot at longevity? (ft.com)
In the top compartment of my fridge, next to a slightly shrivelled garlic bulb, is a vial of clear liquid. Should I pluck up the courage to inject myself in the stomach every other day, it will reportedly reverse the ageing of my cells, return my metabolism to that of a 20-year-old, improve brain fog and fill me with energy. Oh, and maybe tackle my crow’s feet.
Scientists can tweak one gene to extend lifespans by up to 30% (bgr.com)
Researchers have identified a particular cellular protein that affects aging. They’ve also managed to tweak this gene to produce it in fruit flies, extending their lives by up to 30 percent. The hope is that this discovery could further efforts to slow human aging and extend our lifespans.
114-year-old woman is now believed to be oldest living person in North America (apnews.com)
A 114-year-old Pennsylvania woman is now believed to be the oldest living person in North America.
Rapamycin and Anti-Aging: What to Know (nytimes.com)
In March, Robert Berger, 69, a self-proclaimed “better-living-through-chemistry type of person,” started taking a small dose of rapamycin once a week with the goal of increasing his “health span” — the amount of time he might live without serious disease.
Woman, 82, still rides same bike she was given at 13 (telegraph.co.uk)
An 82-year-old Dutch woman is still riding the same bicycle she was given nearly seven decades ago when she was 13.
Building the hundred-year web service with Htmx (youtube.com)
Eating less can lead to a longer life: study in mice shows why (nature.com)
Cutting calorie intake can lead to a leaner body — and a longer life, an effect often chalked up to the weight loss and metabolic changes caused by consuming less food. Now, one of the biggest studies1 of dietary restrictions ever conducted in laboratory animals challenges the conventional wisdom about how dietary restriction boosts longevity.
Why everything you think about living to 100 might be wrong (theguardian.com)
While healthy eating and regular workouts are certainly good for us, many scientists now believe that genes rather than lifestyle are the determining factor in how long we live
Dietary restriction impacts health and lifespan of genetically diverse mice (nature.com)
Caloric restriction (CR) delays the onset of age-related diseases and extends lifespan in multiple species1.
Eating less can lead to a longer life: study in mice shows why (nature.com)
Cutting calorie intake can lead to a leaner body — and a longer life, an effect often chalked up to the weight loss and metabolic changes caused by consuming less food.
Regardless of age, quitting cigarette smoking will add years to your life (newatlas.com)
A new study has found that, whether you do it at 35 or 75, quitting cigarette smoking will add years to your life.
Implausibility of life extension in humans in the twenty-first century (nature.com)
Over the course of the twentieth century, human life expectancy at birth rose in high-income nations by approximately 30 years, largely driven by advances in public health and medicine.
Could we build a computer designed to last at least fifty years? (2021) (ploum.net)
Could we build a computer designed to last at least fifty years?