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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
An 82-year-old Dutch woman is still riding the same bicycle she was given nearly seven decades ago when she was 13.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Could we build a computer designed to last at least fifty years?
New research says "blue zones" can be explained by flawed data
(independent.co.uk)
They were supposed to be real-life fountains of youth. In March 2000 the term “Blue Zone” was first used to describe Sardinia, an Italian island that appeared to be home to a statistically improbable number of people living past the age of 100.
They were supposed to be real-life fountains of youth. In March 2000 the term “Blue Zone” was first used to describe Sardinia, an Italian island that appeared to be home to a statistically improbable number of people living past the age of 100.
Sam Altman invested $180M into a company trying to delay death
(technologyreview.com)
Can anti-aging breakthroughs add 10 healthy years to the human life span? The CEO of OpenAI is paying to find out.
Can anti-aging breakthroughs add 10 healthy years to the human life span? The CEO of OpenAI is paying to find out.
No Data Lasts Forever
(lilysthings.org)
No matter what you do, no data will last forever. You hard drive will fail. Your backup drives will fail. Tech companies will go under and sell off their assets. Optical Discs will rot. Books will decompose. Even if none of these things happen, a natural or manmade disaster could come by and destroy it all anyway.
No matter what you do, no data will last forever. You hard drive will fail. Your backup drives will fail. Tech companies will go under and sell off their assets. Optical Discs will rot. Books will decompose. Even if none of these things happen, a natural or manmade disaster could come by and destroy it all anyway.
Demographer's work debunking regions of exceptional lifespan wins Ig Nobel Prize
(ucl.ac.uk)
A study by Dr Saul Justin Newman (Centre for Longitudinal Studies) has won the first-ever Ig Nobel award in Demography at this year’s 34th Ig Nobel Prizes. His work reveals fundamental flaws in the data about the world’s oldest people and patterns of extreme longevity.
A study by Dr Saul Justin Newman (Centre for Longitudinal Studies) has won the first-ever Ig Nobel award in Demography at this year’s 34th Ig Nobel Prizes. His work reveals fundamental flaws in the data about the world’s oldest people and patterns of extreme longevity.
"Blue Zones" exhibit patterns indicative of pension fraud
(biorxiv.org)
The observation of individuals attaining remarkable ages, and their concentration into geographic sub-regions or ‘blue zones’, has generated considerable scientific interest.
The observation of individuals attaining remarkable ages, and their concentration into geographic sub-regions or ‘blue zones’, has generated considerable scientific interest.
My 71 TiB ZFS NAS After 10 Years and Zero Drive Failures
(louwrentius.com)
My 4U 71 TiB ZFS NAS built with twenty-four 4 TB drives is over 10 years old and still going strong.
My 4U 71 TiB ZFS NAS built with twenty-four 4 TB drives is over 10 years old and still going strong.