Robert Hickson • Apr 17, 2017 •
The oldest person in the world has died, aged 117. Life expectancy in Italy in 1899 when she was born was 44 years. She wasn’t the oldest; the current record is 122. NZ’s oldest living person is 109, although the oldest so far reached 113 years. Life expectancy in New Zealand has, as elsewhere, risen … Read More
Robert Hickson • Mar 29, 2015 •
Imagine, in 20 or 30 years, going to your health preservation service provider to receive your annual injections to remove senescent cells and down regulate selected gene expression in the hypothalamus, alongside a transfusion of synthetic “young” blood to promote tissue repair and healthier ageing. Later on you may take a pill … Read More
Robert Hickson • Jun 07, 2014 •
Myths and legends, as well as more recent stories, have cautionary tales about those seeking immortality. But there are still those who long not just for a few more years of life, but decades extra before shuffling off this mortal coil. There seems plenty going on in the life extension world at the moment. Some good serious research, and others … Read More
Peter Dearden • Sep 04, 2012 •
by SM Morgan The media has been all of a flurry this last week over a paper by Mattison et al out of Maryland, reporting on the lifespan extension effects of caloric restriction in Rhesus monkeys – or more specifically, the lack of lifespan extension after caloric restriction in Rhesus monkeys. The paper created such a stir because in … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Jul 08, 2010 •
A quick heads’s up* that a recent genetic study on longevity may need further work. Last week Science published a paper reporting a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for genes for long life, which was widely covered in the media (e.g. in the Guardian). Almost immediately some scientists queried aspects of the work, as is … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Jun 18, 2010 •
Sometimes I am able to write posts on Friday. Sometimes not. At least part of the reason for this is that I spend my Thursday afternoons and Fridays (or at least parts thereof) research for and writing the SMC weekly newsletter. Which is awesome. And you should sign up! … Read More