biotechnology
Google's Antiaging company Calico will use Computational Biology and Machine Learning
Posted in Science on 25th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Calico will try to use machine learning to understand the complex biological processes involved in aging.
Mayo Clinic, collaborators working to advance aging research via clinical trials
Posted in Medicine on 19th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Aging is the largest risk factor for most chronic diseases, and elderly care accounts for about 1 trillion USD a year in the US.
Economist magazine looks at possibility of imminent life extension successes
Posted in Medicine on 12th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Diseases compete to kill people with age. Increasing longevity beyond 95 would require a new approach.
Next five years could see successes or failures for first SENS antiaging treatment
Posted in Medicine on 4th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Success for companies based on SENS is a very important step for much larger funding of the SENS life extension approach.
Gene 'reboots' stem cells to slow or reverse the aging process
Posted in Science on 28th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Nanog, has been shown to replenish the ability of adult stem cells to regenerate, which could be used to slow or even reverse the aging process in humans.