Monthly Archives: March 2009

The nuclear transcription factor NF-kappaB plays a prominent role in one of the advanced theories of aging, Programmed genetic changes.  Several new pieces of research highlight the mechanisms by means of which this multi-faceted substance impacts on aging and the … Continue reading →

The third theory of aging covered in my Anti-Aging Firewalls treatise is Mitochondrial DNA Mutation.  Research reported today relates to the relationship of mitochondrial dysfunction to Parkinson’s Disease (PD).  Other new research indicates that taking two substances in the anti-aging … Continue reading →

Back in 1995 my friends mostly humored me when I told them I was planning to live 165 more years and the secret to my success would be connected with future research that would allow me to extend my telomeres.  … Continue reading →

The suggestions in my Anti-Aging Firewalls treatise, for following certain lifestyle patterns and taking certain supplements for longevity, are based on scientific research rather than simply on folk remedy lore or conventional wisdom.  But what is the nature of this … Continue reading →

There were a number of press reports this morning on a finding based on the Woman’s Health Initiative data, a study of over 100,000 woman that started in 1994.  The study shows that a piece of conventional wisdom often found … Continue reading →

The first P is Perspective.  To start, you need to have a perspective that a very long and healthy life is possible, that you want it and that you are willing to take whatever actions as are necessary to have … Continue reading →

In a previous post Protein origami and aging I mentioned how proteins fold themselves up in complex shapes as soon as they are formed and how stress often leads to the misfolding of proteins, a process that can accelerate with … Continue reading →

The March 2009 issue of Scientific American reports research on what happens to neurons after neurogenesis in rats. Under normal circumstances thousands of new neurons are generated every day in the dendrate gyrus of the hippocampus. Within a few weeks … Continue reading →

More telomerase tidbits When I started following telomere/telomerase-related research 15 years ago, this was an arcane subject. Research publications related to it were extremely far-between and only a few far-out thinkers saw it as having a lot to do with … Continue reading →

I can’t say that you can.  But I also can’t say that you can’t.  Actually everything that you think and feel can change your biochemical makeup and could affect your longevity.  That is one message of the previous post on … Continue reading →