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Rebooting cells and longevity

Posted on 19. March 2009 by Vince Giuliano

An amazing discovery is still in the process of being made.  Exposing the DNA of many kinds of body cells to just four transcription-factor proteins causes a cell to lose all memory of what it is and does and become … Continue reading →

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From the fringe to the center

Posted on 13. March 2009 by Vince Giuliano

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 →

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About longevity research

Posted on 10. March 2009 by Vince Giuliano

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 →

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Updated discussion of the Telomere shortening theory of aging

Posted on 22. February 2009 by Vince Giuliano

Since I first drafted the Anti-Aging Firewalls treatise in May of 2008 my perspective on the Telomere shortening theory of aging has become considerably more sophisticated.  Today, in a fairly major update of the treatise I have rewritten much of … Continue reading →

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You may be able to keep your telomeres long

Posted on 18. February 2009 by Vince Giuliano

One of the areas of research I track carefully is that related to the Telomere shortening theory of aging.  You will recall that telomeres are like shoestring caps, inert sequences of DNA at the end of chromosomes.   Telomeres provide stability … Continue reading →

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Everything relates to everything else – at least in the science of longevity

Posted on 9. February 2009 by Vince Giuliano

I have buried myself in the biomolecular/genetics/medical research literature during the last week, driving myself somewhat nuts in the process.  My original objective was to research what is known now relating to autoimmune diseases and possible molecular therapies for them.  … Continue reading →

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From four-pound hammer to smart molecules – on cancer treatments

Posted on 5. February 2009 by Vince Giuliano

You can kill house flies by hitting them with a four-pound hammer.  Often you will miss so you have to keep smashing to get a single fly.  The collateral damage to the inside of your home can be very serious, … Continue reading →

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This week’s anti-aging news Jan 31, 2009

Posted on 31. January 2009 by Vince Giuliano

More research progress on telomerase Telomerase is the wonderful enzyme that offers the possibility of stopping and reversing the aging clock in cells.  Astragaloside IV, one of the key firewall substances in the anti-aging regimen, is intended to activate telomerase. … Continue reading →

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Geron in the news again

Posted on 28. January 2009 by Vince Giuliano

The Geron Corporation, a tiny biotech company with about 125 employees, has been back in the news again during the last few days – this time for receiving FDA clearance to begin the world’s first human clinical trial of an … Continue reading →

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