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This blog entry is personal, about my history relevant to longevity science.   It tells a bit about my earlier history with health and longevity science.   And it describes how my views regarding longevity science have evolved during my years of … Continue reading →

Green tea, olive oil, blueberries, garlic and broccoli are among foods that work to reverse epigenetic changes that create susceptibility to cancers. A number of recent research publications relate to complex epigenetic conditions that lead to cancers – conditions that … Continue reading →

The US is falling behind other advanced countries in longevity gains.  This is the essential content of stories that appeared this week in almost every major newspaper.  The stories are based on a carefully-crafted study released by the National Academy … Continue reading →

A group of well-intentioned people, mostly men, take human growth hormone (HGH) or an HGH promoter to stay young and fit and, they think, to live longer.  They are wrong in one important respect: injection of HGH or use of … Continue reading →

Research related to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is proceeding at warp speed.  I have posted multiple blog entries related to iPSCs, ten so far in 2010.  These are all listed in the November 2010 blog post Past blog postings … Continue reading →

A longevity news story breaking today was widely published in the world press.  Some of the 123 headlines listed on Google are Ageing Process “reversed” in mice, Die hard: Scientists reverse aging in mice,  Scientists unlock secret of eternal youth,  Secret … Continue reading →

Whether a variant of the longevity proposal in the recent blog post Closing the loop in the stem cell supply chain – presented graphically will come to fruition will depend critically on research progress related to pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) … Continue reading →

Robert Pappas is an independent filmmaker currently in the final stage of updating his film To Age or Not to Age. This is a film on longevity research featuring interviews with prominent researchers. Two days ago, Robert asked me to … Continue reading →

This blog entry reviews some recent research topics related to the molecular biology of telomere length homeostasis and to impacts of telomere lengths and cell maturation on health on aging. This is the third in a 3-part mini-series of blog … Continue reading →

This blog entry provides an update on 2010 research relating to how certain everyday factors such as lifestyle, exercise and diet affect telomere lengths.  This is the second in a 3-part mini-series of blog posts concerned with the implications of … Continue reading →