Search Results for: telomerase

I have reported on Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in my treatise and in numerous past blog entries(ref)(ref)(ref).  I have viewed these cells as probably providing  the golden keys to closing the loop on the stem cell supply chain allowing … Continue reading →

At least three approaches to human longevity that have been discussed multiple times in this blog appear to be in trouble or the subject of controversy between groups of scientists: 1.  generation and use of effective and reliable induced pluripotent stem … Continue reading →

How do we know if something we read about longevity is so?  This post is stimulated by the previous blog entry Another piece of DAF-16 research.  I list a few comments having to do with the creditability of longevity research … Continue reading →

This blog entry is intended to clarify what aging, life extension and anti-aging are about.  It suggests a new way of looking at the theories of aging in my treatise ANTI-AGING FIREWALLS THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF LONGEVITY. It is … Continue reading →

It was disturbing to some readers when I characterized niacinamide as a pro-aging substance in the March 24 blog post  SIRT1, mTOR, NF-kappaB and resveratrol, as it was disturbing to me when I first came to that realization years ago.  … Continue reading →

My recent blog posting New views of Alzheimer’s disease and new approaches to treating it describes recent research relating to the disease and new understanding of what creates it.  This week the Alzheimer’s Association has released a new report that … Continue reading →

A number of important genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have come to my attention in the last few weeks.  And I anticipate that the current steady stream of them will very soon become a roaring river.  These are studies that sort … Continue reading →

The idea of people living hundreds of years has about as much credibility today as the idea of the world not being at the center of the universe had in 1540.  Intellectually and in terms of our laws, institutions and … Continue reading →

The  responses to my blog posts tell me that many of you readers out there join me in being telomerase life-extension aficionados.  In case you don’t already know about it, you might want to have a look at the Sierra … Continue reading →

First of all, my thanks to reader Jeg3 who put me onto this topic via a comment to the blog post Exercise, telomerase and telomeres.  It seems that both younger people who participate in strenuous sports and old folks who … Continue reading →