When you start describing the many individuals and companies working to improve the human lifespan, the phrase “longevity industry” can sound a little mercenary. It summons images of bigwigs in suits trying to make money off of human aging and the diseases associated with it. Of course, you can’t make major medical and scientific innovations […]
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We know that more and more people are aging and needing care. It has proven immensely challenging to ensure that everyone who needs it can access the appropriate support to allow them to maintain a good quality of life. One challenge may arise when there are significant cultural differences between the carer and the person
You may never have heard of glycans, but you’ve probably observed their effects. Most notably, they’re involved in your immune system’s inflammatory response. Now, as you might know, inflammation can be an important part of fighting off injury and disease, but too much of it causes long-term health problems. If you can measure your glycans,
People are living longer, but that can create problems. It means more degenerative conditions, the ones that slowly wear away at your body until your quality of life disappears. Biotech is one way that older people may be able to maintain independence for longer, perhaps through robotic wearables. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes known as
Stem cells are often talked about as the future of medicine. The potential of regenerative therapies could be almost limitless, but there are also some problems getting it off the ground. If we want to treat countless currently untreatable diseases and improve human longevity, there are several problems that need to be solved. Some of
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There are few things more annoying than that itch that you just can’t scratch. Even worse, trying to find the words to describe the itch can be challenging in itself. Itching isn’t pain, although it involves similar nerve bundles, so what exactly is it? Why has our body decided that this is an appropriate reaction
The immune system is complicated and full of many parts, but some of its most important components are the type of white blood cells known as T cells. They play multiple roles in our immune response, ensuring we can fight off invaders not just now but in the future. Like so much of the body,
There are lots of exciting areas for scientists to explore as they try to conquer the secrets of longevity. One that has been receiving increasing attention, even though the research is still in the early stages, is the role of autophagy. “Autophagy” is a fancy-sounding word that’s originally from Greek. It means “self-devouring”. In particular,
Avoiding toxic chemicals makes sense if you want to stay healthy. That doesn’t just go for preserving your stem cells but also your more general wellbeing. Lots of the things you can do to try to mitigate an age-related loss of stem cells are fairly intuitive if you already pay lots of attention to optimizing
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If you don’t want or can’t get a stem cell transplant for whatever reason, you need to rely on your own stem cells for all your regenerative needs. That’s difficult when you’re older in age. You need the healing potential of the stem cells even more, but the large number you had in your childhood
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