Comments on: Mprize: Your Children Could Be Immortal

By: Innovation and Outreach at the World’s Oldest School of Gerontology | Singularity Hub

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:16:32 +0000

[...] the lifespan of yeast 10 times. If there were a yeast category for the Methuselah Foundation’s Mprize (an award given to scientists who significantly increase the lifespan of mice), Dr. Longo would [...]

By: Steven Johnson, Robert Krulwich, and Kevin Kelly Dismiss Singularity, Kurzweil (video) | xandot.com

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 08:55:43 +0000

[...] not a monologue. Now, I can only hope that FORA.tv and NYPL invite Kurzweil, James Canton, and Aubrey deGrey to give a counter [...]

By: Steven Johnson, Robert Krulwich, and Kevin Kelly Dismiss Singularity, Kurzweil (video) | Singularity Hub

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:01:01 +0000

[...] not a monologue. Now, I can only hope that FORA.tv and NYPL invite Kurzweil, James Canton, and Aubrey deGrey to give a counter [...]

By: Amino Acids Extend Mice Life by 12% – Humans Might Easily Benefit From Same | Singularity Hub

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:30:52 +0000

[...] winners of its MPrize, an award to encourage research in lifespans. As we discussed previously, the leaders in the MPrize have impressive records – Stephen Spindler got median lifespan of mice to reach 1356 days! That’s considerably [...]

By: Cure Aging Hoax or True; | The Net War

Cure Aging Hoax or True; | The Net War — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:14:59 +0000

[...] has found a powerful way to fight the symptoms of aging. Honestly I don’t really want to. Those who read our coverage of the Methuselah Foundation know that many longevity researchers believe the path to longevity is going to require a complex [...]

By: Did A Russian Scientist Really ‘Cure Aging’ or Is It Just a Fluke? (video) | Singularity Hub

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:33:06 +0000

By: What Secrets Are in the DNA of 17 Year Old Girl With Body of a Baby? | Singularity Hub

Tue, 18 May 2010 14:59:24 +0000

[...] about our bodies. If her genome is fully explored it could provide insight that researchers at the Methuselah Foundation, and other longevity scientists, could use. When you aim to fight, or perhaps even reverse aging, [...]

By: Latest Face Transplant in Spain Most Extensive Ever (Video) | Singularity Hub

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:50:44 +0000

[...] keeping you from living forever? In short, your body and accidents. While there are organizations looking to extend the lifespan of your cells, such research will not provide the means to overcome grave injury or illness. We may one day find [...]

By: 2010 Humanity+ Summit At Harvard To Feature Kurzweil Keynote | Singularity Hub

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:24:18 +0000

[...] of speakers -many that have been covered here at the Hub – including Andrew Hessel and Aubrey De Grey. Not only will there be great speakers, but the 2 day summit looks to offer plenty of [...]

By: Baxter’s New Treatment for Alzheimer’s Delays, Possibly Reverses Disease! | Singularity Hub

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:26:04 +0000

[...] The market for Alzheimer’s drugs is already in the billions. Aricept, from Pfizer, had sales in excess of $3 billion last year, and Forest Labs sold $950 million of their product, Numenda. The market is driven by the 30 million Alzheimer’s patients in the world, 5 million or so in the US. According to the CDC there may be around 13 million patients in the US by 2050. Medicare spent $91 billion in Alzheimer’s related expenses in 2005 alone. The world population is continuing to get older, and Alzheimer’s is an age-related disease. Overcoming it will be a major hurdle in our pursuit of longevity. [...]

By: Bioactive Nanofibers Regenerate Cartilage, Save Your Joints | Singularity Hub

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:57:43 +0000

[...] Extending the lifespan of human beings is an area of intense research in biomedical science today. However, increased longevity is worthless if it is spent bedridden and/or in pain. The work of Dr. Stupp and colleagues is therefore important because although it does not increase a person’s lifespan, it will surely increase the quality of life. Further, the other potential applications for self-assembling nanofibers are wide open. It is conceivable that in the near future, this revolutionary system may become a common medical procedure for adults heading into their golden years, similar to the prevalence of Lasik eye surgery to correct another common failing of our bodies. The future is looking bright indeed! [...]

By: Brain Preservation Technology Prize: A Proposal for Immortality? | Singularity Hub

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:56:08 +0000

[...] aimed at maintaining your youth and vitality. Even more radical philosophies to aging, like those proposed by the Methuselah Foundation, are geared to keeping the current you alive for as long as possible. In some ways, Hayworth is [...]

By: Get Ready To Live Past 100 | Singularity Hub

Get Ready To Live Past 100 | Singularity Hub — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:04:08 +0000

[...] can provide much insight into which segments of DNA are essential to longevity. Projects like the MPrize, which rewards scientists who are able to extend the lifespan of mice, will take the centenarian [...]

By: Want To Live Forever? Better Hope You Have the Right FOXO3A Gene | Singularity Hub

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:23:37 +0000

[...] a growing interest in longevity as medicine continues to advance life expectancy. Groups like the Methuselah Foundation (sponsors of the MPrize) are actively seeking technology to extend lifespans. Yet, understanding aging is not an exact [...]

By: Newly Found “Secrets To Aging” Are Over Hyped | Singularity Hub

Newly Found “Secrets To Aging” Are Over Hyped | Singularity Hub — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:14:49 +0000

[...] What’s that mean for you? At this point…not much. This is where the Telegraph and other news feeds venture into pure hype. Knowing a single factor in how cells stop replicating won’t prevent aging. Aging is more complex than that. And this research, while interesting, was not aimed at extending the life of an organism. No mice lived into advanced age, no humans got suddenly younger looking, there’s nothing here that would qualify for a MPrize. [...]