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Life extension, also known as antiaging medicine, experimental gerontology, and biomedical gerontology, refers to attempts to slow down or reverse the processes of aging to extend both the maximum and average lifespan. Some researchers in this area, and "life extensionists" or "longevists" (who wish to achieve longer lives for themselves), believe that future breakthroughs in tissue rejuvenation with stem cells, molecular repair, and organ replacement (such as with artificial organs or xenotransplantations) will eventually enable humans to have indefinite lifespans through complete rejuvenation to a youthful condition. The sale of putative antiaging products such as nutrition, physical fitness, skin care, hormone replacements, vitamins, supplements and herbs has become a lucrative industry, with the US market generating about $50 billion of revenue each year. Medical experts state that the use of such products has not been shown to affect the aging process, and many claims of antiaging medicine advocates have been roundly criticized by medical experts, including the American Medical Association. Bioethicists question whether and how the human lifespan should be extended. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  substances.be 433px x 648px | 55.70kB [source page] Vis comme si tu devais mourir demain Apprends comme si tu devais vivre toujours Gandhi  daveandfred.com 343px x 500px | 179.80kB [source page] Zinc The bleak reality is that our health care system is on the decline Competent researchers say harmful reactions to strong prescription drugs and over the counter medicines take the life of From Yahoo Image Search: "Life Extension"  sciencebasedmedicine.org Harriet Hall ue, 13 Jul 2010 07:00:59 GM I have been following the . life extension. research because much of the physiology of aging is regulated by NO. I think there are some fundamental misconceptions about what aging and senescence are, and the degree of difficulty in ...  h-online.com The H ue, 06 Jul 2010 11:58:00 GM The openSUSE developers have announced that security maintenance for openSUSE 11.0, planned to end on June 19th, has now been briefly extended.  maria-konovalenko.typepad.com Maria Konovalenko hu, 27 May 2010 10:52:16 GM 1. There are no physical laws prohibiting radical . life extension. 2. The lifespan of model animals has been successfully increased in many labs 3. There are animals with negligible senescence 4. Scientists are able to grow human tissues ... From Google Blog Search: "Life Extension"  winnipegfreepress.com Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:47:06 GMT+00:00 Winnipeg Free Press About 100 people at IMP and its subsidiaries and Halifax Stanfield International Airport will be employed on the life - extension program, known as the Aurora ... IMP Aerospace announces new contract Aviation.ca (press release)  ieet.org Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:10:09 GMT+00:00 Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies For instance life extension plus could catch on big time in K-16 schools. We'll call it 'pro-life' values pursuing 'eternal life'; declaring that "man ...  flightglobal.com Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:07:36 GMT+00:00 Flightglobal As the legacy T-38 supplier, Northrop's preferred route may be offering a service life extension programme for the Talon fleet. Dave McDonald, a plans, ... From Google News Search: "Life Extension" What are the six major theories of indefinite life extension? Q. What are the six major theories of indefinite life extension? Asked by Mountain Wilderness - Sat May 9 05:21:46 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. I will list six concepts by which it is suggested that humans might achieve immortality: (1) Telomerase. Scientists believe that boosting the amount or proportion of a naturally forming enzyme, telomerase, in the body could prevent cells from dying and so may ultimately lead to extended, healthier, lifespans. Telomerase is a protein that helps maintain the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes. Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Centre (Madrid) tested the hypothesis on mice, finding that mice genetically engineered to produce ten times the normal levels of telomerase lived 50% longer than normal mice. (2) Transhumanism. Technological immortality is the prospect for much longer life spans made possible by scientific… [cont.] Answered by LAlawMedMBA - Sat May 9 05:37:19 2009 Life extension and religion? Q. Life extention will happen, either through rejuvenation or memory transfer into a clone. As religion is based around death and the afterlife, will religion survive in the time of eternal life and no death. And if it does, how will it change? Asked by The Yeti - Mon Jul 17 04:28:17 2006 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Interesting as a hypothetical question, though the reality is probably quite far away. Religion isn't based around death... religion is based around gods (or the lack of them) and their doings (if applicable), usually as they affect the human condition. Death is, of course, a subject usually addressed. I doubt that simply "ending death," as it were, will change that at all. For some religions, there will be some interesting problems to work out with the clone transfer thing. If there is a soul, does it transfer with the memories? Or does it go do soul-things after the original body dies? Is the clone then souless? Or is the clone a new person, with a new soul? Is the cloning simply an entry into the world that is an alternative to normal… [cont.] Answered by Ryan - Mon Jul 17 05:17:27 2006 has anyone here ever considered the idea of life extension through Alcor?
Q. just today I nearly died. choked on a big piece of steak, deep in my throat. I was alone and there wasn't anyone to help me so after about 40 seconds I didn't have many other options so I actually pulled it out of my own throat with my fork (yes my throat hurts, no I'm not bleeding... yes go see a doc. I know) but anyhow, it left me thinking, this would be WAY to early to die and for that matter, anytime is too early. so, I considered to actually pursue my wonder of being sent to alcor in the untimely event of my death and go ahead and play roulette with the idea of wasting money or winning and living again afterwards. so my question is... has anyone here seriously considered alcor and if you have, whats a cheap option to go with… [cont.] Asked by Mercury 2010 - Sun Feb 22 03:51:48 2009 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. 1. Eat more chikn. 2. you can do hemlich on yourself. 3. If Alcor can resurrect someone, they would only get the years left on their 'normal' life. You are acually gambling: they can fix what you have, wake you up, have a way to extend you life, and will still be able to pay the electric bill to keep your refrigerator on until then. 4. Considered and rejected. As a cryogenics engineer I have a pretty good idea of what happens to human tissues. Cell damage is pretty gross. Better to just preserve cells and let someone clone you when you move on. The you that you are will be gone, but the you that continues can complete the human reproductive strategy. 5. What good is insurance to you? Make enough money to pay for "return… [cont.] Answered by wache_it@yahoo.com - Sun Feb 22 04:32:05 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Life Extension" |
