Anti-Aging Research
Discussions center on the feasibility of curing or reversing biological aging, lifespan limits around 115-122 years, rejuvenation research like SENS, and debates on healthspan extension versus immortality.
Activity Over Time
Top Contributors
Keywords
Sample Comments
What needs to be fixed about biological aging exactly?
We aren't curing aging any time soon are we :(?
Which a cure for aging would be.
Yes, anti aging research is more interesting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SENS_Research_Foundation
A cure for aging is not necessarily a cure for beheading-by-guillotine
Aging is not an irreversible process like most people think it is. It would make much more sense to research rejuvenation than to try to cure various age-related conditions individually.In general: cells see signaling molecules in the bloodstream and "act their age" according to these signals. It's a self-sustaining process too. Google "heterochromic parabiosis" for actual research papers. It's impressive stuff.
Article is about slowing the rate of aging not 'cure aging' .
Variations on this article are popping up all over today. As far as aging is concerned, I'm just an interested layperson, but there are two things that strike me about the ideas in this article.First, the trope of 115 years, or 120 years or 122 or 125 years, or whatever, as some kind of limit probably survives for a constellation of reasons. It's fun to be able to tell optimists that they're fundamentally wrong. And it's cheap and easy to do so. It's also comforting t
Somewhat related paper you may find interesting: Does Aging Stop?https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/6dff/ee493ddc2e294f32413186...
Aging (decay) is not evolved, it's the default that needs to be fought.