Heart disease and aging

The number one risk factor for dying of heart disease is your age. 83 percent of people who die of coronary heart disease are over 65. From this you can see that by tackling the root cause of heart disease which is the effects of aging we can drastically reduce the incidence of heart disease. [...]

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Ending aging won’t lead to overpopulation

One the arguments commonly heard against extending life spans is that it will lead to overpopulation. However this is not the necessarily the case, without curing aging we could end up with a depopulation problem. Whether there will or won’t be growth in population is governed by the Total Fertility Rate (TFR), this measures the [...]

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How long will you live?

Its important to find out where you are now. The clock is ticking so take the following tests to see how long you are likely to live. A quick test:death clock A more in depth calculator with tips at the end for you what can do to improve the situation:life expectancy calculator Another longevity calculator [...]

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Learn to communicate effectively

To get people understanding and pushing for life extension technologies, its paramount that you become a good communicator. Here are ten steps to take to get there. Prepare your 30 seconds to impress statement. Join your local toastmasters group. If you can join up to two so that you can go every week and keep [...]

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Regenerative medicine

I feel that having the satellite technologies and research such as regenerative medicine, is important to the success of getting funding into aging. If you ask people on a long enough time line, they will say life spans will extend but most people believe that at some point things will change, not in their lifetime. [...]

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