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Pros And Cons Of Biological Age Testing

If you’re looking into how to improve your longevity, at some point you’ll see a recommendation regarding biological age tests. This is one of the best starting points, the argument goes, to see how your health is currently progressing and identify areas of concern. What exactly are the pros and cons (https://longevity.technology/lifestyle/why-take-a-biological-age-test-pros-and-cons-explained/)? In case you […]

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What Is A Longevity Clinic?

Longevity & Immunity / By Dr Asa Andrew

Longevity is a big business, and that means establishments that call themselves longevity clinics are spreading rapidly around the world, promising to improve your health as they slow your aging. Of course, without a single defined industry standard for what constitutes a longevity clinic, you probably want to know what’s going on in these places

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Tardigrade Proteins

Longevity & Immunity / By Dr Asa Andrew

Tardigrades are strange yet fascinating creatures. We understand so little about how they work, but what we do know is that their survival skills are beyond most animals’ dreams. They’re a clear subject of interest to scientists trying to extend the human lifespan (https://longevity.technology/news/research-shows-tardigrade-proteins-can-slow-metabolism-in-human-cells/). We’ve starved tardigrades of food, water and air; we’ve exposed them

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Smart Walking Stick

Longevity & Immunity / By Dr Asa Andrew

Aging in place is one of the big goals of modern medicine, ensuring people are able to live independently in their own homes, the places they feel most comfortable, for longer. For older people with dementia and mobility problems, this may mean needing extra assistive technology. One such tool is the AIDE walking stick (https://longevity.technology/news/student-designs-smart-mobility-aid-for-dementia-sufferers/).

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Bioprinting

Longevity & Immunity / By Dr Asa Andrew

The rise of 3D printing in a range of industries is one of those things that sounds like science fiction, but it is actually changing the world. That includes in the specific subcategory of bioprinting, where researchers continue to move closer to the day they can actually print new and functional human organs (https://longevity.technology/news/light-based-bioprinting-is-illuminating-the-future-of-organ-transplants/). Bioprinting

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Ring Vs Watch

Longevity & Immunity / By Dr Asa Andrew

The smartwatch is no longer the newest and hottest thing on the market. It’s become pretty ubiquitous and is one of the more popular types of wearable devices. Now, the new up-and-comer is the smart ring, which boasts many of the same functions but is smaller and sleeker. If you’re trying to decide which one

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DNA And Epigenetic DNA Testing

Longevity & Immunity / By Dr Asa Andrew

If you like researching your family tree, DNA testing is about finding long lost relatives. If you’re a fan of crime shows, you probably know DNA as the tool that identifies the perpetrator. How does epigenetic DNA fit into the existing DNA landscape? How does it complement other DNA testing, and how is it distinct

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All The Wearables

Longevity & Immunity / By Dr Asa Andrew

I talk a lot about the many different wearables that are now on the market: the watches, the rings, the sunglasses and who knows what else. Health tracking is fashionable, and every company is trying to refine its own monitoring devices. Then there’s Ultrahuman, which seems to be making a serious effort to bring every

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Carewell

Longevity & Immunity / By Dr Asa Andrew

A significant amount of care work for elderly people is taken on by their family members. They’re unpaid, they have no or minimal training, and if something goes wrong, there’s not much in the way of backup. Carewell is one company trying to ease the load just a little bit (https://longevity.technology/news/aging-in-place-trailblazer-focus-carewell/). Carewell is a family

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Primary Care And Preventative Care

Longevity & Immunity / By Dr Asa Andrew

It seems a bit of a contradiction. Emergency care is about treating an immediate, potentially life-threatening need. Preventative care is about taking steps so you never develop an urgent need in the first place. Surely the two require different approaches? Well, not according to one company, which is trying to bring preventative techniques into the

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