The use of AI and digital health solutions is spreading rapidly in the longevity industry, but that means it’s very easy for people, particularly the vulnerable people who would most benefit from access, to be left behind. One challenge facing researchers is how their discoveries can be made available to everyone (https://longevity.technology/news/bringing-biological-age-tracking-to-the-masses/). There are a […]
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If you follow aging and longevity-related health news at all, you’re probably familiar with mitochondria. They’re essential to our energy metabolism and all sorts of different cell functions. This means it’s pretty important to know how well they’re working. A new imaging technique may allow us to do just that (https://longevity.technology/news/new-technique-for-studying-mitochondria-could-enhance-neurodegenerative-imaging/). Every human has hundreds,
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We may be living longer, but sometimes technology and medicine struggle to keep up. What many people are hoping for is agetech that can allow them to “age in place”, to remain in their homes living independently even as they grow older. Can the agetech currently being developed help achieve this lofty goal (https://longevity.technology/news/aging-in-place-is-the-holy-grail-of-agetech/)? It
Measuring biological age accurately is one of the most important aspects of working to improve longevity, but it isn’t a simple process. There’s currently no single procedure that can tell you everything you need to know. This means that being able to calculate biological age from a regular, routine blood test would be a big
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Our cells are very important to our longevity. They are also very, very tiny. That makes it pretty hard to study them in detail. If we want to understand how they work – and maybe take some steps to stop them from deteriorating with age – first we need to be able to see them.
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There was a time when, if you wanted to know anything about your health, you had to go to the doctor and get them to run tests. In these days of apps and AI, that’s no longer the case. More and more people are taking the power to measure their biological age into their own
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When you start describing the many individuals and companies working to improve the human lifespan, the phrase “longevity industry” can sound a little mercenary. It summons images of bigwigs in suits trying to make money off of human aging and the diseases associated with it. Of course, you can’t make major medical and scientific innovations
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We know that more and more people are aging and needing care. It has proven immensely challenging to ensure that everyone who needs it can access the appropriate support to allow them to maintain a good quality of life. One challenge may arise when there are significant cultural differences between the carer and the person
You may never have heard of glycans, but you’ve probably observed their effects. Most notably, they’re involved in your immune system’s inflammatory response. Now, as you might know, inflammation can be an important part of fighting off injury and disease, but too much of it causes long-term health problems. If you can measure your glycans,
People are living longer, but that can create problems. It means more degenerative conditions, the ones that slowly wear away at your body until your quality of life disappears. Biotech is one way that older people may be able to maintain independence for longer, perhaps through robotic wearables. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes known as
