100 Plus wins the 4th annual Living Now Awards
I’m proud to announce that 100 Plus has won the 4th annual Living Now Awards for a book on aging. http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1577
What If Steve Jobs Had Lived Over 100 Years?
Here’s a short review of 100 Plus by Jonathan Wei, a researcher who specializes in geniuses.
Vein grown from stem cells saves 10-year-old girl
From Reuters: Doctors in Sweden have replaced a vital blocked blood vessel in a 10-year-old girl using the first vein grown in a lab from a patient’s own stem cells. The successful transplant operation, reported online in The Lancet medical
Gene therapy is finally well on its way to clinical approval
A good article on gene therapy from The Scientist: The concept is simple: if a mutated gene is causing a problem, replace or supplement it with a new, accurate copy. In theory, such a strategy could not just treat, but
Oxford debate on whether aging should be defeated
Cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s — these are all diseases of aging, yet some people are willing to argue that aging is a good thing. That’s the question at hand at this Oxford University Scientific Society Debate between SENS Foundation Chief Science
How alcohol consumption effects longevity — take the quiz!
Here’s a fun app from my friends over at 100Plus, the company (I’m an advisor). They are releasing this app at SXSW, but you can try it out even if you’re not attending.
Data to Kill Death
Here’s a great article by Forbes columnist Bruno Aziza on big data and staying healthy. It also mentions 100Plus, a cool new company started by Chris Hogg that focuses on predicting your health. If you’re an engineer, designer, data hacker
Adultolescence: It’s the Beginning of a New Age
Here’s my latest Big Think interview — this time on longevity and the family. From the transcript: “When we can live longer and healthier lives, there’s the question of what happens to many different areas of our lives. The family
Department of Defense’s Fracture Putty Could Heal Bones in Days
The DOD is funding a lot of great work in regenerative medicine. Here’s yet another example developed at the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center. Thanks, DOD (and the folks over at DARPA).
Next task for genome sequencing companies: writing, of course
Here’s a great article from PandoDaily discussing what gene sequencing companies like Halcyon might do now that another company (Oxford Nanopore) has managed to do cheap, fast, sequencing first. Halcyon board member Elon Musk has this to say: Halcyon has
100 Plus Featured on CBS ‘This Morning’ with Charlie Rose and Gayle King
Below is the video and here you will find the article that goes along with it. Jeff Glor, the correspondent who interviewed me, Peter Thiel, and Cynthia Kenyon, was super-smart and did a great job.
New technologies that will allow us to live even longer will pay economic dividends
Here’s a link to an op-ed I wrote for a London-based financial newspaper on longevity and economics.
You The Owner’s Manual w/ Dr. Michael Roizen — Radio Show
I was interviewed about 100 Plus by Dr. Michael Roizen today. He is co-author of the book, You The Owner’s Manual (with Dr. Oz). Dr. Roizen knows his stuff, making the interview really enjoyable since all the questions were super-relevant.
Another tissue engineering success
A 30-year old man in Baltimore had his cancerous trachea taken out and replaced with one grown for him in the lab. Now, he has a second chance at life and his 4-year-old daughter will have her father around. Scientists
100 Plus featured on John Stossel’s Fox News Program
Happy New year! In case you missed it, John Stossel hosted a fun series right before Christmas called “what a wonderful world” where he featured various authors and scientists, including me. Here’s a link to the video: http://www.foxbusiness.com/on-air/stossel/index.html#/v/1343254393001/do-you-want-to-live-to-be-200/?playlist_id=87530
Arrison’s 100 Plus featured on the Today Show
Here’s the entire segment which also features Dr. Aubrey de Grey and Dr. Bill Andrews. (100 Plus bit is at the 2:18 mark) Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
New gene therapy for hemophilia B
From the NYT: Medical researchers in Britain have successfully treated six patients suffering from the blood-clotting disease known as hemophilia B by injecting them with the correct form of a defective gene, a landmark achievement in the troubled field of
Upcoming documentary: “The Methuselah Generation: The Science of Living Forever”
Donate to the The Methuselah Generation documentary and get a signed copy of my book.
DNA: The next big hacking frontier
Vivek Wadhwa, who has just joined us at Singularity University, wrote this article for the Washington Post on hacking DNA. Much of his argument echos what I say in 100 Plus: “Just as the personal computer revolution brought information technology
The Man Who Was “Cured” of HIV
Here’s a link to my recent interview with ‘Big Think’ where I mentioned Timothy Brown, the only man who has ever been cured of AIDS.