life extension
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Scientists Show that Monkeys Can Live Up to 2 Years with Genetically Modified Pig Kidneys
Research out last week appears to show the potential longevity of transplanted organs from genetically engineered pigs. Scientists gave monkeys kidneys from these animals, finding that some were able to live for one to two years. Many of the genetic changes evaluated in this study could make pig-to-human transplants a more viable treatment to test…
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Doctors Claim to Have Successfully Transplanted a Pig Kidney Into a Human
Scientists look to be one major step closer to a long-awaited goal in medicine: successfully transplanting organs from another animal to a human. Researchers from New York University announced this week that they recently transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig that was then able to function as normal without rejection from the human…
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Scientists Find Genetic Mutation That Could Increase The Male Lifespan
Professor S. Jay Olshansky once told Gizmodo, “In the world of ageing sciences, if you want to live a long life, choose long-lived parents.” So genetic markers linked to longevity are interesting as hell. But if you have the wrong genes, then the wrong moves might do you in.
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Promising New Therapy Extends Lifespans Of Mice By 35 Per Cent
By flushing out cells worn with age, researchers from the Mayo Clinic have extended the lifespans of mice by as much as 35 per cent. It’s an encouraging finding that could eventually lead to similar therapies in humans.