September 8, 2010
Can a new supplement boost immunity, slow aging?
by Mary Brophy Marcus
[This article, from USA Today (which doesn't provide a lot of detail), talks about a study on a telomerase activator supplement (paid for by the supplement-maker) that claims to lenghten telomeres (for about $8,000 per year).]
“A new study out this week suggests a dietary supplement from [...]
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September 1, 2010
Comment on the NY Times
During the filming of “To Age or Not To Age”, a number of the scientists mentioned, in one way or another, that aging research has historically been seen as crackpot, from the ancient myths to Ponce de Leon.
I had also looked skeptically at the pursuit of radical life extension or extreme [...]
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