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Caloric Restriction
In 2006, two Cambridge, Mass.-based biotech start-ups, Sirtris Pharmaceuticals and Elixir Pharmaceuticals, created quite a stir researching drugs that mimic the beneficial aspects of reduced caloric intake. Their surprising findings revealed that lowering the caloric…
Hormone Therapy
Aging is caused by a biochemical process that affects the body internally and externally. This process causes the body to degenerate over a period of time, affecting the well-being and physical appearance of the aged. HRT seeks to delay the aging process through a…
Anti-Aging
The scene is set in San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art, near Moscone Center. On stage is a group of Wired panelists discussing the future of life extension — the art of living longer. At one point, an audience member asks the inevitable question, “Will we ever be…