Life-Extension

Changing your sleep may explain why calorie restriction extends lifespan

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Many studies have found that calorie restriction extends the lifespan of animals such as worms, flies, mice and even monkeys. Severely cutting the calories you eat may expand your lifespan, and now we have an idea of why. A study in which people ate 15 per cent fewer calories than usual has found that eating … Read more

Opinion: The Men Who Want to Live Forever

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Some very wealthy people are serious about outsmarting mortality. Would you like to live forever? Some billionaires, already invincible in every other way, have decided that they also deserve not to die. Today several biotech companies, fueled by Silicon Valley fortunes, are devoted to “life extension” — or as some put it, to solving “the … Read more