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OPINION By LEE DYE
Feb. 17, 2010
One of these days we'll be able to pop a pill and stay young for our entire lives. Well, probably not, but serious scientists around the world are claiming some success in at least slowing the aging process.
Researchers have discovered a clue to slowing down the aging process.
Mainstream researchers are taking over a field once dominated by charlatans in the quest for supplements that may help us stay alert and nimble for as long as possible.
The field now basks in the glow of scientific all-stars, the best known of whom is probably University of California-Berkeley's Bruce Ames, awarded the National Medal of Science by the White House in 1998 for his pioneering research in cell mutations.
These days, Ames is perhaps better known as the creator of Juvenon, an anti-aging supplement that purportedly peps up the body's mitochondria, tiny powerhouses that provide energy for many vital functions.
The supplement contains two natural compounds thought to give mitochondria a boost and thus aid in fighting off memory loss and a host of diseases linked to aging.
Most researchers pinpoint a few vitamins or other supplements as they search for allies in the fight against aging, but a team of scientists at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, has taken a new approach.
[B]Researchers' 'Cocktail' Increased Lifespan of Mice by 11 Percent[/B]
They have called in heavy artillery in the form of an anti-aging "cocktail" that consists of 30 vitamins and supplements that are thought to play a role in fighting five debilitating, age-related losses in motivation, cognition, sensory perception, physical capacities and physical mobility.
For several years now the McMaster researchers have experimented with mice, and they have met with "profound" success, David Rollo, lead author of a study published in the current issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, said in a telephone interview.
"We were more surprised than anybody," Rollo said, when their "cocktail" increased the lifespan of lab mice by 11 percent. Perhaps more importantly, the supplement increased the production of mitochondria and reduced the emission of free radicals, thought to be the basic cause of aging.
[B]Will 'Cocktail' Work for Humans?[/B]
Rollo got into the anti-aging business a couple of decades ago when he was astounded at how quickly lab mice that had been genetically engineered to age more quickly were "decrepit within a year." Mice normally live up to around three years.
He began looking at supplements that are advertised to help combat aging, but he found little encouragement.
"Most of the tests on these things have been pretty disappointing," he said. "People weren't getting good results with one or two of these things, so we thought, why not put a bunch of things together and see what we get."
The National Institute of Aging encourages this type of research, and there is some evidence that it will, indeed, lead somewhere, but at this point nobody knows whether throwing a boxcar full of supplements down a human throat will do more harm than good.
So the institute offers this advice. For now, eat a healthy diet and get plenty of exercise. Bet you've heard that before, too.
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Basically they've only tested it on rats, but hopefully they will find one that works for humans. :science:
If this works on humans, I'm hoping it'll do something like making 50 the new 20 biologically than just tacking on years on the end of our lives. That would suck.
I wouldn't want something like this because then I'd never have the balls to let myself die
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Additionally, the Earth would get over-populated and we'd have a global crisis on our hands
[QUOTE=alethemagicbum;20452776]I wouldn't want something like this because then I'd never have the balls to let myself die
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Additionally, the Earth would get over-populated and we'd have a global crisis on our hands[/QUOTE]
Birthing limits.
Mandatory vasectomies
Something the rich and privileged will be able to get their hands on. So you don't have to worry about over-population. Shit like this will never be covered by insurance and will most likely be expensive as hell. So common folk can only dream. And like with everything else i'm sure there is a downside to this, nothing comes without a price (Literally and metaphorically speaking.)
[QUOTE=alethemagicbum;20452776]I wouldn't want something like this because then I'd never have the balls to let myself die
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Additionally, the Earth would get over-populated and we'd have a global crisis on our hands[/QUOTE]
Colonization of space.
This is one of the reasons for which we all should aim for high paying jobs. This stuff isn't going to be free due to the problem pointed out by alethemagicbum a few posts above, if it was cheap it would cause enormous over-population. Don't expect this to cost less than 1 million or so € if it's just a single one-time shot (tens of thousands of € for each shot if it needs several over the course of a lifetime).
A fully functional life-lengthener would be a huge step, maybe the next one will be to enhance our abilities, not only prolong them.
[QUOTE=alethemagicbum;20452776]I wouldn't want something like this because then I'd never have the balls to let myself die
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Additionally, the Earth would get over-populated and we'd have a global crisis on our hands[/QUOTE]
Breeding licenses.
[QUOTE=Kyle902;20453503]Breeding licenses.[/QUOTE]
thats not a bad idea actually.
thin out the dumb people so they don't re-populate
That's funny.
All the drinking fountains in my town have E.Coli.
Whopps forgot about the article.
We're not even close to a population crisis, there's still so much free space in the world it's staggering.
and if we do, eliminate china/space colonization
This'll solve our overpopulation problems!
[QUOTE=meatballfish;20454163]We're not even close to a population crisis, there's still so much free space in the world it's staggering.
and if we do, eliminate china/space colonization[/QUOTE]
If I remember correctly, 10 Billion people is the maximum the Earth will be able to hold comfortably before shit really begins to hit the fan.
Safety Harbor, FL is the home of the historic Espiritu Santo Springs, or "Springs of the Holy Spirit", a natural mineral spring. Its waters were given this name in 1539 by the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, who was supposedly searching for the mythical "Fountain of Youth". Prior to the Spanish exploration of Florida, the Tocobaga and Timuquan Indian tribes are believed to have fished and bathed in the spring's waters.
:smug:
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;20454205]If I remember correctly, 10 Billion people is the maximum the Earth will be able to hold comfortably before shit really begins to hit the fan.[/QUOTE]
We're at about what now, 6 Billion?
You've also gotta remember that even if people start living past 80 on average, the human race is stupid, and will always have war, find better weapons of mass destruction, and other ways to kill ourselves.
The population will linger below/around that.
This is pretty old. I used this as a source on a report about what the future might look like.
Still interesting.
[QUOTE=Chronische;20454423]This is pretty old. I used this as a source on a report about what the future might look like.
Still interesting.[/QUOTE]
It's 10 days old, and It was JUST in the paper today here.
Yes, let's increase our life span even more against the natural way of things. :downs:
[QUOTE=meatballfish;20454253]We're at about what now, 6 Billion?
You've also gotta remember that even if people start living past 80 on average, the human race is stupid, and will always have war, find better weapons of mass destruction, and other ways to kill ourselves.
The population will linger below/around that.[/QUOTE]
Nuke china = problem solved ( i like china tho its a beautiful country apart from all the toxic areas )
still i'd like to look younger when i get older but i cant say i'd want to unnaturally extend my health without thinking of the consequences extended life could bring
Just let people have 2 kids only and if they have anymore they get neutered. Having your balls ripped off or ovaries ripped out is a good enough incentive for most people.
[QUOTE=radioactive;20456036]Yes, let's increase our life span even more against the natural way of things. :downs:[/QUOTE]
Damn Radioactive. You're one dumb motherfucker.
I suppose you think that we should get rid of hospitals too right? In fact let's just live in the forest like a bunch of fucking cavemen so that we can have a natural 30 year lifespan.
[QUOTE=Melkor;20456822]Damn Radioactive. You're one dumb motherfucker.
I suppose you think that we should get rid of hospitals too right? In fact let's just live in the forest like a bunch of fucking cavemen so that we can have a natural 30 year lifespan.[/QUOTE]
Its funny cause he is using a computer.
[QUOTE=Melkor;20456822]Damn Radioactive. You're one dumb motherfucker.
I suppose you think that we should get rid of hospitals too right? In fact let's just live in the forest like a bunch of fucking cavemen so that we can have a natural 30 year lifespan.[/QUOTE]
You're just now realizing this?
[QUOTE=windwakr;20457701]Balls ripped off? Do you not know what a vasectomy is? Humans are not animals.[/QUOTE]
Fuck no, you get your balls ripped off for being a prick and over populating the planet. Vasectomies are for civilized people who can control their sexual urges.
When I go crippled and bald with age, I am going to jump out of a plane and land in a school playground during recess. So hopefully this will sway me from that general direction, at least for a short period.
The only way to decrease aging would be to decrease gene degradation. And that's nearly impossible at this moment.
Hole E shit. How many people would choose to do this?
Jesus Christ this sounds EXACTLY like the book "The Declaration"
TL;DR nobody can get old/die because of science and are only allowed to have one child per couple.
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