Bryan Johnson’s “Clone”: Where the Sci-Fi Ends and the Science Begins

The biohacker says his “newborn” clone could supply young blood, test experimental treatments, and eventually grow replacement organs.

(Bryan Johnson says he’s cloned himself, which could supply young blood, help test experimental treatments, and eventually grow replacement organs. | Futurism)

Aging &amp; Longevity

In the largest study of its kind, Viennese scientists analyzed over 25, 000 human tissue slices with AI to determine the architectural changes that occur with aging and how to predict disease. 


The principal investigator of the study, Dr. Andre Rendeiro (image: rendeiro.group).

Finalist Teams Awarded $1 Million in XPrize Healthspan Contest to Transform Healthy Aging

The XPrize Healthspan—which will split $101 million among teams developing therapeutics to restore muscle, cognitive, and immune function in older adults—has named 10 teams receiving $1 million each.

(XPrize announced the finalists for its XPrize Healthspan competition | XPrize)

The XPrize Healthspan competition has named its top 20 finalist groups that will submit their aging intervention therapies for human trial testing.

The Overlooked Organ That Could Hold the Key to Fighting Aging

Scientists are researching ways to regrow the thymus, an immune organ that vanishes with age, to suppress the tolls of aging.

(The thymus [colored orange] is located in the upper chest | NAD.com)

An organ involved in immunity, the thymus, vanishes as people get older, and scientists are researching ways to regrow it to fight aging.

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Longevity Medicine’s Peptides Craze: Evidence, Delivery Challenges, and Expert Opinions

Advocates say peptides offer significant benefits against aging, while researchers warn that these claims outpace the evidence.

(Peptides are often injected with a syringe | Harvard Health)

Proponents say peptides offer significant effects against aging, while skeptical scientists say these claims outpace the evidence.

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Bryan Johnson’s “Clone”: Where the Sci-Fi Ends and the Science Begins

Researchers Harness Artificial Intelligence to Understand How We Age: New Study

10 Finalist Teams Awarded $1 Million in XPrize Healthspan Contest to Transform Healthy Aging

The Overlooked Organ That Could Hold the Key to Fighting Aging

Longevity Medicine’s Peptides Craze: Evidence, Delivery Challenges, and Expert Opinions