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1550 — a Venetian nobleman Luigi Cornaro published the book The Art of Living Long, describing the style of life for the achievement of longevity. [13] The book was translated into many languages. The English version of the book till the 19th century went through more than 50 editions.
Ending Aging: The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs that Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime is a 2007 book written by biogerontologist Aubrey de Grey, with his research assistant Michael Rae.
A 2009 review of longevity research noted: "Extrapolation from worms to mammals is risky at best, and it cannot be assumed that interventions will result in comparable life extension factors. Longevity gains from dietary restriction, or from mutations studied previously, yield smaller benefits to Drosophila than to nematodes, and smaller still ...
The Longevity Project is a 2011 book on the social and psychological characteristics associated with long human longevity. Written by Howard S. Friedman and Leslie R. Martin, the book is based on a 20-year study extending the 60 years of Lewis Terman's Genetic Studies of Genius research.
Kaeberlein became an assistant professor at UW in 2006, an associate professor in 2011, and a full professor in 2015. [3] He has received several awards for his work, including a Breakthroughs in Gerontology Award, an Alzheimer's Association New Investigator Award, and an Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar in Aging Award.
Lifespan debuted at #11 on The New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list on September 28, 2019. [1]The book received mixed reviews from critics. "If you're even mildly hopeful about dunking a basketball at the age of 50, or hiking the Appalachian Trail at 70, or blowing 100 candles out on your birthday cake someday, you might consider making room for Lifespan on your bookshelf," one ...
This research breakthrough was later published in the peer-reviewed journal Organogenesis. [7] Fahy is also a biogerontologist and is the originator and Editor-in-Chief of The Future of Aging: Pathways to Human Life Extension, a multi-authored book on the future of biogerontology. [17]
In addition to his “longevity gene” research, Barzilai studies key mechanisms involved in the biology of aging, including how nutrients [12] and genetics [13] influence lifespan. He has also proposed metformin as a tool to target aging [ 14 ] and has run the Metformin in Longevity Study (completed May 2018) [ 15 ] He is also investigating ...