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LongeCity science support: quick guide/FAQ

Jun 13 2013 12:33 AM | caliban in Projects

What is LongeCity? LongeCity is a registered, members-based non-profit organisation. More info here. What THEMES of science projects does LongeCity support? We support research into ageing and the extension of human lifespan. This means we support...

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Research funding 2013: Expression of interest s...

May 17 2013 09:05 PM | caliban in Projects

LongeCity continues to support small-scale, high-impact life extension research with community crowdfunding. (For a review of previous projects see here) Projects should: - aim to make a scientific contribution to the extension of the human life...

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Write for LongeCity

Apr 08 2013 07:20 PM | caliban in Knowledge

There are 4 ways of writing for LongeCity: (1) Commissioned topics  800-1500 word (ca. 2-3 pages) articles on any of the topics listed below.  As long as the topic is listed, it remains open for submissions. Authors are invited to submit a finished...

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crowdsourced multivitamin

Dec 17 2012 01:06 AM | caliban in Projects

Extending maximum human lifespan will likely require a wide range of new biotechnology. Powerful interventions such as pharmaceuticals, stem cell technology, and gene therapy are in development but could be years or decades away from widespread impleme...

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Carbon nanospheres almost double rat lifespan:...

Jul 14 2012 10:19 PM | ImmInst in Knowledge

by AgeVivo and Sven Bulterijs more discussion of the paper in question in this thread in the C60 Health sub-forum this article is a work in progress, it may change over time based on discussions and new information / Introduction In June of 2012...

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Cryonics

Feb 19 2012 07:54 AM | benbest in Knowledge

The following is a quick overview on Cryonics. NB: The information below is periodically reviewed for accuracy, but LongeCity makes no representations or gives any warranties whatsoever that the following information is accurate and complete at any po...

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Cryopreservation Fundraiser

Jan 08 2012 03:58 PM | caliban in Projects

The winning project has now been selected: Uncovering the mechanisms of cryoprotectant toxicity Joao Pedro de Magalhaes (aging@liv.ac.uk), Soren Stirling Integrative Genomics of Ageing Group, University of Liverpool, UK Background Vitrification le...

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Metformin a life extension drug?

Dec 08 2011 11:28 PM | s123 in Knowledge

by Sven Bulterijs For hundreds of years it has been known that a plant extract from the French lilac (Galega officinalis) improved the intense urination seen in diabetes patients. From this plant guanidine was extracted but it was too toxic for human...

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Calorie Restriction Primer

Nov 18 2011 08:52 PM | caliban in Knowledge

by Sven Bulterijs & Paul McGlothin, Often described as the only proven intervention that extends mean and maximal life-span in mammalian species, it is also a lifestyle choice for the committed immortalist. But why and how does it work? How to begi...

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Folding@Home Team

Nov 06 2011 07:33 PM | brokenportal in Projects

Use your computer's spare processing power to help cure disease! TheLongevity Meme has teamed up with Longecity to contribute to the Stanford Folding@Home distributing computing project – aimed at curing disease through understanding the basics of...

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Crosslinks

Oct 07 2011 12:48 PM | ImmInst in Knowledge

by Johan Sjöberg The diseases and complications of aging are infamous –cardiovascular disease, cataracts, Alzheimer's disease, amyloidosis, cancer, and so on. Their effects are often debilitating, and one of them will always end up causing your death...

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Template Variables Help

Mar 17 2010 12:00 AM | caliban in Knowledge

All templates are capable of using template tags, and as such when you edit any type of template, there will be a "template tag help" link. Clicking this produces a sidebar (there is then a link in the sidebar to open a separate popup) that details al...

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What Is A Frontpage?

Mar 16 2010 11:00 PM | caliban in Knowledge

IP.Content 2.0 uses the term "frontpage" to refer to both the homepage of the Articles module, and the landing page of each individual category. We have introduced this new navigational structure to better allow you to showcase content, while presenti...

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