Aliquot #103: The Future of Aging Therapeutics, Part 2
Aliquot #103: The Future of Aging Therapeutics, Part 2
In part I of this two-part series on the future of aging research, we discussed the hallmarks of aging and the cutting-edge therapies aimed at understanding and manipulating the complex processes underlying these hallmarks, including epigenetic aging clocks and pluripotent stem cells. Beyond these advancements, scientists envision more futuristic possibilities, such as stem cell transplantation, intravenous delivery of soluble blood factors that extend longevity, and parabiosis.
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In part I of this two-part series on the future of aging research, we discussed the hallmarks of aging and the cutting-edge therapies aimed at understanding and manipulating the complex processes underlying these hallmarks, including epigenetic aging clocks and pluripotent stem cells. Beyond these advancements, scientists envision more futuristic possibilities, such as stem cell transplantation, intravenous delivery of soluble blood factors that extend longevity, and parabiosis.
In this Aliquot, part II of a two-part series on the future of aging research, Drs. Steve Horvath, Morgan Levine, and George Church discuss some exciting anti-aging therapies on the horizon.
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Can stem cell transplants reverse aging?
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Does young blood reset the aging clock?
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What workings underlie epigenetic clocks?
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Convincing old cells they're young – from cloning to unique DNA factors
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Gene therapy for treating diverse age-related diseases
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How animal research helps us understand human aging
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Reverting 40-year-old skin cells to their embryonic state
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Is aging one directional? (reversing hallmarks of aging in mice)
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Can cells and mitochondria be reset to a better functioning state?
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Parabiosis vs. plasma exchange
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What accumulates in blood over time and can diluting plasma rejuvenate?
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Is there something "magical" in young blood?
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