longevity
Chamomile Tea Might Protect You from Dropping Dead
While mom wisdom has long held that chamomile is an effective folk remedy for calming you down on bad days that verge on nigh-postal rage, the gentle daisy-like flower may have another power: keeping you alive.
This Man Thinks You Should Drink Your Own Piss Every Day
Bao Yufan is 80 years old and is the picture of health, claiming that he has the bone density of a 30-year-old and can still exercise for hours at a time. Bao puts his impressive athleticism down to 23 years of regularly drinking his own piss.
The Difference in Life Expectancy Between the Rich and Poor is Getting Worse
A new UK study suggests we’re all going to live longer than expected—but some more than others.
There Is a Longevity Pill Backed by Five Nobel Prize Winners
A new pill marketed as a dietary supplement claims it can boost 'metabolic health.'
The Transhumanist Church That Has Faith in Technology
Established last year in Hollywood, Florida, the Church of Perpetual Life offers a spiritual and religious take on the quest for radical life extension.
Immortality Has a Funding Problem
"People want to invest today to make money tomorrow, that's the thing."
There's a $1 Million Prize for Engineering a Fountain of Youth
And of course a Silicon Valley investor is behind it.
Google Translate's Lead Scientist Is Going to Help Conquer Death
After all, translating genetic code into actionable information isn't all that different from translating languages.
What a Transhumanist Keeps in the Medicine Cabinet
A look at some of the substances promoted in an anti-ageing catalogue I picked up at a transhumanist meet-up.