SENS Research Foundation 2020 Year End Fundraiser: Donate to Fund the Foundational Science Needed for New Rejuvenation Therapies

We live in the early, formative years of the era of rejuvenation, in which medicine will target the mechanisms of aging, increasingly effectively as the years pass, in order to make the old physiologically young once again. The first, crude rejuvenation therapies worthy of the name are under development or already available to the adventurous. These are senolytic treatments that selectively destroy the accumulated senescent cells that contribute to aging. Senescent cells produce chronic inflammation, tissue dysfunction, and age-related disease. By removing even just a third to a half of senescent cells in just some tissues, mice have been rejuvenated, their healthy life spans extended, and numerous age-related conditions reversed. Biotech companies are developing drugs and running trials. Human patients will be next. It isn't an accident that this is happening now. The non-profit SENS Research Foundation and Methuselah Foundation are two small but important organizations that have, since shortly after the turn of the century, worked tirelessly to (a) change the culture of the scientific community to focus on the possibility of treating aging as a medical condition, (b) unblock stalled areas of important research into repairing the molecular damage that causes aging, (c) persuade funding institutions and the public at large to support an end to the suffering and pain of aging, and (b) build a network of like-minded fellow travelers and advocates. These efforts are worki...
Source: Fight Aging! - Category: Research Authors: Tags: Activism, Advocacy and Education Source Type: blogs