December Supporter of the Month: Pam Whitehead
Our “Supporter of the Month” initiative was designed to recognize our donors, volunteers, and fundraisers and share their stories with our staff, interns, clients, and visitors. Pam is a cancer survivor and over the past 5 years, has served as a LIVESTRONG Leader. She works as an architect at her own firm and created her own foundation, Triumph Cancer Foundation.LS: How did you become involved with LIVESTRONG?Pam: I was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2000. I was 36, and at that time the cancer landscape was very different. I didn ’t know anyone my age who had cancer, or even anyone with uterine cancer. There was ve...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - December 15, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
An Interview with Mantas Matjusaitis of CellAge, Crowdfunding New Senescent Cell Markers and Removal Methodologies
I mentioned CellAge some weeks ago; a new entry to the collection of companies and research groups interested in developing the means to safely identify and remove senescent cells from old tissues. A few days later one of those companies, UNITY Biotechnology, announced a sizable $116 million venture round, which certainly put the field on the map for anyone who wasn't paying attention up until that point. In contrast, CellAge are determinedly taking the non-profit route, and intend to make the progress they create freely available to the field. Why are senescent cells important? Because they are a cause of aging, and remov...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 10, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Healthy Life Extension Community Source Type: blogs
University of Maryland Ear, Nose & Throat Team Preparing, Fundraising for Annual Volunteer Medical Mission
The University of Maryland Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) team is gearing up for their next volunteer medical mission trip – and they’re hoping you can help them help more people. The team, led by head and neck surgeons Rodney Taylor, MD and Jeffrey Wolf, MD, has begun fundraising for their March 2017 medical mission to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The team is kicking off fundraising with a happy hour at Pen & Quill in Mount Vernon this Thursday, December 8th, from 5-8 pm. A portion of the proceeds and silent auction earnings will contribute to the team’s fundraising efforts.
Every year, the ENT team travels to differe...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - December 6, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chris Lindsley Tags: Doctors Events Service dr jeffrey wolf dr rodney taylor ear nose throat medical missions vietnam volunteer Source Type: blogs
A Special Thanks to Scholastic, Inc. During this Season of Gratitude
by Michelle Bagwell (Intern),& Rebekkah Schear (staff)Cancer is a scary experience for anyone. But for a kid who has a family member, friend or other loved one diagnosed, it can mean uncertainty, questions and fear.When kids learn about cancer in school, they may learn the science behind it, but there ’s a lack of focus on what happens to people and communities when someone is affected by the disease. Schools often forget to teach about the emotional, practical or day-to-day impacts of cancer on families and communities. Moreover, most children are unprepared to cope with the diagnosis of a par ent, sibling, friend o...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - November 20, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Rebekkah Schear (LIVESTRONG Staff) Source Type: blogs
A Non-Polarizing Secretary of the Interior
In 1993, Bill Clinton swept into office with a Democratic majority in both the House and Senate. His attempt to pass a controversial health-care bill failed but generated enough of a backlash that the Republicans took over both houses of Congress in 1995.In 2001, George H.W. Bush entered the White House with Republicans in control of both houses. The events of 9/11 muted criticism of Bush for a time, but by 2007 Democrats had taken over Congress.In 2009, Barack Obama became president and Democrats held both houses of Congress. He succeeded where Clinton failed in passing a health-care bill, but Republicans took over the Ho...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 14, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Randal O'Toole Source Type: blogs
The Work of the Aoki Foundation to Support SENS Rejuvenation Research
Music business entrepreneur Steve Aoki has been a supporter of the SENS rejuvenation research programs for a while now. I'm always pleased to see successful people being vocal about their support for SENS, putting it front and center when talking to their audiences. Placing this important scientific work - as well as the prospects for near future therapies, and the need for philanthropic funding - in front of a bigger audience is a vital to the continued growth of our community and continued progress towards the medical control of aging. We need to reach out to entirely new networks of people, those who would never seek ou...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 12, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Activism, Advocacy and Education Source Type: blogs
Aging, Just Another Disease
Aging is nothing more than a medical condition, and one that should be treated. There is a considerable amount of residual inertia on this topic, however, many people yet to be convinced that aging is anything other than set in stone, or that it is desirable to prevent the suffering and death caused by aging. At the large scale and over the long term, funding for medical research and pace of progress is determined by public support for the goals of that research. This is why we need advocacy, fundraising, and continued public discussion on the plausibility and desirability of building therapies capable of treating the caus...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 2, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
SENS Rejuvenation Research Fundraiser Launched: Become a SENS Patron!
The year-end fundraiser in support of the SENS Research Foundation kicks off today - and all donations are matched dollar for dollar. Funds raised will, as always, go towards speeding up and unblocking currently languishing fields of research that are necessary for the production of effective, working rejuvenation therapies in the years ahead. The SENS Research Foundation has a proven track record on this front, and for years now has used the philanthropic donations provided by our community to generate meaningful progress in research like mitochondrial repair, clearance of senescent cells, clearance of cross-links that st...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 1, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Activism, Advocacy and Education Source Type: blogs
More to science: working as the Chief Scientist of a bus
What is your scientific background?
I received my undergraduate degree in Chemistry at Tougaloo College in Mississippi. After obtaining my B.S., I decided to embark on a journey to become a professional scientist at NYU Langone Medical Center.
Through hard work and perseverance and with the help of extraordinary mentors, I received my Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology.
After my studies, I continued my scientific training at Johns Hopkins University and Weill Cornell Medical Center where I studied neuroscience and cardiology, respectively. I have coauthored numerous publications and presented my work at international an...
Source: BioMed Central Blog - October 6, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Dana Berry Tags: Uncategorized #moretoscience careers early career researchers PhD Science > Careers Source Type: blogs
How to Go About Using Myostatin Antibodies to Grow Muscle Today
Lower levels of myostatin activity, achieved either through genetic engineering or blockade via antibodies, cause muscle growth. In the former case, where individuals lack functional myostatin throughout their lives, the result is lot of additional muscle growth; twice as much muscle tissue, or more. In the latter case the effects are smaller, but still significant. A short course of myostatin antibody treatment in mice added 20% extra muscle mass, and in humans a six month trial in elderly people added a measurable amount of additional muscle, while improving functional measures that typically decline dramatically in late...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 5, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Of Interest Source Type: blogs
2016 Year End SENS Rejuvenation Research Fundraising: Fight Aging! will Match the Donations of New SENS Patrons
As I mentioned not so long ago, and starting on November 1st, Fight Aging! will be doing something a little different in 2016 to support the end of year SENS rejuvenation research charitable fundraising efforts coordinated by the SENS Research Foundation staff. I would hope that I don't have to repeat to the audience here just how important this work is to the future - for ourselves, our descendants, for humanity as a whole. Aging is by far the greatest cause of suffering and death in the world, and we stand on the verge of being able to treat and prevent the causes of aging. Yet we live in a society of bread and circuses ...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 4, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Activism, Advocacy and Education Source Type: blogs
KTKC 2016: Week Three Standings
Well, we’re 26 days into the Kilted to Kick Cancer 2016 Fundraising Challenge, and our total is $6,126. Team Dragon (54) $2,621.00 Team Soul Crusher (11) $1,150.00 Team Ambulance Driver (17) $710.00 Team JBro (6) $495.00 Team Happy Medic (3) $420.00 Team HBC Concealment (5) $245.00 Team Larry and the Limey (4) $205.00 Team JayG ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - September 26, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Charity Kilted to Kick Cancer Win a Free Gun Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, September 26th 2016
This study included 647 patients 80 to 106 years of age who had audiometric evaluations at an academic medical center (141 had multiple audiograms). The degree of hearing loss was compared across the following age brackets: 80 to 84 years, 85 to 89 years, 90 to 94 years, and 95 years and older. From an individual perspective, the rate of hearing decrease between 2 audiograms was compared with age. The researchers found that changes in hearing among age brackets were higher during the 10th decade of life than the 9th decade at all frequencies for all the patients (average age, 90 years). Correspondingly, the annual rate of ...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 25, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Kilted to Kick Cancer 2016: Week Two Standings
We’re two weeks into KTKC 2016, and Team Dragon is kicking all our butts by a wide margin. Is someone going to step in and give the man a challenge? I know several teams have fundraising events at local pubs and Buffalo Wild Wings, but somebody’s gotta give Team Dragon a challenge! Team Dragon: ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - September 15, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Charity Kilted to Kick Cancer Uncategorized Win a Free Gun Source Type: blogs
The Inevitability of the Transhumanist Vision
The article I'll point out today opens by distinguishing capitalized Transhumanism from lower case transhumanism. These are visions of the future grown in that fertile square of ground whose corners are marked by contemporary science fiction, the cutting edge of engineering, the cutting edge of science, and the entrepreneurial community. The real entrepreneurial community, I mean, the people who quietly get things done, not the loud internet-focused groups that you tend to read about in the media. Transhumanism with a small t is a simple description of what we will achieve with technology: we will transform ourselves and s...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Of Interest Source Type: blogs
