5 Things You Don’t Want to Miss at the LIVESTRONG Challenge!
The2016 LIVESTRONG Challenge is coming up on October 16, 2016. Starting in downtown Austin, participants can ride 20, 45, 65, or 100 miles on routes through the Texas Hill Country, or head out for the 5k run/walk. Here are five things you don’t want to miss out on this 20th anniversary year:1. The PUPPY Power Stop!This year ’s LIVESTRONG Challenge is packed with exciting and new rest stops along each course route. One of our personal favorites is our partnership withAustin Pets Alive to provide an assortment of adorable puppies for participants to pet and play with while they take a brief break from the course. The...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - August 15, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Invests in Ichor Therapeutics to Support Development of a SENS Damage Repair Therapy for Macular Degeneration
Ichor Therapeutics is spinning off a startup venture to work on turning SENS Research Foundation technology for the clearance of age-related metabolic waste into a treatment for macular degeneration. In the spirit of doing rather than just talking about doing, Fight Aging! has invested a modest amount to help fund this research and development project, alongside others you might recognize such as philanthropist Michael Greve. With all of the other fundraising going on at the moment, I should say that this is a very late notice of events that took place months ago; the funding round was being assembled around the same time ...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 15, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Setting A Big Goal: Going “Over The Edge”
I ’ve taken on a good share of charity challenges over the years including marathons, multi-day running events and more Speed Golf tournaments than I can remember. But “Going Over the Edge” in Atlanta this September fills me with more trepidation than any fundraiser that has come before.A fear of heights + rappelling down a 20 story building = a very nervous Greg!I know that on September 10th when the instructor guides me over the edge of Buckhead Tower I am going to need all the motivation I can get. That’s why today I am calling on our community to help us reach a big fundraising goal together: $10,000 for LIVE...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - August 11, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Greg Lee, President Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 1st 2016
Fight Aging! provides a weekly digest of news and commentary for thousands of subscribers interested in the latest longevity science: progress towards the medical control of aging in order to prevent age-related frailty, suffering, and disease, as well as improvements in the present understanding of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to extending healthy life. Expect to see summaries of recent advances in medical research, news from the scientific community, advocacy and fundraising initiatives to help speed work on the repair and reversal of aging, links to online resources, and much more.
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Source: Fight Aging! - July 31, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Top 5 Reasons to Go Over the Edge with Team LIVESTRONG
< p > On September 10, 2016 < a href="https://www.teamlivestrong.org/events/over-the-edge-atlanta/" > Team LIVE < strong > STRONG < /strong > is partnering with Over the Edge < /a > for an all new event experience in Atlanta, Georgia! Participants will rappel down the side of Buckhead Tower all while raising vital funds to support LIVE < strong > STRONG < /strong > ’s free programs and services. Sound like a challenge you are up to? Here are five great reasons to get you < a href="https://www.teamlivestrong.org/events/over-the-edge-atlanta/" > signed up < /a > : < /p > < p > < strong > 1. You ’ll have a story unlike ...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - July 24, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Mike Threadgould (LIVESTRONG Staff) Source Type: blogs
