The Edmonton Aging Symposium hosted at the University of Alberta is now available worldwide via the Internet.  For those of you who are unable to travel to Alberta to attend in person, this is a fantastic means of exposing yourself to cutting edge research on all facets of life extension.

There is a plethora of speakers who are noted authorties on various facets of aging / life extension research. Among the speakers, Aubrey de Grey of Methuselah Foundation will be present, as well as Gregory Stock, of UCLA, and Daniel Callahan.  Doctors Stock and Callahsan will be taking proponent and opponent poistions on the desirablity of life extension.

Internet attendance is a paltry $5 Canadian.

You can register for the conference online at the

With all the wondrous medical applications that stem cells may be useful for in the near future, it is little wonder that some enterprise would decide to start extracting and storing adult stell cells a fee.  Already a popular decision for cord blood, it should come as no surprise that an organization in California is leading the way.

Anti-Aging Institute Selling Extraction, Storage of Stem Cells (San Diego Business Journal)
A local anti-aging institute has become the first to offer extraction and storage of adult stem cells for future medical uses in the region — and likely one of the first in the country& ...

More and more data is confirming what life extensionists have been saying for some time:   Longevity is on the increase in a dramatic way.  Longer lifespans are going to radically reshape our world's culture and economy much sooner than many might have thought.

The study:  Why Population Aging Matters: A Global Perspective,  was presented at the Summit on Global Aging.  The event was hosted by the U.S. State Department and the National Institute on Aging.

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Nine Trends in Global Aging Present Challenges, Says U.S. Study (Senior Journal)< ...

Researchers have determined that there are approximately 1000 genetic mutations linked to various cancers.  150ish of which are driver genes with the bulk being passenger genes going along for the proverbial ride.

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Yale Researchers Named Ellison Foundation Senior Scholars in Aging (Yale University)
New Haven, Conn. — Two distinguished Yale scientists have been named Senior Scholars in Aging research by the Ellison Medical Foundation , a four-year award made to established investigators for research into understanding development processes that affect lifespan, and age-related diseases and disabilities.

More and more people are beating cancer, another sign of our recent progress in healing. 

Cancer no longer a death sentence (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
A cancer diagnosis is no longer a death sentence

It turns out, more research is pointing to Cocoa being good for you.  Every time I read things like this I am more convinced that there is actually be a beneficent omnipotent being. 

Research: Cocoa may boost blood flow in brain (Dallas Morning News)
SAN FRANCISCO – A nice cup of the right kind of cocoa could hold the promise of promoting brain function as people age. In an increasingly aging world, medical researchers are seeing more cases of dementia and are looking for ways to make brains work better.