From lagavril at yahoo.com Thu Apr 6 14:10:17 2006 From: lagavril at yahoo.com (Leonid Gavrilov) Date: Fri Apr 7 08:55:41 2006 Subject: [Ageing] 54 Scientists' Open Letter on Aging Research Message-ID: <1144350617.552402.276620@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com> FYI: ------------------------ Scientists' Open Letter on Aging Research To whom it may concern, Aging has been slowed and healthy lifespan prolonged in many disparate animal models (C. elegans, Drosophila, Ames dwarf mice, etc.). Thus, assuming there are common fundamental mechanisms, it should also be possible to slow aging in humans. Greater knowledge about aging should bring better management of the debilitating pathologies associated with aging, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, and Alzheimer's. Therapies targeted at the fundamental mechanisms of aging will be instrumental in counteracting these age-related pathologies. Therefore, this letter is a call to action for greater funding and research into both the underlying mechanisms of aging and methods for its postponement. Such research may yield dividends far greater than equal efforts to combat the age-related diseases themselves. As the mechanisms of aging are increasingly understood, increasingly effective interventions can be developed that will help prolong the healthy and productive lifespans of a great many people. Sincerely (54 Signatories), Signatures From Leading Aging Researchers Continued at: http://cureaging.org/ and http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/scientistsantiaging/ From nisir at nisir.org.zm Thu Apr 13 09:03:18 2006 From: nisir at nisir.org.zm (National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research) Date: Sat Apr 15 08:16:00 2006 Subject: [Ageing] telomerase activity & IGF-1 Message-ID: <001401c65f03$0b4f6110$0f6414ac@novel> KINDLY SEND ME COPIES OF YOUR RESEARCH WORK RELATING TO TELOMERASE ACTVITY & IGF-1 (production?) IN HUMANS. SINCERELY, Elias J ZIMBA , (Thursday, 13 April 06, 16:00 Hours) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/ageing/attachments/20060413/2756ca1a/attachment.html From sportbibliothek at uni-bonn.de Thu Apr 13 16:14:03 2006 From: sportbibliothek at uni-bonn.de (Sportbibliothek Bonn) Date: Sat Apr 15 08:16:06 2006 Subject: [Ageing] Early bird (I) registration expires: Physical activity and successful Aging (PASA 2006) Message-ID: [Apologies for crossposting] "Physical Activity And Successful Aging" European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity (EGREPA) Xth International Conference September 14-16, 2006 Cologne, Germany Deutsche Sporthochschule (German Sport University) GOOD NEWS # 150 abstract submissions # Authors from 25 different countries (8 outside Europe) # Early bird (I) registration is still possible until Saturday! Go for a 30 % discount: http://www.egrepa.org/conference2006-registration.php # What about joining EGREPA? Pay 40 EUR, save 20 % conference fee and receive the European Review on Aging and Physical Activity, our new Springer journal. TIMELINE April 15th, 2006 Early bird registration I April 30th, 2006 Notification of presentation acceptance May 31th , 2006 Early bird registration II WEBSITE UPDATE Please find all details on our Website http://www.egrepa.org. CONFERENCE SCOPE The Xth EGREPA Conference is oriented towards researchers, clinicians, practitioners, trainers, healthcare-professionals, service-providers, family and professional geriatric caregivers, decision makers in the private and public sectors in the field of physical activity, sports and aging for older adults. According to the different target groups four program columns will be arranged (participants are welcome to switch between columns): Science & research Programmes & promotion Training for trainers Practical exercise for everybody Kind regards, Michael Brach conference manager From lagavril at yahoo.com Mon Apr 17 21:41:34 2006 From: lagavril at yahoo.com (Leonid Gavrilov) Date: Thu Apr 20 08:53:43 2006 Subject: [Ageing] "Longevity Science" Blog update Message-ID: <1145328094.623953.312120@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> Greetings, This is an information update about our Discussion Blog on Longevity Science: http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/ This discussion blog is an interactive extension of our scientific and educational website: "Longevity Science: Unraveling the Secrets of Human Longevity" http://longevity-science.org/ The Blog contains 9 postings so far, open for comments (see below) Any comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! Kind regards, -- Leonid Gavrilov, Ph.D. Website: http://longevity-science.org/ Blog: http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/ =================================== Here is the list of recent postings at "Longevity Science" Blog arranged in reversed chronological order (most recent postings go first) Younger Moms' Kids Get Longevity Edge http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/2006/04/younger-moms-kids-get-longevity-edge.html "Living to 100 and Beyond" International Symposium http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/2006/04/living-to-100-and-beyond-international.html 54 Scientists' Open Letter on Aging Research http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/2006/04/54-scientists-open-letter-on-aging.html Childhood Conditions and Exceptional Longevity http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/2006/03/childhood-conditions-and-exceptional.html Longevity Lecture in Chicago http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/2006/03/longevity-lecture-in-chicago.html Yulia Kushnareva http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/2006/02/yulia-kushnareva.html New Media Coverage of Longevity Science http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/2006/02/new-media-coverage-of-longevity.html Aging & Longevity Lecture at Columbia University http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/2006/02/aging-longevity-lecture-at-columbia_07.html New Scientific Blog: Longevity Science http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/2006/02/new-scientific-blog-longevity-science.html