Since the mid-1700s, underwriters have been predicting human lifespan and mortality rate to manage the risk associated with providing life insurance. For more than 200 years, very little changed in regards to how medical underwriters determined longevity risk. That was until the introduction of blood collection in the 1980s when insurance companies grappled with the ...

  If there’s anything close to a universal truth in the science community, it’s that today’s common knowledge can easily turn into tomorrow’s misconception. Cigarettes were once good for you, or at least not harmful… Morphine was a great remedy for teething children… And women couldn’t run distance races because their uterus might fall out… ...

While attending a longevity-themed event earlier this summer, we quickly noticed something was different. For the past several years, when it came to gatherings focused on the fields of longevity and aging, the rooms were filled with researchers, gerontologists, and medical experts spanning all fields of science. This makes sense as the concepts of cellular ...

Looking back on market-wide trends is to look back at the course of ships past sailed. Hindsight is 20/20, and the investment market is chock-full of missed opportunities. Amazon in 1997, Google in 2004, Bitcoin in 2017, and NFTs in early 2021 – the list goes on. Who knew that the stock market would go ...

  “Whether you experience heaven or hell, remember that it is your mind which creates them.” ― Timothy Leary Timothy Leary, long considered the godfather of psychedelics, was a classically trained psychologist and well-qualified to determine the illusory (though impactful, damaging, and often problematic) nature of some of the most common mental health disorders. By ...

The longevity industry is on track to be worth trillions of dollars in the coming years. But what if you wanted to invest? Do you know where and how to spot the opportunities? If you’ve been looking for these answers, don’t fret – we’re here to help. That’s why today, we’re excited to announce the launch ...

Less Death Event Nevada City, CA July 20-24, 2022 Around the world, more people are beginning to realize longevity’s massive opportunities (and challenges). Although the idea of living longer, healthier lives is nothing new, the real possibilities of this happening are no longer just a pipe dream. Humans are living longer than ever before in ...

The science of aging is exploding. Decades of fundamental research have given us deep insight into the mechanisms of longevity. Today, new companies are forming rapidly, promising drugs are now moving from the laboratory into the clinic, and the possibility of extending human lives beyond the age of 100 – a notion once seen as ...

Although 2022 has been a record breaking year for longevity funding with billions of dollars already pouring in, much of the funding has been relegated to a small, select group of companies. These companies have the potential to change the longevity landscape as we know it, however, there is always a risk of too much ...

Each year, Congress must pass a budget to fund the government for the following year. This requirement has become fairly complex over the years. The decisions of both which federal programs should be funded and exactly how much each receives must be agreed on. The entire affair, commonly known as the Federal Budget and Appropriations ...