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Bumping this because nobody talked about Max's post. A drug that potentially reverses aging (at least to some extent) is preparing for human trials and no comment? There are testing Nicotinamide Mononucleotide. There are supplements on the market which contain Nicotinamide Riboside, which is supposed to have similar effects. One is this:
https://www.elysiumhealth.com
Which is a direct result of this research:
http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-new-and-reversible-cause-of-aging
I am worried about this. I think people who live too long may get so stuck in their ways they will be trying to bring back coal jobs in 200 years. Progress will grind to a halt and the population will explode. Birth rate are down everywhere, but the population is going up because fewer people are dying everywhere. If you can keep your fortune for 1000 years, consolidation of wealth will reach crazy proportions.
Anyway, not a fan of reversing aging, and that comes from someone who loves and respects his 94 year old grandma. I am not purporting that old people are useless, but you have your time and you have to make the most of it. If you are given unlimited time, a lot of incentives to do things go away.