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Weekly reads: BioViva & life-extension clinic, RMATs, universal cells

I've written before about Liz Parrish and her life-extension firm BioViva. Now they appear to have connections with another entity called Integrated Health Systems or IHS, according to a new Wired article. Some of what is going on with IHS and maybe BioViva in Mexico seems extremely risky to me. BioViva, Parrish, and Integrated Health Systems The Wired piece by Frank Swain …
BioViva CEO Liz Parrish in YouTube video.

US Stem Cell says it & 10 others face malpractice suits

Mike Tomas, CEO of US Stem Cell
Unproven stem cell clinic firm US Stem Cell and many others are apparently facing potential malpractice lawsuits. How it came to light via US Stem itself is somewhat surprising. US Stem Cell and malpractice notice The news popped up in an SEC filing by US Stem Cell, which I wasn't even sure was still active as a business. The publicly-traded …

Long telomeres link to disease suggests caution on anti-aging push

Are long telomeres better than short ones? What about older folks lengthening their telomeres somewhat or stabilizing the length? Could this counter aging? As with many things, the story is far more complicated than we might hope. For background, telomeres are special structures protecting the ends of chromosomes. I remember as a young student that I loved the idea of …
long telomeres