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• More Studies on Metformin and Survival September 6, 2023
  In this update, we review two recent papers that address the question of people with type 2 diabetes who take metformin living longer than people without the disease who don’t, but without the flaw in the 2014 study. We find that, as expected, metformin is a good diabetes drug but shows no sign of being […]
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• Molecules to Destroy Microbial Invaders in the Brain and Hold Beta-Amyloid in Check September 5, 2023
  Part of: AmyloSENS ApoptoSENS GlycoSENS LysoSENS MitoSENS OncoSENS RepleniSENS Stanford University Principal Investigator: Annelise E. BarronResearch Team: Kristian Sørensen, Jennifer Lin, Josefine Eilsø Nielsen, and John Fortkort The aging brain is vulnerable to invasion by infectious microbes, and there is compelling evidence that some of these pathogens drive neurodegenerative aging of the Alzheimer’s type (AD). […]
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• Education Department September 2023 Updates September 3, 2023
  Read more about SRF Education programs highlights and upcoming events. The post Education Department September 2023 Updates appeared first on SENS Research Foundation.
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• Job Opportunity: Director of Research August 22, 2023
  Job Type: Full-timeTitle: Director of ResearchSalary: $140,000 – $175,000 per yearLocation: In-person at our Research Center in Mountain View, CA 94041Schedule: Normal business hours (M-F 9AM – 5PM PST) SRF Overview: SENS Research Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to develop new treatments for age-related diseases. Our mission is to bring an end to the suffering […]
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• Sponsor a Student August 15, 2023
  SENS Research Foundation (SRF) is launching its campaign Sponsor a Student to increase charitable donations that will allow it to hire more student researchers and teach them that aging is not indisputable. Sponsoring a student dramatically transforms a young person’s life, giving them a chance to conduct world-class research and learn more about the career […]
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• Introducing the SRF-University of Toledo PhD Program August 14, 2023
  We are thrilled to announce the launch of a joint PhD program between SENS Research Foundation and the University of Toledo Biological Sciences Department. This program offers a unique opportunity for aspiring researchers to pursue their doctoral degree in the cutting-edge field of anti-aging research, with a damage-repair approach. The post Introducing the SRF-University of […]
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• Ending Aging Forum 2023 August 3, 2023
  This virtual event is your opportunity to hear first-hand about the latest advances that our in-house researchers are making toward new rejuvenation biotechnologies, along with some of our young scientists-in-training and outside researchers whose research we fund. The post Ending Aging Forum 2023 appeared first on SENS Research Foundation.
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• Education Department August 2023 Updates August 2, 2023
  Read more about SRF Education programs highlights and upcoming events. The post Education Department August 2023 Updates appeared first on SENS Research Foundation.
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• Set My Heart Free: Two AmyloSENS Therapies Targeting Cardiac Amyloid in Clinical Trials August 2, 2023
  TTR cardiac amyloid contributes to heart failure and appears to limit the lives of the longest-lived humans. One AmyloSENS antibody shows high promise to remove this amyloid and restore function in the aging heart in an early-stage clinical trial. A second such antibody is coming close behind it, and a tiny number of people’s immune […]
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• The Grand Opening of Our New Facilities July 9, 2023
  June 23, 2023 - SRF had the Grand Opening of our expanded Research Center in Mountain View, CA. In attendance were local and state dignitaries, members of the SRF Board, SRF senior staff and scientific leads, SRF staff and Education program participants, and a number of distinguished and welcome guests. The post The Grand Opening […]
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