Video FAQ About Aging

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In this series of video FAQs, Dr. Aubrey de Grey answers common questions about aging.

The Problem of Aging Why should we defy aging? What do you consider an ideal lifespan?

Concerns About Defeating Aging If aging is cured won't this cause severe overpopulation? Will living longer have a negative impact on social security and retirement benefits? If aging is cured will older people compete with younger generations for jobs and status? Why would I want to live longer if I am old and frail? Why would I want to live longer if my brain is aging? Do life extension therapies take religion and spirituality into account? Is technology ahead of our morals? How much will life extension therapies cost?

The Aging Process Is aging a disease? Do you think aging is a disorder? Does science fully understand the aging process? What causes aging? What are the "seven deadly causes of human aging?"

Reversing Aging Can the aging process be slowed down or reversed? When did life extension studies first begin? What are "life extension therapies?" What is "rejuvenation therapy?" What is your master plan for extending the human lifespan? Is SENS endorsed by mainstream gerontologists? What is "tissue rejuvenation?" How might stem cells increase my life span? How might organ transplants extend my life? What is "gene therapy?" What types of experiments are necessary to test life extension therapies? Why are mice being used to study rejuvenation technologies? What is "Robust Mouse Rejuvenation" (RMR)? Will life extension therapies be able to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's? How will life extension therapies affect diseases like cancer? Will people eventually stop dying from old age? Will eternal youth be a reality 50 years from now? Will humans ever achieve immortality?

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