Life Extension science

 There is a growing demand to look more youthful in today's society, and it is gradually being 

noticed more and more how we are starting to 

become an ageless race if a person has the money to invest in themselves. It has become apparent more and more that age doesnt pay so much of a factor in reationships now, with older men often dating younger women (some times for money) and the idea of Kougar Women, who specifically have an interedt in younger men. 

Life extension science is the study of slowing down or reversing the process of aging, to extend the maximum and average lifespan. Researchers, life extensionists and longevists velieve that 

future breakthroughs in tissue rejuvination with stem cells, molecular repair, and organ 

replacement (such as artificial organs or 

xenotransplantations) will eventually allow humans to have an indefinite lifespan through the process of complete rejuvenation to a healthy youthful condition. 

The US market in the sale of anti aging products is in the range of $50 billion of revenue each year. 

When we age, an organism accumulates damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and its organs. The accumulated damage is the reslult of 

oxidation damage to the cell. The maximum 

lifespan for a human can be currently maximized at approximately 120 years, whilst the maximum lifespan of a mouse, which is commonly used as a model in reserch on aging, is about 4 years. Genetic differences in humans and mice obviously cause this diverse difference. These differences include the efficiency of DNA repair, types and quantities of antioxidant enzymes and different rates of free radical (molecule) production. 

 Average lifespan in a population is also affected by infant and child mortality, which are often linked to infectious diseases or nutritional 

problems. When we get older the vulnerability changes from this to accidents and age-related chronic disease such as cancer or cardiovascular diseases. A way to help extend the lifespan of an individual is through improved medical care, 

vaccinations, healthy diet, exercise and avoidance of hazards such as smoking or drugs.

Some of the current anti-aging strategies that are in place include:

Improvement of diet and additional supplements

Hormone Treatments

Anti-aging nutritional supplementation and 

medicine

Proposed strategies of life extension:

Nanotechnology

Cloning and body part replacement

Cryonics

Strategies for engineered negligible senescence (SENS)

Genetic modification

Fooling genes