Life Extension: Researchers have discovered the secret to double the lifespan of humans, but should we embrace this?

· Emerging Technologies in Medical Book 10 · One Billion Knowledgeable
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What Is Life Extension

The idea of life extension refers to the process of prolonging the human lifetime, either subtly via advancements in medical technology or drastically by raising the maximum lifespan beyond the usually accepted limit of 125 years. Life extension may be achieved in any of these two ways:


How You Will Benefit


(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:


Chapter 1: Life extension


Chapter 2: Senescence


Chapter 3: Longevity


Chapter 4: Maximum life span


Chapter 5: Low-protein diet


Chapter 6: Free-radical theory of aging


Chapter 7: Caloric restriction mimetic


Chapter 8: Daf-2


Chapter 9: Biological immortality


Chapter 10: Calorie restriction


Chapter 11: CRON-diet


Chapter 12: Evolution of ageing


Chapter 13: Index of topics related to life extension


Chapter 14: Outline of life extension


Chapter 15: Ageing


Chapter 16: Clive McCay


Chapter 17: Anti-aging movement


Chapter 18: Genetics of aging


Chapter 19: Disposable soma theory of aging


Chapter 20: Hallmarks of aging


Chapter 21: Timeline of senescence research


(II) Answering the public top questions about life extension.


(III) Real world examples for the usage of life extension in many fields.


(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of life extension' technologies.


Who This Book Is For


Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of life extension.

About the author

Fouad Sabry is the former Regional Head of Business Development for Applications at HP. Fouad has received his B.Sc. of Computer Systems and Automatic Control in 1996, dual master’s degrees from University of Melbourne (UoM) in Australia, Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2008, and Master of Management in Information Technology (MMIT) in 2010. Fouad has more than 20 years of experience in Information Technology and Telecommunications fields, working in local, regional, and international companies, such as Vodafone and IBM. Fouad joined HP in 2013 and helped develop the software business in tens of markets. Currently, Fouad is an entrepreneur, author, futurist, focused on Emerging Technologies, and Industry Solutions, and founder of One Billion Knowledgeable (1BK) Initiative.

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