The X Prize is taking aim at aging with a new $101M award

Re:The X Prize is taking aim at aging with a new $101M award by webmaven on Sunday December 03, 2023 @02:11PM (#38509803)

Worth noting that the criteria being measured for success, while they may indicate "reverse aging" by decades, probably won't delay death by anywhere near as much.

In other words, extending healthspan is not the same as extending lifespan.

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Re:The X Prize is taking aim at aging with a new $101M award by kiba on Sunday December 03, 2023 @03:05PM (#38510251)

Healthspan are likely strongly correlated to lifespan, especially if it reverse aging by decades.

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Re:The X Prize is taking aim at aging with a new $101M award by webmaven on Monday December 04, 2023 @02:40AM (#38514639)

Consider the many causes of death that may not be strongly negatively correlated with the particular metrics being targeted here, like accidents, heart disease, or stroke.

An improved immune system response (aimed at infectious diseases) may also do well at suppressing cancer rates (2nd leading cause of death), or if not, may at least improve remission or survival rates for treatments, but that is somewhat speculative, and you might also (or instead) get an increase in various autoimmune problems.

So, from a "reversal" of a decade or more of aging by those measures, you might find that longevity is only increased by a couple of years.

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