7/7/22: Issue #9

Issue #9

July 07, 2022

July 7, 2022 | Issue #9

Good evening.

Welcome back to another issue of spannr. Living a long, healthy life means that it is important to take time to reflect and enjoy the simpler things. That’s why, on the heels of this holiday week, the team behind this letter will be offline as we’ll be doing some long-overdue traveling...

That said, 

expect our next issue to drop on Thursday, July 21st

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Analyzing one of Aging's Biggest Dilemmas: The Lack Of Government Funding

Each year, Congress must pass a budget to fund the government for the following year. This congressional requirement has become complicated over the years, but no less important as the final budget chooses what federal programs should be funded and exactly how much capital should be allocated to each program.The entire affair, commonly known as the Federal Budget and Appropriations process, can have a significant impact on US education, child care, human services, urban development, healthcare, and things of that nature.More importantly for longevity enthusiasts, however, is that these budgets give us a chance to see how much funding the National Institute on Aging (NIA) – the largest government entity supporting geroscience – receives annually.With this information, not only do we get to see how much capital the NIA requests, but we also get the opportunity to make apple-to-apples comparisons with other government-funded health initiatives comprised under the National Institutes of Health (NIH).This perhaps gives us a closer look at just how much importance the US government puts on aging and the breakthrough therapies scientists are developing to extend the lifespan of humans.Common sense tells us this kind of stuff (i.e., life extension, cellular rejuvenation, the prevention of age-related disease, etc.) is critically important.Yet the numbers we go over in our latest report, on the other hand, might lead you to believe that the government actually cares very little.But before we pass on too much judgment, let’s take a step back and look over how the NIA gets funded in the first place, the agency’s annual goals, and how much money it has received over the years. Continue Reading >>

  • Centenarian Tortoises May Set the Standard for Anti-Aging (New York Times)

  • Barking Up the Right Tree: How Dogs Just Might Be the Key to Human Longevity (spannr)

  • A Week At The Most Secretive Conference On Aging (Forbes)

  • Genetic Screening Now Lets Parents Pick the Healthiest Embryos (WIRED)

  • Valter Longo 🎙️: Fasting & Nutrition Protocols For Longevity & Disease Prevention (Rich Roll Podcast) 

  • The maddening saga of how an Alzheimer’s ‘cabal’ thwarted progress toward a cure for decades (Stat News)

  • Cheating My Way to a Ketogenic Lifestyle (NEO.LIFE)

In two weeks, from July 20-24th, LessDeath will be hosting the Longevity Summer Camp in Nevada City, California.While it's our first time sponsoring an event, and the first time we get to hand out some fresh merch 👍, we truly look forward to meeting everyone there.And while we're on the topic of events, here are some others worth attending to keep on your radar...