July 20, 2023 | Issue #60

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In this week's newsletter:👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Find Your Tribe to Live Longer 💰 SiPhox Health lands big name investors 🌐 Massages Promote Longevity?📈 Another Big Week for the Longevity Stock Index

Want to Live Longer? Find Your Tribe

A Harvard study was conducted over an 80 year period, starting in 1938, tracking the health of graduates.The intention behind the study was to determine what contributed to healthy and happy lives over the course of decades, and the researchers were startled with their discoveries. “The surprising finding is that our relationships and how happy we are in our relationships has a powerful influence on our health,” said Robert Waldinger, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.“Taking care of your body is important, but tending to your relationships is a form of self-care too. That, I think, is the revelation."Sebastian Junger also talked about the importance of community in his book Tribe. Providing examples related to war, disaster, and tribal societies, Junger fundamentally argues that although tribal connection is mostly nonexistent in modern society, it’s this type of connection that is key to our psychological well-being and survival. What benefits can you gain from being a part of a community (or communities)? There are many...

• Genentech recently announced dozens of new positions, many with salaries over $300k. VIEW ALL HERE. 

• Browse thousands of jobs in the longevity industry, updated daily, in Spannr's new Jobs database HERE. 

• SiPhox Health, a company building next-generation diagnostics infrastructure both for the home and the central lab, announced the closing of their $27 million Series A funding round. Led by Intel Capital, other investors included Khosla Ventures, Kortex Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Metaplanet, Shorewind Capital, LongeVC, Overlap Holdings and Duke Capital Partners. Funding will go towards getting the SiPhox Home product through U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance in the next year. The platform will offer proteins and hormone tests from a finger-prick blood sample, with results in five minutes or less. The company is gearing up to do a case study on this with thousands of people.

• Can Massages Promote Longevity? The Surprising Truth About the Ancient Practice (Inverse)

• Dr. Mark Hyman’s secret to a long life: ‘A stress that doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ (Fortune)

• "We won't get eternal life. Scientists who promise it are just selling BS" (CTech)

• How Much Do Genetics Impact Longevity? Your DNA Is *Not* Your Destiny (Katie Couric)

• Alzheimer’s among seniors is most common in these parts of the US, first-of-its-kind data shows (CNN)

• The power of work to influence health and longevity (Fast Company)

• Enabling a healthy lifespan for Saudi Arabia (Hevolution)

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