November 30, 2023 | Issue #78

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In this week's newsletter:💦 Lymphatic What? 💰 XPRIZE Makes Major Announcement🌐 Aging Needs Adventure    

Lymphatic System and Longevity - Fluid Dynamics of Living Longer

When it comes to living a healthier, longer life, have you ever thought about the lymphatic system?Neither did we. Most would say something along the lines of, “Eat right, exercise regularly, and spend time with loved ones.” And they’re not wrong. But in a society where our mindset typically revolves around what more we can do and consume, what often goes ignored is how we can simply encourage our bodies to work optimally, as is. There’s an entire structure within the body that acts as an internal sewage system, which flushes out waste and defends the body against infections. This system is called the lymphatic system. Also known as the “Cinderella of medicine” for being underappreciated but doing all the work, the lymphatic system is an unnoticed but very important part of our health and longevity.In Western medicine, we tend to focus on individual parts of the body versus how they work in concert, or as a whole.Heart health! Brain health! Gut health! However, in focusing so narrowly on individual systems, we forget the holistic processes that help to make everything run smoothly.This is where the lymphatic system comes into play...

Confirmed speakers for the Longevity Summit 2023 include:

• George Church, PhD: Professor, Harvard University

• Kristen Fortney, PhD: CEO & Co-founder, BioAge Labs

• Steve Horvath, PhD: Principal Investigator, Altos Labs

• Nikolina Lauc: CEO, GlycanAge

• Eric Verdin, MD: CEO/President, Buck Institute

• Daisy Robinton, PhD: CEO & Co-founder, Oviva Therapeutics

• Spring Behrouz, PhD: Co-Founder & CEO, Vincere Bio

• Omri Amirov-Drory, PhD: CEO & Co-founder, Renewal Bio

• Many more... 

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• The National Institute on Aging is hiring a Senior Program Manager APPLY HERE.

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

• XPRIZE, announced the launch of the $101M XPRIZE Healthspan. This 7-year global competition is the largest competition in history and the largest XPRIZE to date, offering $111 million total between the prize purse and a bonus award. XPRIZE Healthspan will award $101 million in prize funding to the team who successfully develops a proactive, accessible therapeutic that restores muscle, cognition, and immune function by a minimum of 10 years, with a goal of 20 years, in persons aged 65-80 years, in one year or less. The announcement was made alongside Co-Title Sponsors Hevolution Foundation and SOLVE FSHD.

• Explore Spannr's Longevity Investor database HERE.

• A new way to estimate our maximum lifespan could help us extend it (New Scientist)

• 6 longevity tips Charlie Munger believed in for a long and happy life (Business Insider)

• Walking faster may significantly slash risk for Type 2 diabetes (Study Finds)

• How Your Dog or Cat Could Help Speed Up Your Health Tests (WSJ)

• Why Adventure Should Be Part Of Your Healthy Aging Plan (LAist)

• A new study on the Mediterranean diet offers the strongest proof yet that it’s associated with healthy brain aging (Fortune)

• I talked to 263 of the world’s longest-living people—their 9 'non-negotiables' for a long, happy life (CNBC)

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