Scientists Are Changing the Definition of 'Old Age'

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oh! well i am half italian and half spanish. both my grand parents come here in the 1920's. my fathers mother lived to be 97, she came here during the end of war world 1 i think. they are italian. my mothers dad lived to be 99, my moms family is of spanish decent. my moms mom dieded of diptherity early in life. my dads dad died of, i am not sure, it was before i was born in 1945. my mom is 91 right now. she is still living at her home. she is very active; she is the spanish side, she drives, and just keeps going. when she starts telling me she is old i just tell her to pick up her socks and her feet and keep on going. and she is getting older day by day. and, we are lucky that we have had her for sooooo long. and the day will come when she won't be here. and me, i am in good health, i have two children, i am going to be 67 in a few months. i hate leaving my children with no parent, their dad died in an accident in the early 70,s. i hate to think they wouldn't have my support. as i hate to think i wouldn't have my moms support. and then, it is what it is. and no matter what, we are here to live and die. no one gets out of here alive.

marie of FL 11:01PM March 17, 2012

Our organism, this nature energy machine, can rejuvenate its aged body. Our aging and subsequent death from it is a result of an awful scientific misunderstanding. There are no aging programs in our organism.* But there are a lot of strong regenerative mechanisms in our organism. And while it is alive, whether it be 70 or a 100 years old, its regeneration mechanisms are able to treat not only body parts (broken bones, muscles, hair, wounded skin), but the whole aged body. It means that an aged human body can be restored by organism to its youthful functions, structures, and appearance. But organism needs some our help. According to this aging theory**, we can start saving lives of elderly people today. *Research and Development of the U.S. Department of Energy DOE R&D Accomplishments - Human Genome Research: Decoding DNA On June 26, 2000, President Clinton, leaders of the Human Genome Project (HGP) and representatives of the biotechnology company Celera announced the completion of a "working draft" reference DNA sequence of the human genome. The achievement provides scientists worldwide with a road map to an estimated 90% of genes on every chromosome. ** 2006 - American Aging Association, AGE (Volume 28, Number 1, “Three layer functional model and energy exchange concept of aging process.” Valery Chuprin & William Michajlovic).
Tags: ageing, aging, elderly, gerontology, life longevity, reguvenate

chuprin of NY 10:04PM August 29, 2011

Seems like to costs of living longer outweigh the benefit of watching all your friends grow old and die... Like he says, most of us wouldn't do it!

Amelia of CA 9:21PM July 30, 2010

Also significant is the trend of earlier progestation in pre adolescent females & maturation in males.Is is a primordial mechanism to counter famine,disease or other causes of population die off on a massive scale ?

William of TX 5:07PM December 27, 2009

That's not all their changing.
Look at our food, it's franken foods.
Look at our kids, their zombies.
In couple in about 50 years, they will have changed us all into transhumans.
Now that's Hillaryious.

Greg of IL 4:26PM December 27, 2009