Episode 006 - Could Cryopreservation for Human Organs Save 700,000 - 900,000 Lives a Year?

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Episode 006 - Could Cryopreservation for Human Organs Save 700,000 - 900,000 Lives a Year?

Join us on this episode of the Methuselah 300 Podcast as we interview Dr. Sebastian Eriksson Giwa;  co-founder and chairman of the Organ Preservation Alliance and co-founder and CEO of Sylvatica Biotech.  Dr. Giwa will discuss how Cryopreservation could transform and revolutionize transplantationCurrently at least 1 in 5 people on the organ waiting list die due to the inability of keeping organs viable for transport, resulting in 700,000 deaths a year by some estimates.  Dr Giwa and his team want to change that...

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Could a New Approach to Alzheimer's Move Us Closer to a Cure?

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Could a New Approach to Alzheimer's Move Us Closer to a Cure?

Leucadia Therapeutics LLC, a biotechnology company focused on treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease, and Methuselah Foundation, a public charity incentivizing innovation in regenerative medicine, today announced a joint partnership to develop a novel therapeutic strategy to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly, affecting over 5 million people in the USA. Affected individuals have difficulty creating new memories, and problems with language, mood and reasoning.  As the disease progresses, patients become withdrawn and bodily functions decline, leading to death within 3-9 years of diagnosis. No current drugs or treatments slow or halt the relentless progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Episode 005 with Dr John Geibel; Yale University

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Episode 005 with Dr John Geibel; Yale University

On this week's podcast, join us as we talk with Dr John Geibel, Director of Surgical Research and Professor of Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale University.  Discover how his team is working hard to develop the first iterations of 3-D printable organs, a goal that will revolutionize the medical organ industry and save thousands upon thousands of lives.

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Methuselah 300 Podcast Episode 004: Is a Synthetic Liver on the Horizon? With Dr Bryon Petersen

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Methuselah 300 Podcast Episode 004: Is a Synthetic Liver on the Horizon? With Dr Bryon Petersen

Join us on this week's podcast as we interview Dr. Bryon Petersen, who is researching and developing a new device that could bridge the gap for those awaiting a new liver so that those in need can have a quality of life impossible for them now.  You'll here about where he is in the stage of development, and what timeline he is working toward.

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Episode 003 Interview with Founder Dave Gobel Part #2

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Episode 003 Interview with Founder Dave Gobel Part #2

In this Episode of the Methuselah 300 Podcast, we’ll continue our interview with founder Dave Gobel as he explains more of the specific areas of regenerative medicine the foundation is working toward, some new partnerships and backers including NASA, and how he believes future life will be impacted in the near and mid term by exciting progress currently being made in medical research.

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Episode 002 of the Methuselah 300 Podcast

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Episode 002 of the Methuselah 300 Podcast

In this Episode of the Methuselah 300 Podcast, we’ll interview founder Dave Gobel and learn what planted the seed for the idea that would grow into the Methuselah Foundation. You’ll also learn the specifics of what innovations the foundation is working hard to create.

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