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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:25:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Shannon <>
Subject: LongeCity/ImmInst  Anti-Aging Research

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Hello,

The link below is to a fund raising effort
by the LongeCity/ImmInst  for a 
research project our advisor Aubrey de Grey
and other advisers felt has a lot of potential
and is worthy of our efforts to fund it-but 
we need your help and have approved a 
matching grant, dollar for dollar anything
you donate will be doubled (tax deductible 
in the US):

http://www.imminst. org/Research2010 B

From the page, about the project::

"Cognitive functions of the brain decline with age. One of the protective cell 
types in the brain are called microglia cells. However, these microglia cells 
also loose function with age. Our aim is to replace non-functional microglia 

with new and young microglia cells derived from adult stem cells. We will inject
these young microglia cells into 'Alzheimer mice'- a model for Alzheimers 
disease. After giving the cells some time to work, we will sacrifice the mice 

and measure microglia activity, neurogenesis, proliferation of neuroprogenitors

and plaque density in the brain. A reduction in plaque density of Alzheimer mice
would be a first proof that the transplanted microglia are performing their 
expected function."

We have approved a matching grant of $8000
so a total of $16,000 can be raised for this projuect.
 Any surplus will go into the next scientific research 
initiative that is already in the pipeline, a cryonics
project by Achwin and Chana de Wolf's Advanced
Neural Biosciences. 

Please help us reach our goal, and at the least
come learn more about how this research can
further our knowledge of ways to combat aging.


Thank you,
Shannon Vyff LongeCity/ImmInst Director 

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