Farewell to Gramma: San Diego zoo’s 141-year-old Galapagos icon
The Guardian - 25-Nov-2025Beloved tortoise Gramma dies at 141, highlighting the remarkable longevity of Galapagos giants
Life Extension
Information on extending life expectancy to allow technologies to catch up and stop and reverse aging for good. Focussing on new technologies and treatments aimed at radical life extension, rather than the improvements in treatments of diseases covered in the health section.
Particularly interested in increased health span rather than lifespan.
Keep an eye on fountains of youth - contenders for radical reduction or reversal of aging.
Read more about: Ageing Research, Anti-Aging, Biological Age, Calorie Restriction, Cryonics, Ethics, Fountains of Youth, Gene Therapy, Immortal Animals, Life Expectancy, Longevity Industry Investments, Mitochondria, Regenerative Medicine, Rejuvenation, Senescent Cells, Stem Cells, Telomeres, Young Blood.
Life Extension News
The smartwatch that reads your body’s true age
Live Forever Club - 24-Nov-2025Wearable PpgAge predicts biological age and flags higher heart disease risk
The young founder teaching big pharma a new way to reverse aging
LEVITY - 21-Nov-2025Targeted epigenetic editing could deliver durable, precise therapies for aging-related diseases
Global review warns of rising health risks from ultra-processed foods
BBC - 19-Nov-2025UPFs tied to higher risks of diabetes, heart disease and early death, experts warn
Life Extension Resources
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Aging is a Group-Selected Adaptation
Theory, Evidence, and Medical Implications of aging written by Josh Mitteldorf
Longevity Hubs
Regional Innovation for Global Aging written by Joseph F. Coughlin and Lucas Yoquinto
RAAD Festival 11 (RAADfest 2026)
04-Sep-2026
11th Annual RAAD Festival by Coalition for Radical Life Extension (Scottsdale, AZ, USA)
ARDD 2026 - 13th Aging Research and Drug Discovery Meeting
01-Aug-2026
Event about latest progress in the molecular, cellular and organismal basis of aging organised by Uni of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
22-Oct-2025
OneSkin OS-01 BODY Topical Supplement Review
Comparison of a senotherapeutic peptide with an everyday moisturiser
24-Jun-2025
Oldest human record not broken for 28 years – are we making any progress with maximum lifespan?
Will Jeanne Calment’s record 122 years ever be broken?
12-Jul-2024
Are Wimbledon champions really getting older?
Has this century seen extraordinarily long-lived Wimbledon champions, or are winners over 30 years of age the new normal?
Topics covered in this page:
Economics, Life Extension, Longevity Dividend, Personal Finances, Policy
