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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

Biotech firm raises $18 million to help the body heal itself

Biotech firm raises $18 million to help the body heal itself

Longevity Technology - 11-Feb-2026

Pandorum Technologies secures new funding to develop “programmable” treatments that could repair damaged eyes and other organs

Chan zuckerberg initiative goes all-in on AI and health research

Chan zuckerberg initiative goes all-in on AI and health research

Fortune - 01-Feb-2026

Why the organisation is cutting jobs to focus on using artificial intelligence to tackle disease

First human trial aims to reset ageing cells and restore vision

First human trial aims to reset ageing cells and restore vision

MIT Technology Review - 27-Jan-2026

Life Biosciences will test a powerful gene-based treatment for glaucoma, marking the first attempt to partially reverse ageing in people

Longevity economist Andrew Scott receives CBE honour

Longevity economist Andrew Scott receives CBE honour

London Business School - 01-Jan-2026

Andrew Scott is recognised for shaping global thinking on ageing, work and longer lives

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Life Extension Resources

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Reversal

Amazon

Popular science book by Michael Fossel looking at science, medicine, and a future beyond aging

Every Version of You

Amazon

Science fiction and contemporary romance novel written by Grace Chan

Super Agers

Amazon

An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity written by Eric Topol

Peter Rayson

Founder and CEO at Telocyte

We’ll Pay $101 Million If You Prove You Can Reverse Aging

Optispan podcast episode - Dr. Jamie Justice delves into the science of longevity

International Longevity Alliance (ILA)

Facilitating faster development and implementation of life-extending technologies to ensure healthy longevity for all

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Life Extension Blog Posts

OneSkin OS-01 BODY Topical Supplement Review
22-Oct-2025

OneSkin OS-01 BODY Topical Supplement Review

Comparison of a senotherapeutic peptide with an everyday moisturiser

Oldest human record not broken for 28 years – are we making any progress with maximum lifespan?
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?

Best Longevity Quotes of 2024
17-Dec-2024

Best Longevity Quotes of 2024

Top 5 quotes about life extension and its opposite… death

Are Wimbledon champions really getting older?
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?

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