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Ageing Research

Fundamental ageing research used to be a slow, unexciting, area of academia, with all the big names and money looking at specific diseases. But now that people have realised that most age-related diseases have a shared cause (aging, who'd have thought it?) it's becoming big business. Private money is being invested in biotech start-ups, which is great, but there is still plenty of basic (and by that I don't mean simple) research to do to increase our understanding of the very complex products and processes of ageing.

Sometimes I prefer to call this "anti-ageing research" - because nobody is researching how to speed it up!

A note on spelling - Ageing or Aging?

According to Cambridge Dictionary: UK = ageing, US = aging

Being a UK-based club, the preference is to spell it with an "e" - but as most publications use the US version (and it's quicker to type!), realistically, it is used interchangeably throughout the site.

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Ageing Research News

AI-powered “ageing clock” reveals your true biological age

AI-powered “ageing clock” reveals your true biological age

EurekAlert! - 16-Oct-2025

New ECU study combines blood data and AI to accurately measure how fast your body is aging

New drug combo extends lifespan over 70% in elderly male mice

New drug combo extends lifespan over 70% in elderly male mice

SciTechDaily - 14-Oct-2025

Oxytocin plus Alk5 inhibitor rejuvenates old male mice, boosting longevity and strength

DNA repair secret behind naked mole rats’ long life

DNA repair secret behind naked mole rats’ long life

BBC - 10-Oct-2025

Mole rats’ cGAS protein enhances DNA repair, aiding their long, disease-free lifespan

NUS medicine launches new centre to advance healthy ageing research

NUS medicine launches new centre to advance healthy ageing research

The Strait Times - 10-Oct-2025

NUS trials test exercise, supplements, and multivitamins to slow biological ageing in adults

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Ageing Research Resources

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Longevity Summit Dublin 2026

24-Jun-2026

Aging affects everyone. But what if we could age better and could prevent disease before it starts? (Dublin, Ireland)

Dr. Peter Fedichev: Why Aging Is Functional Decline, Not Just Disease

InsideTracker Podcast Episode - Peter Fedichev on why resilience, not disease treatment, is the key to longevity

AI Will NOT Cure Aging, But it WILL Radically Speed Up Science! - Dr. Mehmood Khan

The Beyond Tomorrow Podcast-Mehmood Khan heads a global initiative investing up to $1 billion yearly in longevity research

What’s next in immunology & inflammation R&D: The trends to watch

Beyond Biotech podcast - Joseph Ferner outlined the structure of the research landscape

Food for Life

Amazon

The new science of eating well by Tim Spector

Eureka Conference 2025 *POSTPONED*

10-Oct-2025

Conference organised by Milutin Stanisavljević Miles (Stuttgart, Germany)

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Ageing Research Blog Posts

Measuring the hallmarks of ageing – how can you track the underlying causes of ageing?
27-Mar-2024

Measuring the hallmarks of ageing – how can you track the underlying causes of ageing?

What consumer tests are available to check your hallmarks of ageing and how they're impacting your body?

Meet the Omes
24-Jan-2024

Meet the Omes

The biology of ageing looks at way more than just the genome and microbiome - here's 20 to start with!

Exponential growth in ageing research
06-Dec-2023

Exponential growth in ageing research

How the observation and understanding of smaller and smaller biological units has improved ageing research and medicine

Where were the UK longevity companies and researchers at Dublin summit?
30-Aug-2023

Where were the UK longevity companies and researchers at Dublin summit?

Absolute numbers look good, but for the size and proximity of the venue, it could have done better

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