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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

Cells can be made younger without turning them into stem cells

Cells can be made younger without turning them into stem cells

Live Forever Club - 14-May-2025

This new method may someday help treat age-related diseases safely

Mammals evolved to live longer using protein changes

Mammals evolved to live longer using protein changes

Live Forever Club - 14-May-2025

These changes help boost DNA repair and control metabolism

Understanding ageing: The rise of precision geromedicine and targeted care

Understanding ageing: The rise of precision geromedicine and targeted care

Live Forever Club - 13-May-2025

Gene-centric therapies may hold the key to extending healthspan

Xprize longevity contest narrows field to 40 semi-finalists

Xprize longevity contest narrows field to 40 semi-finalists

The Guardian - 11-May-2025

Drawn from over 1,000 global contenders, the selected teams are one step closer to the $101M prize

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Ageing Research Resources

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MyDNAge

Epigenetic age determination test

TruDiagnostic

The epigenetic company measuring biological age based on DNA methylation

Can We Reverse Immune System Aging? T Cells, Telomeres, and the Fight Against Senescence

Alessio Lanna explores the science behind immune system ageing

Smart Ageing Summit 2025

07-Jun-2025

Enhance your health span and longevity with these expert talks organized by Oxford Longevity Project (Oxford, UK)

Centre for Research on Ageing (CRA)

CRA produces policy-relevant, internationally-focused multi-disciplinary research and training on older age and ageing

Institute of Inflammation and Ageing

Research institute at the University of Birmingham

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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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