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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

Most age clocks miss true biological ageing signs like inflammation and cell noise

Most age clocks miss true biological ageing signs like inflammation and cell noise

Live Forever Club - 04-Jul-2025

The study shows focusing on variability and hidden shifts

The hemifusome: A new organelle inside our cells

The hemifusome: A new organelle inside our cells

Earth.com - 03-Jul-2025

Newly found hemifusome helps cells sort waste—offering clues to treat genetic disorders

6th TimePie Longevity Forum: A Global Gateway to China’s 1.4 Billion Anti-Aging Opportunities

6th TimePie Longevity Forum: A Global Gateway to China’s 1.4 Billion Anti-Aging Opportunities

Live Forever Club - 30-Jun-2025

From science to solution, from policy to practice

How brain sugar buildup could speed up Alzheimer’s disease

How brain sugar buildup could speed up Alzheimer’s disease

Buck Institute - 30-Jun-2025

Clearing sugar buildup might protect cells and slow decline

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Ageing Research Resources

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6th TimePie Longevity Forum

20-Sep-2025

China's premier annual event organised by TimePie (Shanghai, China)

Can We Slow Down Aging? Dr. Eric Verdin Reveals the Science of Longevity

Eric Verdin Unpacks the Biology Behind Longevity Science

Targeting inflammation: A revolution in disease treatment

Targeting inflammation: Transforming disease treatment

Estonia’s biobank: Is this the first large-scale personalized medicine initiative?

Estonia’s biobank: A pioneer in large-scale personalized medicine?

Self Defence

Amazon

A Myth-Busting Guide to Immune Health, written by Daniel M. Davis

International Longevity Summit Africa (ILSA) 2025

10-Sep-2025

Foremost and most extensive longevity and aging conference in Africa, organised by Afrolongevity (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

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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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