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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

Improving skin health with OS-01 peptide reduces inflammation and slows ageing signs

Improving skin health with OS-01 peptide reduces inflammation and slows ageing signs

Live Forever Club - 27-Apr-2025

Healthier skin may protect against age-related diseases

Physical activity helps slow biological ageing by influencing DNA methylation patterns

Physical activity helps slow biological ageing by influencing DNA methylation patterns

Live Forever Club - 27-Apr-2025

Regular exercise helps the body stay biologically younger, suggesting movement is key

Protein acetylation patterns shape mammalian longevity by improving DNA repair

Protein acetylation patterns shape mammalian longevity by improving DNA repair

Live Forever Club - 27-Apr-2025

Long-lived mammals have evolved new ways to manage ageing

Matter Bio studies DNA from animals and centenarians to find healthy ageing genes

Matter Bio studies DNA from animals and centenarians to find healthy ageing genes

Endpoints News - 22-Apr-2025

The aim is to slow ageing by protecting DNA, not reversing it

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Ageing Research Resources

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Institute of Inflammation and Ageing

Research institute at the University of Birmingham

Genii Longevity 2025

16-Jun-2025

Shaping the Future of Longevity Innovation, event organised by International Longevity Alliance (Geneva, Switzerland)

Broken String Biosciences

Advancing the progress of cell and gene therapies

Cell Press

Publisher of biomedical journals including Cell, Neuron and many others

Immunocore

Biotechnology company pioneering the development of a novel class of TCR bispecific immunotherapies

Longevity Nation 2025

28-Oct-2025 to 29-Oct-2025

Conference Enhancing Research, Development and Education for Healthy Longevity organised by Vetek Association (Tel Aviv, Israel)

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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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