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Health

Step one of living forever is staying healthy so this section covers key health topics and the latest research into common conditions and new therapeutic developments. Of particular interest are medical advances that reduce mortality rates – i.e. improving your chances of living long enough to live forever without you having to lift a finger!

Big Killers

There are a handful diseases that cause most deaths in the western world (i.e. where we don’t have to worry so much about poverty, famine or natural disasters). So, anything you can do to prevent these will greatly improve your chance of living forever.

Read more about: Antibiotic Resistance, Big Pharma, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Mental Health, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory Disease, Stroke.

Health News

Metformin misses the mark in PAD

Metformin misses the mark in PAD

Healio - 14-Nov-2025

Walking performance in non-diabetic PAD patients remained unchanged despite metformin treatment

Gene-editing therapy shows powerful one-dose reduction in harmful cholesterol

Gene-editing therapy shows powerful one-dose reduction in harmful cholesterol

Independent - 10-Nov-2025

CRISPR therapy cut LDL and triglycerides by roughly 50% after a single infusion

Ion-pair coating hides nanoparticles from immune system

Ion-pair coating hides nanoparticles from immune system

Phys.org - 10-Nov-2025

PEG-free stealth shield lets enzyme nanocarriers circulate 100+ hours and starve tumours in mice

Ultrasound boosts brain recovery after stroke

Ultrasound boosts brain recovery after stroke

New Scientist - 10-Nov-2025

Non-invasive ultrasound boosted debris clearance and survival in mice with haemorrhagic stroke

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Health Resources

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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

Amazon

Book about the history of cancer, written by Siddhartha Mukherjee, an Indian-born American physician and oncologist

Dementia Prevention

Amazon

Mitchell and Emily Clionsky writing about Using Your Head to Save Your Brain

Recent Study on Ultra Processed Foods (UPFs)

You: The Owner's Manual Podcast -EP 1,252B -Jacob Teitelbaum discusses the results of a recent study on ultra-processed foods

Can we fix mitochondria to cure Parkinson’s?

The Pauling Principle podcast-Andy Lee is uncovering mitochondrial links to Parkinson’s

Two Promising Drugs for Alzheimer’s & Aging with Jon Berner (Science Backed)

Optispan podcast episode - Lithium and Rapamycin: new hope for Alzheimer’s

Super Agers

Amazon

An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity written by Eric Topol

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Health Blog Posts

Smart Ageing Summit 2024 Highlights
01-Jul-2024

Smart Ageing Summit 2024 Highlights

Adrian reports back from a day of interesting talks in Oxford

Monitoring my blood glucose response with a Freestyle Libre 3 CGM
02-May-2024

Monitoring my blood glucose response with a Freestyle Libre 3 CGM

What can continuous glucose monitor graphs tell you about your diet?

Supplementing to Survive
16-Feb-2024

Supplementing to Survive

Many biomarkers decline with age, but can you supplement to compensate and recover your health?

New cancer therapies in 2022 achieving unprecedented remissions - reviewing a year of hope
27-Jan-2023

New cancer therapies in 2022 achieving unprecedented remissions - reviewing a year of hope

Including gene editing, immunotherapy, modified viruses, vaccines, personalised medicine, and nanotechnology

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