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Life Extension

Information on extending life expectancy to allow technologies to catch up and stop and reverse aging for good. Focussing on new technologies and treatments aimed at radical life extension, rather than the improvements in treatments of diseases covered in the health section.

Particularly interested in increased health span rather than lifespan.

Keep an eye on fountains of youth - contenders for radical reduction or reversal of aging.

Read more about: Ageing Research, Anti-Aging, Biological Age, Calorie Restriction, Cryonics, Ethics, Fountains of Youth, Gene Therapy, Immortal Animals, Life Expectancy, Longevity Industry Investments, Mitochondria, Regenerative Medicine, Rejuvenation, Senescent Cells, Stem Cells, Telomeres, Young Blood.

Life Extension News

The warning in our blood: How ageing signals cancer years before diagnosis

The warning in our blood: How ageing signals cancer years before diagnosis

Live Forever Club - 26-Mar-2025

This age-linked surge may help detect cancer early

Exercise preserves muscle energy and strength while ageing

Exercise preserves muscle energy and strength while ageing

Live Forever Club - 26-Mar-2025

However, calcium handling worsens with age, affecting performance

Life expectancy divide: the stark north-south gap in the UK

Life expectancy divide: the stark north-south gap in the UK

Independent - 25-Mar-2025

Wealth and location are cutting years off lives in poorer areas

Paralysed man stands again after groundbreaking stem cell therapy

Paralysed man stands again after groundbreaking stem cell therapy

Nature - 24-Mar-2025

Japanese trial using reprogrammed stem cells shows promising signs of spinal cord regeneration

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Life Extension Resources

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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)

Orchard Therapeutics

Company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with rare diseases through innovative gene therapies

Science Direct

Provider of access to a large bibliographic database of scientific and medical publications of Elsevier, the Dutch publisher

NHS England

National Health Service (NHS) in England

The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant

A philosophical parable about death written by Nick Bostrom

The Quest for Immortality

Amazon

Science at the Frontiers of Aging, written by S. Jay Olshansky

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Life Extension Blog Posts

Best Longevity Quotes of 2024
17-Dec-2024

Best Longevity Quotes of 2024

Top 5 quotes about life extension and its opposite… death

Are Wimbledon champions really getting older?
12-Jul-2024

Are Wimbledon champions really getting older?

Has this century seen extraordinarily long-lived Wimbledon champions, or are winners over 30 years of age the new normal?

General Election 2024 Longevity Policies
18-Jun-2024

General Election 2024 Longevity Policies

What are the main political parties offering longevity enthusiasts in this year’s UK general election?

If you stopped ageing today, how long would you live?
23-May-2024

If you stopped ageing today, how long would you live?

Not as long as you might think. For radical life extension we need to reverse ageing.

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