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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

Protecting your mitochondria could be the key to slowing ageing

Protecting your mitochondria could be the key to slowing ageing

Live Forever Club - 22-Jan-2025

Drugs like FGF21 analogs and metformin may extend lifespan

Convergence Medical raises $3.1m for groundbreaking surgical robot

Convergence Medical raises $3.1m for groundbreaking surgical robot

MassDevice - 21-Jan-2025

V01, the first arthroscopic robot, gains FDA breakthrough status and targets global growth

Arctic Therapeutics secures €26.5M to advance dementia drugs

Arctic Therapeutics secures €26.5M to advance dementia drugs

Longevity Technology - 21-Jan-2025

Early trials show reduced stroke risks and slower progression

101-year-old Ruth Goldberg Jaskow shares tips on longevity

101-year-old Ruth Goldberg Jaskow shares tips on longevity

Business Insider - 21-Jan-2025

A positive attitude, gratitude, and relationships are key to her longevity

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Life Extension Resources

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Programed or non-programed aging: the debate

Aubrey de Grey and Josh Mitteldorf debate whether ageing is programmed or not

Vision Weekend Puerto Rico 2025

23-Feb-2025

Foresight Institute annual event (Old San Juan, Puerto Rico)

Josh Mitteldorf

Evolutionary biologist and author of the Playing the Game for a Longer Life blog

London Longevity: Targeting Senescence to Extend Health and Lifespan (w/ Daniel Munoz-Espín)

27-Jan-2025

London Futurists event about Senescence with Daniel Munoz-Espín (London, UK)

SENS Annual Report 2021

Summary of SENS’ latest research projects and other activities-2021

SENS Annual Report 2022

Summary of SENS’ latest research projects and other activities-2022

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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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Topics covered in this page:
Life Extension, Policy