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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 young founder teaching big pharma a new way to reverse aging

The young founder teaching big pharma a new way to reverse aging

LEVITY - 21-Nov-2025

Targeted epigenetic editing could deliver durable, precise therapies for aging-related diseases

Unlocking longevity through smart diagnostics

Unlocking longevity through smart diagnostics

Live Forever Club - 18-Nov-2025

New Hevolution–Nanobiosym deal accelerates AI-driven metabolic and ageing diagnostics

Love, loss and liquid nitrogen: China’s first cryonics case sparks moral debate

Love, loss and liquid nitrogen: China’s first cryonics case sparks moral debate

BBC - 18-Nov-2025

A widower’s new relationship after cryopreserving his wife ignites a fierce ethical debate in China

Telomerase therapy shows promise for pulmonary fibrosis

Telomerase therapy shows promise for pulmonary fibrosis

Medical Xpress - 18-Nov-2025

Boosting telomerase with engineered RNA reduced ageing and fibrosis in human lung tissue

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Life Extension Resources

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The Longevity Economy

Amazon

Unlocking the World's Fastest-Growing, Most Misunderstood Market, written by Joseph Coughlin

Aging While Black

Amazon

A Radical Reimagining of Aging and Race in America written by Raymond A. Jetson

Replaceable You

Amazon

A rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy written by Mary Roach

LEVITY Podcast

Ageing Science and radical life extension podcast with Peter Ottsjö and Ingemar Patrick Linden

Aging and Economic Growth in the Pacific Region

Amazon

Book about aging in the Pacific Region edited by Akira Kohsaka

The Longevity Imperative

Amazon

How to Build a Healthier and More Productive Society to Support Our Longer Lives, written by Andrew Scott

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Life Extension Blog Posts

OneSkin OS-01 BODY Topical Supplement Review
22-Oct-2025

OneSkin OS-01 BODY Topical Supplement Review

Comparison of a senotherapeutic peptide with an everyday moisturiser

Oldest human record not broken for 28 years – are we making any progress with maximum lifespan?
24-Jun-2025

Oldest human record not broken for 28 years – are we making any progress with maximum lifespan?

Will Jeanne Calment’s record 122 years ever be broken?

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?

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