Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000 in record-breaking milestone
BBC - 12-Sep-2025Healthy diets, active lifestyles, and public health drive Japan’s world-leading longevity
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
Metabolic clock predicts ageing and disease risk
CIC biomaGUNE - 08-Sep-2025Blood test shows prostate cancer adds 5 years, fatty liver over 14 years to metabolic age
Study finds life expectancy gains slowing since mid-20th century
HuffPost - 08-Sep-2025Life expectancy rose 18 years from 1900–1938 but only ~3 months per year after 1939
Mice maintain constant telomere length throughout life
Live Forever Club - 04-Sep-2025This challenges the idea that telomere erosion is the main driver of ageing
Life Extension Resources
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Update from Maxwell Biosciences Founder, CEO & Chairman Scotch McClure (2025 09 11 Newsletter)
Scotch McClure shares the latest from Maxwell Biosciences
Curing Cardiovascular Disease
The Pauling Principle podcast-Reason and Mourad from Repair Bio discuss developing a potential cure for cardiovascular disease
The Wrong Vitamin E Supplement Can Hurt You
Longevity Roadmap Podcast- Dr. Barrie Tan discusses tocotrienols' role in aging and disease prevention
Dr. Eric Verdin on the Effects of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange on Longevity
InsideTracker Podcast Episode-Plasma Exchange for Longevity – Insights from Dr. Eric Verdin
Rejuvenate humans with new mitochondria | Tom Benson, Mitrix Bio on Mitochondrial Transplantation
Live Longer World podcast- Tom Benson discusses human rejuvenation through new mitochondria
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?
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?
18-Jun-2024
General Election 2024 Longevity Policies
What are the main political parties offering longevity enthusiasts in this year’s UK general election?
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Economics, Life Extension, Longevity Dividend, Personal Finances, Policy
