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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.

Measuring the hallmarks of ageing – how can you track the underlying causes of ageing?
27-Mar-2024

Measuring the hallmarks of ageing – how can you track the underlying causes of ageing?

What consumer tests are available to check your hallmarks of ageing and how they're impacting your body?

Meet the Omes
24-Jan-2024

Meet the Omes

The biology of ageing looks at way more than just the genome and microbiome - here's 20 to start with!

Exponential growth in ageing research
06-Dec-2023

Exponential growth in ageing research

How the observation and understanding of smaller and smaller biological units has improved ageing research and medicine

Where were the UK longevity companies and researchers at Dublin summit?
30-Aug-2023

Where were the UK longevity companies and researchers at Dublin summit?

Absolute numbers look good, but for the size and proximity of the venue, it could have done better

Highlights from Longevity Summit Dublin 2023
24-Aug-2023

Highlights from Longevity Summit Dublin 2023

Key points and slides from the leading longevity conference hosted by Aubrey de Grey

Exponential Increase in Mortality and Diseases
28-Jun-2023

Exponential Increase in Mortality and Diseases

The data and science behind the exponential growth in mortality with age

Clock Foundation’s GrimAge Biological Age Test Review
29-May-2023

Clock Foundation’s GrimAge Biological Age Test Review

Epigenetic age test provides information beyond biological age

Harold Katcher’s E5/Elixir (Young Plasma) Rat Trial Results
13-Mar-2023

Harold Katcher’s E5/Elixir (Young Plasma) Rat Trial Results

Survival curve shows increase in average lifespan, and now Sima has become the longest-lived Sprague Dawley rat

Antioxidants in ageing and health
08-Mar-2023

Antioxidants in ageing and health

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have a positive role in some processes, complicating research, but unlikely that antioxidants slow ageing

Can love defeat death?
13-Feb-2023

Can love defeat death?

Health and life expectancy are affected by love, sex and marriage

Mitochondria, Autophagy and Neurodegenerative diseases: A perspective
23-Nov-2022

Mitochondria, Autophagy and Neurodegenerative diseases: A perspective

Review paper from University of Helsinki looks at the role of mitophagy in ageing

Cryonics Callout Training with Cryonics UK
17-Oct-2022

Cryonics Callout Training with Cryonics UK

What’s involved in the 4 stages of a cryonics callout? Standby, cool down, perfusion and transportation.

Do telomere length tests really reveal your biological age?
22-Aug-2022

Do telomere length tests really reveal your biological age?

Rate of shortening, shape and method of testing are all important factors

Arise Sir-Tuin: Why sirtuins are the knights battling ageing
12-Aug-2022

Arise Sir-Tuin: Why sirtuins are the knights battling ageing

The what, where and how sirtuins work at the cellular level to impact ageing

GlycanAge Biological Age Test Review
01-Jul-2022

GlycanAge Biological Age Test Review

What can your glycome tell you about your true age?

TruDiagnostic TruAge Biological Age Test Review
26-Jan-2022

TruDiagnostic TruAge Biological Age Test Review

Adrian tries out this home epigenetic test and is impressed with the level of detail in the reports

What Happened to Plain-Old Biology?!
11-Aug-2021

What Happened to Plain-Old Biology?!

Branches of biology diagram showing all things bio

TruAge (TruMe) Biological Age Test Review
14-Jun-2021

TruAge (TruMe) Biological Age Test Review

How does the cheapest epigenetic age test on the market compare?

Carbiotix Gut Health Test Review
14-May-2021

Carbiotix Gut Health Test Review

Discover who is winning the battle between your good and bad bacteria

myDNAge Biological Age Test Review
12-Apr-2021

myDNAge Biological Age Test Review

Home test based on Horvath’s epigenetic ageing clock

How To Boost Your Immune System
14-Jan-2021

How To Boost Your Immune System

Help your body to help yourself with these easy tips on improving your immune system

Highlights of Ending Age-Related Diseases 2020
10-Sep-2020

Highlights of Ending Age-Related Diseases 2020

Key points from 20 presentations from world-leading researchers


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