Aging
Longevity progress is real. So are the scams.
Longevity is in a paradoxical place at the moment, with anti-aging influencers misrepresenting real progress in order to make money.
How a dog’s life could extend yours
Studying animals — from long-lived clams to everyday dogs — is helping scientists understand aging and design therapies to slow decline.
The promise of longevity: A future with more time — and more meaning
An introduction to Freethink's Longevity Issue: features, essays, and op-eds on the science, ethics, and promise of longer, healthier lives.
Who wants to live forever? Not me.
Most Americans remain wary of immortality, and research helps explain the mix of ethics, faith, and fear behind that resistance.
Aubrey de Grey: “We need a COVID-scale war on aging.”
Biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey discusses the burgeoning longevity movement and barriers to its progress.
Why tomorrow’s longevity treatments could be divided by sex
Why women consistently outlive men is a mystery — and it may influence the future of longevity medicine.
Retro Biosciences wants to add 10 healthy years to your life
Backed by $180 million in funding from OpenAI's Sam Altman, Joe Betts-LaCroix’s Retro Biosciences is racing to extend the human healthspan.
My time among the immortality tribe
Field notes from Vitalist Bay, an 8-week longevity zone in Berkeley where CEOs, scientists, and activists united to fight aging.
The longevity movement is growing — but it needs to go global
Progress in longevity is real, but experts say the field needs government funding, policy reform, and public buy-in to reach its potential.
Living longer — and healthier — starts with boosting your brain
Science is beginning to unravel the reasons behind age-related cognitive decline — and what we can do about it.