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2025 in longevity, Part 1: Longevity science
Science
5th January 2026

2025 in longevity science: drugs make mice live 30% longer, human organ ageing clocks and more
Two new drug cocktails make mice live longer—plus clocks to measure the age of your organs, and ‘extracellular vesicles’ improve signs of ageing in monkeys.
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2025 in longevity, Part 5: Netflix, new laws and immortal dictators

Why 2025 was longevity’s biggest year so far: Netflix, new laws and immortal dictators
From Bryan Johnson’s viral biohacking to Putin and Xi discussing living to 150, we examine 2025’s biggest longevity stories—and whether hype is helping or hurting science.
Policy Media
9th January 2026
2025 in longevity, Part 4: Longevity medicine

Longevity clinics, peptide risks and does Ozempic slow ageing? The last year in longevity medicine
Longevity clinics take off while biohackers at RAADFest are hospitalised after unregulated peptide injections: we review 2025 in longevity medicine.
GLP-1 Longevity medicine
8th January 2026
2025 in longevity, Part 3: Research funding

Budget cuts, mega-prizes, and the future of longevity funding
40% cuts are proposed to US funding of longevity science, while the $101 million XPRIZE Healthspan—the world’s largest prize—announces 100 semi-finalists.
Research funding Policy
7th January 2026
2025 in longevity, Part 2: Business and investment

The business of longevity in 2025: big bets amid biotech bust
Billion-dollar bets on cellular reprogramming, biotech’s rough year, and early FDA success for healthy lifespan extension in dogs.
Business Pets
6th January 2026
2025 in longevity, Part 1: Longevity science

2025 in longevity science: drugs make mice live 30% longer, human organ ageing clocks and more
Two new drug cocktails make mice live longer—plus clocks to measure the age of your organs, and ‘extracellular vesicles’ improve signs of ageing in monkeys.
Science
5th January 2026

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LI news
27th December 2025

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