The Long RunTopics
The research on aging is grouped into seven areas, from the biology of single cells to what people can do in daily life.
Senescent cells 1
“Zombie” cells that stop dividing but won’t die, and drugs that clear them.
Biological age 2
Epigenetic and other clocks that measure how fast the body is aging.
Metabolism & drugs 2
Nutrient sensing, calorie restriction, and drugs such as rapamycin and metformin.
Cell maintenance 1
How cells clean up damaged proteins and mitochondria, and what happens when they stop.
Immune aging 2
The aging immune system and the slow-burning inflammation that comes with it.
Brain aging 2
Memory, cognition and dementia risk across the lifespan.
Healthy living 1
Exercise, diet, sleep and other things people can do themselves.