Channel 4 Documentary following the revolutionary life-extension and immortality ideas of this somewhat eccentric scientist, Dr. Aubrey de Grey. This show is all about the radical ideas of a Cambridge biomedical gerontologist called Aubrey de Grey who believes that, within the next 20-30 years, we could extend life indefinitely by addressing ...

Charlie Rose engages in a round-table discussion with various scientists working on healthy life extension. Caloric restriction and resveratrol are discussed.

A film by the Immortality Institute, which examines various aspects of extreme life extension, including cryonics, caloric restriction, and transhumanism.

Via PLoS Medicine, a look at the benefits calorie restriction (CR) brings to mitochondrial function - and hence to your long-term health: ''A calorie-restricted diet provides all the nutrients necessary for a healthy life but minimizes the energy (calories) supplied in the diet. ... A major factor in the age-related decline of bodily functions is ...

Scientists continue to try and recreate aspects of the biochemical changes brought on by calorie restriction, in an effort to generate the health and longevity benefits via medicine. An example can be found at ScienceDaily: ''a newly discovered vitamin activates the yeast anti-aging gene product Sir2, which resembles sirtuins found in humans. ... ...

The Wall Street Journal reports on another gene that regulates the benefits to health and longevity produced by calorie restriction: ''This gene is absolutely essential for the response to dietary restriction [in] prolonging life span ... we're still in the identification [of genes] phase and a long way from clinical trials. ... The gene [known] ...

At Newswise, you'll find more science backing up common sense practices for long term health: calorie restriction and exercise. ''Dieting alone is equally effective at reducing weight and fat as a combination of diet and exercise - as long as the calories consumed and burned equal out. The research also indicates that the addition of exercise to a ...

More good news for calorie restriction (CR) practitioners via The Scientist: ''The link between caloric restriction and longevity may be mediated by reduced susceptibility to disease ... scientists found that calorie-restricted older adult rhesus monkeys have at least 30% more naive T cells than controls. ... Some people said there's something ...

The Boston Herald characterizes the present efforts of companies attempting to manipulate the biochemistry behind calorie restriction: ''this is hardly a Ponce de Leon-esque expedition. The Food and Drug Administration does not consider aging a condition that requires treatment.'' Which means that no venture capitalists will fund real longevity ...

An interesting paper on calorie restriction biochemistry via PubMed: ''Both life-long caloric restriction (CR) and the suppression of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) signaling reliably extend the mammalian lifespan. The neuroendocrine system, regulated by the hypothalamus, remains the most convincing site of action for both these modes of ...