Imagine yourself 150 years old, pregnant and still going strong. Is this scenario the stuff of science fiction? Scientists predict that in fifty years time every organ in the body, except the brain, will be replaceable. Even the heart can be renovated. The future won’t just be a healthier short life. The search for eternal life is ...

Linked mutations in growth genes with life genes?

A woman in Israel has outlived most official record-keeping. She attributes her long life to a cup of olive oil a day.

Unofficial promotional video made for SENS research.

A group of scientists have dedicated their lives to finding out what the longest lived communities have in common.

Aubrey deGrey discusses aging and longevity research on the Comedy Central show.

A conversation with Dr. David Sinclair of The Harvard Medical School and Nicholas Wade, the science reporter for ''The New York Times'' about a groundbreaking new health study involving a molecule called resveratrol. The molecule, found in grapes and therefore wine, offsets the effects of high caloric intake in obese mice and also extends ...

Scientists from around the world are racing to answer one of humanity's chief questions: can we turn back the human clock?  Hitch a ride on this controversial roller-coaster with charismatic gerontologist Michael Rose as he leads us to where the cutting-edge science in life extension is happening: biotechnology, genetic research, therapeutic ...

In this new three-part series, leading theoretical physicist and futurist Dr Michio Kaku explores the cutting edge science of today, tomorrow, and beyond. Episode 2, The Biotech Revolution, argues that humankind is at a turning point in history. In this century, we are going to make the historic transition from the 'Age of Discovery' to the ...

From New York - While over 62 million CT scans are done yearly in the US, there is some concern that the volume of studies being done, coupled with the radiation dose from the scans, may increase the risk of cancer. Researchers estimate that CT scanning accounts for 0.4% of cancers. However, given the dramatic rise in the use of CT scans, ...