Concept
Index of life extension-related articles The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to life extension: Life extension – study of slowing down or reversing the processes of aging to extend both the maximum and average lifespan. Also known as anti-aging medicine, experimental gerontology, and biomedical gerontology. Biological immortality Indefinite lifespan Longevity Rejuvenation Centenarian Supercentenarian Longevity escape velocity Timeline of senescence research Calorie restriction or protein restriction or intermittent fasting Exercise Geroprotector Senolytics Cryonics Genetic therapies Cloning and body part replacement Cell replacement therapies (CRT) Strategies for engineered negligible senescence (SENS) Digital immortality through mind uploading Suspended animation Immunisation Evolution of ageing Gerontology Pro-aging trance Altered intercellular communication Cellular senescence Deregulated nutrient sensing Epigenetic alterations Genomic instability Loss of proteostasis Mitochondrial dysfunction Stem cell exhaustion Telomere attrition Cross-links Crosslinking of DNA Free radicals – atom, molecule, or ion that has unpaired valence electrons. With some exceptions, these unpaired electrons make free radicals highly chemically reactive towards other substances, or even towards themselves: their molecules will often spontaneously dimerize or polymerize if they come in contact with each other. They are countered to some extent by antioxidants.
Vincent Kaufmann, Luca Giovanni Pattaroni, Mischa-Sébastien Piraud
Véronique Michaud, Amaël Maximilien Cohades, Nathan Klaus Hostettler