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The LongevityTortoise blog is a regularly updated collection of evidence-based articles on longevity science, healthy ageing, supplements and lifestyle. Every post reviews peer-reviewed research, flags limitations and includes a medical disclaimer. It is written for UK readers who want clear, cautious guidance rather than hype.
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Yamanaka factors OSKM can reset cellular age. We explain how partial reprogramming works, what mouse studies show, and why the first human trial of ER-100 matters.
Read Article →Armillaria ostoyae is thousands of years old. We explore what mycology reveals about its extreme lifespan and which fungal proteins and supplements are being studied for healthy ageing.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on taurine and healthy ageing.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on resveratrol and healthy ageing.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on spermidine and healthy ageing.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on quercetin and healthy ageing.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on alpha-lipoic acid and healthy ageing.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on moringa and healthy ageing.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on carnosine and healthy ageing.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on saffron and healthy ageing.
Read Article →Our ranked guide to the most-discussed longevity supplements by evidence strength.
Read Article →A practical guide to biomarkers that track biological ageing and metabolic health.
Read Article →Which NAD+ precursor has the best evidence, safety and value in the UK?
Read Article →Beyond the 2023 Science paper — what taurine may do for older adults.
Read Article →What wheat-germ extract, vaccine trials and food sources tell us about spermidine.
Read Article →Why rapamycin is the most discussed prescription anti-ageing drug.
Read Article →The first human trial of cellular rejuvenation is now underway — what we know and what we don't.
Read Article →How biotech is engineering more precise ways to clear senescent cells.
Read Article →What mouse lifespan data and human trials say about two of the most discussed metabolic drugs.
Read Article →Two next-generation molecules that target the energy factories inside your cells.
Read Article →What the gold-standard Interventions Testing Program found in its 2021 cohort.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on NAC and healthy ageing.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on ashwagandha and healthy ageing.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on zinc and healthy ageing.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on berberine and healthy ageing.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on taurine and healthy ageing.
Read Article →Evidence-based UK review of the latest research on apigenin and healthy ageing.
Read Article →What lion's mane, reishi, chaga, cordyceps, turkey tail and ergothioneine might do for healthy ageing.
Read Article →Review of the 2018 Lonesome George/Aldabra genome paper, the 2022 chromosome-level assembly and the 2025 Jonathan epigenomic preprint.
Read Article →Blue Zones, Japan, Hong Kong and other high-longevity regions — what their diets and lifestyles teach readers.
Read Article →Ocean quahogs, Greenland sharks, bowhead whales, tortoises and naked mole rats — a tour of extreme longevity.
Read Article →Telomere, epigenetic clock, HRV, sleep and stress evidence for meditation, breathwork and music in healthy ageing.
Read Article →A plain-English map of the 2023 hallmarks framework, which are modifiable, and what the evidence suggests.
Read Article →Senolytic nanoparticles, artificial transcription factors, mitochondrial nanotherapy and DNA origami.
Read Article →Clonal hematopoiesis, mitochondrial DNA errors, microglia ageing and the entropic lifespan limit.
Read Article →Responsive clocks, epigenetic editing and candidate geroprotectors including rapamycin, metformin, senolytics and NAD+ precursors+ precursors.
Read Article →How image-based cell profiling and deep learning are speeding up the search for longevity drugs.
Read Article →Base editing, epigenetic reprogramming and the genes longevity researchers are targeting.
Read Article →Açaí, camu camu, cat's claw, bacopa, dragon's blood and pterostilbene cousins.
Read Article →Astragalus, ginkgo, reishi, gotu kola, Schisandra and He Shou Wu — what the evidence says.
Read Article →Mouse lifespan data, human biomarker trials, dose and what is still unproven.
Read Article →Osteoarthritis evidence, the Biobank longevity signal and important safety caveats.
Read Article →Stress, sleep quality and caffeine pairing: what human trials say for readers.
Read Article →Human trials in shift workers and fatigued adults, dose and standardisation guidance.
Read Article →Collagen synthesis, immune function, antioxidant role and dose guidance.
Read Article →Osteoarthritis pain, inflammatory markers and digestive comfort evidence.
Read Article →Trace-lithium epidemiology, dementia hypotheses and critical safety caveats.
Read Article →Form comparison, Krebs-cycle rationale, fibromyalgia evidence and dosing.
Read Article →Mayo Clinic trials, mouse longevity data and the gap between promise and proof.
Read Article →Study-dose context, evidence, safety and product information for Welzo Ultra Purity spermidine research 10mg.
Read Article →What NMNH is, the 2021 preclinical breakthrough, emerging human trials and study-dose context.
Read Article →We assess Qualia's three-precursor NAD+ stack, the company-sponsored clinical trial and value for money.
Read Article →Are all-in-one longevity stacks combining NMNH, resveratrol evidence, urolithin A, quercetin and CoQ10 worth it?
Read Article →Skin, joint and muscle evidence for hydrolysed collagen and product information for Welzo Bovine Collagen Peptides 400g.
Read Article →Skin hydration evidence for oral hyaluronic acid, dose and molecular weight guidance.
Read Article →Q-SYMBIO, statin myopathy, mitochondrial energy and dosing.
Read Article →Inflammation, joint comfort and absorption-enhanced formulations.
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Last updated: 2026-08-18 by LongevityTortoise.