Ageing

French state scientists want to help people live to 120 in good health

Public research institute Ircan from Nice explains its innovative cell rejuvenation techniques

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‘The French are terrified of grey hair and wrinkles’

Sylviane Degunst was approached on the streets of London by a model agency at the age of 54. She talks about her experiences in London and attitudes to growing older

Oldest-ever woman accused of having faked age

There are calls for the body of the world’s oldest-ever person to be exhumed for DNA testing after new claims that her extreme longevity was faked.

Can we live forever as young old people?

We assume the ageing process to be a natural part of life that we must accept but many scientists now think we can act against it at the cellular level. Oliver Rowland spoke to French-Croatian biologist MIROSLAV RADMAN, author of a new book for the general public, Le Code de l’Immortalité, and to British ageing expert Dr Aubrey de Grey

Ageing

French state scientists want to help people live to 120 in good health

Six pieces of advice if you plan to grow old in France

Don’t let age be an obstacle to pursuing better French

‘The French are terrified of grey hair and wrinkles’

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Can we live forever as young old people?