The Rise of China’s Longevity Movement: A Quest to Defy Aging

China’s national project to crush aging encompasses longevity labs, “immortality islands,” and grapeseed pills, as well as exorbitant claims based on sometimes questionable science.

(Attendees at a conference in Shanghai try out a cryogenic chamber in which temperatures plummeted to approximately -200 degrees Fahrenheit, meant to slow aging | New York Times)

A surge in the Chinese public’s interest in longevity science has led to substantial investments from the state and private companies in aging research.

Aging &amp; Longevity

Peter Attia’s 2025 Performance Principles for Longevity: 60 Minutes 

On 60 Minutes, Peter Attia reveals how performance, prevention, and emotional resilience contribute to aging well. 

Model: Male ApoE−/− mice fed a high-fat diet for 12 weeks to induce atherosclerosis.
Dosage: Methyl-β-cyclodextrin (Mß-CD) at 2.0 g/kg, subcutaneous injection, twice a week

 A new study shows cyclodextrin reduces artery plaques in mice by lowering cholesterol and blocking inflammatory cell death. 

Cardiovascular

Participants: Healthy middle-aged to older adults (average age: ~53 years) 
Dosage: 1,000 mg/day of urolithin A for 28 days

Supplementing healthy adults with urolithin A —a compound produced by our gut bacteria— counters signs of age-related immune system decline.  

Principal investigator Dr. Florian R. Greten (image: hessen-schafft-wissen.de).

Immunity

Columbia University scientists find that inflammation increases the risk of common chronic age-related diseases only in people from industrialized populations. 

Columbia University in New York City (image: Columbia.edu). 

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