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I think it not interesting news that "substance X extends the life of rats", or "substance Y might extend the life of yeast."

Humans are exceptionally long-lived animals that live for about 4x as many heartbeats as other mammals. It is one thing for treatments to give animals some of the resilience to aging we have, it's another to extend the frontier of human lifespan.

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Agreed. And the low hanging fruit has already been plucked: improving infant mortality, basic hygiene. My grandparents all lived well into their 80s/are still alive. Realistically speaking, I doubt I'll do much better.

TBH I'd rather die happy around the age of 75 than miserable at 90+ like my grandparents.

Not everyone has the luck of being cared of as British Queen and Prince were, yet they seem to die anyway.

Even if let's say, the average longevity does not change, it would still be a game changer if you could be as healthy in your 80s as in your 70s. Agree that nobody wants to live to 100 while being strapped to a hospital bed the whole time.

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