Approaches
How are scientists trying to influence healthy aging?
Browse by method rather than by claim. An approach tells you how researchers intervene; mechanisms describe the biology they hope to affect, and goals describe the outcomes people care about.
Drugs & pharmacological compounds
Medicines and pharmacological compounds being studied for pathways, diseases or outcomes relevant to healthy aging.
Examples
Rapamycin · Metformin · Acarbose · Senolytic compounds
See tracked interventionsNutrients & supplements
Nutrients, metabolites and supplement-like compounds studied for metabolic, mitochondrial and other aging-related effects.
Examples
Taurine · Spermidine · NMN · Urolithin A
See tracked interventionsBlood & plasma interventions
Research involving circulating factors, plasma replacement or exchange, and experimental blood-based rejuvenation concepts.
Examples
Heterochronic parabiosis · Therapeutic plasma exchange · Plasma dilution · Young-plasma research
Research coverage expanding.
Microbiome interventions
Methods intended to change gut microbial communities or their function, including transfer-based and defined microbial approaches.
Examples
Fecal microbiota transplantation · Defined microbial consortia · Dietary microbiome modulation · Phage-based approaches
Research coverage expanding.
Cell & regenerative therapies
Cell-based, tissue-regenerative and replacement approaches being explored for age-related decline and repair.
Examples
Stem-cell approaches · Engineered cells · Tissue regeneration · Cell replacement
Research coverage expanding.
Gene & epigenetic interventions
Experimental approaches that alter genetic material, gene expression or epigenetic state.
Examples
Gene therapy · Partial cellular reprogramming · Epigenetic reprogramming · RNA-based interventions
Research coverage expanding.
Lifestyle & physiological interventions
Behavioral and physiological approaches with relevance to healthspan and age-related function.
Examples
Resistance training · Aerobic exercise · Caloric restriction · Sleep
Research coverage expanding.
Devices & physical modalities
Physical, environmental and device-mediated approaches studied for health and aging-related outcomes.
Examples
Heat exposure · Light-based approaches · Neuromodulation · Other physical modalities
Research coverage expanding.
Approach is not mechanism
For example, dasatinib + quercetin belongs under compounds by method, while senolysis describes the biological strategy. AgeBeacon keeps method, mechanism and goal separate so evidence can be explored without implying that a mechanism is proven to improve lifespan.