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Longevity Research

Small labs and open-data efforts studying why we age and how healthy years might be extended.

Neglectedness 6/10 · Somewhat overlooked (example)

Example data

Example: Aging Biomarker Open Lab

A small lab publishing open datasets on markers of biological aging.

Why it matters: Open aging data lets many researchers build on the same evidence instead of repeating work in private.

A Source: Example data - not sourced, as of
94¢ of every $1 reaches the work

How the work budget is spent (example data)

How the work budget is spent How the work budget is spent: 55% field work, 20% equipment and supplies, 15% local staff, 10% reporting and sharing.
Field work
55%
Equipment and supplies
20%
Local staff
15%
Reporting and sharing
10%
$210,000 raised of $500,000 goal 42%

Raised as of . Example data - not real funding figures.

Example data

Example: Healthspan Replication Fund

Re-runs promising aging studies to check whether results hold up.

Why it matters: Checking that promising results hold up keeps hope in aging research from outrunning the evidence.

B Source: Example data - not sourced, as of
89¢ of every $1 reaches the work

How the work budget is spent (example data)

How the work budget is spent How the work budget is spent: 62% direct delivery, 18% materials, 12% volunteer support, 8% reporting.
Direct delivery
62%
Materials
18%
Volunteer support
12%
Reporting
8%
$45,000 raised of $250,000 goal 18%

Raised as of . Example data - not real funding figures.