Futurism.com rounds up the developments in longevity research.

Recently, the U.S. Federal Drug Administration approved clinical trials aimed at combating aging and age related diseases. A drug called “metformin,” and our increasing understanding of genetics, is leading us into a new battleground – one where we may have the upper-hand.

So when will these much-heralded anti-aging therapies be ready for the clinic? Why aren’t they here now? While there are no drugs approved to “treat aging” [yet], the signals heralding the first generation of therapies are closer than you might expect.

Read more at the Futurism: http://futurism.com/a-revolution-in-science-the-quest-to-stop-aging-is-underway/