The Longevity Delusion : Money, Myths and Bad Science - Seamus O'Mahony

The search for a world in which old age is a curable disease, and death is optional, unites billionaires, politicians and celebrities. The longevity industry is a vast, pseudo-medical enterprise that has spawned countless bestselling books, social media frenzies and a huge network of conferences and pharmacological research. Seamus O'Mahony casts his sceptical and acerbic eye over this landscape in his brilliant quest to uncover the truth behind an industry - largely funded by Silicon Valley billionaires - which feeds off the gullibility of rich investors and death-phobic consumers. The antidotes: expensive drugs, stem cell therapy, gene therapy and intermittent fasting. He draws upon real scientific evidence to cut through the nonsense and to make a serious case for why longevity is a delusion, and why this industry is unlikely to find a real solution to the inevitability of ageing. This narrative takes O'Mahony's investigation deep into the world of longevity `experts' as he attends their conferences and meets these infamous figures in their natural habitats. He has a gift for witty caricatures, stunning anecdotes and countering misinformation with clarity, reason and research. This is investigative writing at its best. Praise for Can Medicine Be Cured?`An exceptionally strong polemic - one that might even persuade Miley Cyrus to start eating wheat again' Sunday Business Post`A book on health that everyone should read this year... A fascinating read for patients, medics and anyone who cares' Sunday Independent (Dublin)'A deeply fascinating and rousing book' Mail on Sunday'What makes this book a delightful, if unsettling read, is not just O'Mahony's scholarly and witty prose, but also his brutal honesty' The Times