By BIG THINK –
From treating specific diseases to targeting aging itself, Progress Conference 2025 explored the many routes to extending life.
In October, the Roots of Progress Institute organized Progress Conference 2025 to connect people and ideas in the progress movement. In this dispatch, medical historian Laura Mazer explores the conference’s longevity track, where researchers, economists, and entrepreneurs shared new ways to extend not just lifespan, but healthspan. She finds that the frontier of medicine is shifting — from fighting disease to pursuing more life itself.
