‘Longevity fixation syndrome’: the allure of eternal youth

The quest for immortality may seem the preserve of Greek myth or science fiction – or even the fantasies of the Silicon Valley super-rich – but it is actually taking over the day-to-day lives of ordinary people.

Longevity Fixation Syndrome has been flagged by some health professionals as a new mental-health disorder, driven by an obsession with extending your biological clock and staving off not only the signs of age, but even death itself.

‘Obsessive self-surveillance’

Someone with LFS may “obsessively monitor their body...