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For centuries people have searched for everything from mythical elixirs of youth to secrets for immortality to stave off the effects of ageing.
Longevity, the act of living a longer and healthier life, remains at the forefront of many people's minds, with billionaires spending millions a week on treatments to stay forever young.
But is it necessary to spend a fortune to avoid feeling old?
Here, host Sarah Forster speaks to The National's health editor, Nick Webster, to hear how far the wealthy go to achieve eternal youth but also how you might achieve the same results for next to nothing.
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Body scanners at Arab Health 2024 to help increase lifespan: in pictures
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Tue Lehn-Schioler, chief executive of BrainCapture wearing the device which helps to diagnose epilepsy and other neuro problems at the Arab Health conference held at Dubai World Trade Centre. Pictures: Pawan Singh / The National -
Dr Hidayath Ali Ansari, staff physician in the imaging institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, said MRI scans can be expensive. -
The scanning machine on display at the Siemens Healthineers stand at Arab Health. -
The latest scanners are much sleeker and less cumbersome than the larger models of the past, one expert told The National. -
Visitors descend on the Anfas stand at Arab Health. -
Vivek Kanade, Managing Director of Siemens Healthineers for the Middle East and Africa with the latest MRI scanner at Arab Health 2024 in Dubai. Photo: Siemens
