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We're not getting any younger... yet.

We're not getting any younger... yet.


We're not getting any younger... yet.

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21 episodes
Language:
English
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Podcast

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Why do some of us age gracefully and others don’t? How do our bodies and minds experience aging at the cellular and molecular level? Why do we even age to begin with? And maybe most importantly, can we do anything about it? Join host Gordon Lithgow at the Buck Institute in California as he speaks with some of the brightest scientific stars on the planet to search for – and actually find answers to – these questions and many more.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 21 episodes

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Valter Longo: Fasting for Health and Longevity

What is the relationship between diet, chronic disease, and aging? Can we delay or reve...

29 minutes
May 01, 2024

Satchin Panda: The Age of Circadian Disruption

Our modern world is full of potential disruptions to sleep. But as we learn more about ...

31 minutes
Apr 17, 2024

Laura Carstensen: The Purpose and Promise of Longer Lives

What is the goal of living longer? It’s not simply to celebrate a number, but to do som...

37 minutes
Apr 03, 2024

Season Two Coming Soon!

We're back! In season one, we investigated the biology of aging in many different organ...

1 minute
Mar 20, 2024

Between the lines: Mobilizing the immune system

Gordon and Stella revisit key concepts from the conversation with Arne Akbar, such as u...

12 minutes
Mar 01, 2023

Arne Akbar: Immunity and Beyond

What role does the immune system play in aging? How do senescent cells evade it and pro...

33 minutes
Feb 15, 2023

Between the lines: The many fates of cells

After the conversation with Monica Driscoll, Gordon and show editor Stella connect to d...

10 minutes
Feb 08, 2023

Monica Driscoll: Exploring the Wild World Within

How do different cells in our bodies age differently? What exactly happens when a neuro...

38 minutes
Feb 01, 2023

Between the lines: Genetics and geroprotectors

After a wide-ranging conversation with Nir Barzilai, Gordon and show editor Stella disc...

4 minutes
Jan 25, 2023

Nir Barzilai: The Secrets of Centenarians

Is aging truly inevitable? Can we study the genetics of long-lived people to learn how ...

45 minutes
Jan 19, 2023