Decoding Longevity with Dr. Nir Barzilai
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What if you could actually delay the process of aging? Dr. Nir Barzilai hopes to identify interventions that could do just that. He believes a class of drugs known as gerotherapeutics could be real game changers.
Dr. Barzilai walks us through his pioneering research and explains why your biological age may actually be different from your chronological age. And we break down the buzziest trends in the longevity space.
Links to resources mentioned in this episode:
How to measure biological aging in humans
Rapamycin, But Not Resveratrol or Simvastatin, Extends Life Span of Genetically Heterogeneous Mice
An Updated Prioritization of Geroscience- Guided FDA-Approved Drugs Repurposed to Target Aging
Nir Barziliai, MD, on what we can learn about longevity from SuperAgers and Centenarians
Cardiovascular advantages among the offspring of centenarians
Lower all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality in centenarians' offspring
Reduced Prevalence and Incidence of Cognitive Impairment Among Centenarian Offspring
What You Should Know About NAD+ Supplements
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