Episodes
In this clip, Dr. Valter Longo describes the IGF-1 pathway and explains how defects in the pathway influence disease risk.
In this clip, Drs. Levine and Patrick discuss how genes that are important for embryonic development can tell us a lot about aging.
In this clip, Dr. Erica Sonnenburg describes the important role of human milk oligosaccharides in establishing a healthy gut in an infant.
Dr. Charles Raison explains the relationship between thermoregulatory dysfunction and how periodic exposure to high heat may aid with treating depression and schizophrenia.
In this clip, Dr. Charles Raison describes the complex relationship between inflammation and depression.
Dr. Elissa Epel describes the exposome – the totality of non-genetic exposures a person experiences during a lifetime – and explains how it affects telomeres.
In this clip, Bruce Ames explains that recommended daily allowance (RDA) is set at two standard deviations above the estimated average requirement (EAR).
In this clip, Dr. Martin Gibala discusses how functional training simultaneously boosts cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle conditioning.
In this clip, Dr. George Church explains how sleeping and dreaming can inspire scientific ideas and artistic vision.
In this clip, Dr. Krauss talks about the necessity of the ion mobility test before starting statin therapy and the growing popularity of the test.
In this clip, Dr. Peter Attia stresses the further risks of head trauma for those with the APOE4 gene variant.
In this clip, Dr. Axel Montagne discusses the potential of these emerging diagnostic tools in assessing an individual's risk of developing dementia.
Evidence indicates that the heritability of epigenetic aging is about 40 percent. This is seen in supercentenarians and their offspring, who tend to age slower than their younger counterparts.
Dr. Satchin Panda describes how the body's circadian clocks developed and the role they play in regulating our day-to-day functioning.
Dr. Elissa Epel describes the beneficial effects of education on telomere length in the babies of low-income women.
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