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Episode 122: James Kirkland on targeting senescent cells to reverse age-related diseases

Posted May 6, 202100:55:38

In today’s episode, we talk about zombie cells, a term used to describe senescent cells because of their refusal to die. Our guest on this topic is...

Episode 121: Pascal Lee on the Mars mission and our search for alien life in the galaxy

Posted April 14, 202101:28:44

It has been nearly a month since NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars. So far, the rover hasn’t detected any signs of past life on the planet....

Episode 120: Gordon Lithgow on alpha-ketoglutarate’s potential to affect healthspan and lifespan

Posted March 17, 202100:48:15

Ever since Cell Metabolism published a study that found the naturally occurring metabolite alpha-ketoglutarate reduces inflammatory signaling as well...

Episode 119: Gordon Lithgow talks about the biology of aging and prolonging lifespan

Posted February 25, 202100:56:37

Episode 119: Gordon Lithgow talks about the biology of aging and prolonging lifespan Our guest today is Dr. Gordon Lithgow, a professor and vice president...

Episode 118: Julie Andersen talks about urolithin-A’s potential to prevent and treat neurodegenerative diseases

Posted February 2, 202100:52:49

Today we have part two of our conversation with Dr. Julie Andersen, a professor at the Buck Institute who is conducting fascinating research into the...