This Harvard Geneticist Says People Will Someday Live to 150

(Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the book Lifespan: Why We Age — and Why We Don’t Have To, by David A. Sinclair, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School. In the book, published in September 2019, Sinclair explains his theo… Continue reading

How Precision Medicine Is Changing Cancer Treatment

There’s never been a better time in the history of modern medicine to get cancer treatment, thanks to a bevy of novel therapies grouped under the name “precision medicine” or “personalized medicine.” These methods exploit the unique genetic fingerprint… Continue reading

New Gene Therapy Could Slow Aging in Humans

(Editor’s note: This podcast is from The Not Old – Better Show.) As part of our Inside Science and Technology interview series, today’s show is an interview with Dr. Pradeep Reddy, a research scientist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. As w… Continue reading

What Biology Tells Us About Gender and Longevity

(Editor’s note: This article is part of an editorial partnership between Next Avenue and the American Federation for Aging Research, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical research.) I… Continue reading

A Deeper Look at Human Longevity Genes

(Advances in science and public health are increasing longevity and enhancing the quality of life for people around the world. In this series of interviews with the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging, 14 visionaries are revealing exciting … Continue reading