Exercise: The Ultimate Magic Bullet for Longevity

If exercise were a pill it would be the biggest blockbuster drug of all time! Regular physical activity is the best thing you can do for your health and longevity. What’s the optimal amount, and do we really need to do those 10,000 steps a day? Dr. Melov will talk about the best ways to get moving. And just wait until you hear about his exercise regimen!

What Outer Space Can Teach Us About Aging

Zero gravity is not an anti-aging intervention. What we’re learning from astronauts who’ve done long term space travel can teach us a lot about how we age here on earth. And better yet, efforts to protect the health of space travelers will likely have payoffs here at home. Dr. Furman’s insights really are out of this world!

What Worms Can Teach Us About Living Better Longer

With a couple of drugs and few genetic tweaks, scientists can easily increase a worm’s lifespan by 50-100%. While it may not translate to humans living to 160, there are some solid tips from worms that can help us live better longer. Dr. Lithgow explains why we should all care about the humble worm.

How Close are We to Real Treatments for Neurodegenerative Diseases?

Pharmaceutical companies have spent billions of dollars looking for cures for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Why have their efforts failed? What is the outlook for real disease-altering drugs, and what can we do to preserve our brain health in the meantime? Dr. Andersen will sort out where we stand in the quest.

Want the best medical care? Then learn how to be your own advocate

The critical dearth of geriatricians in this county is a scary proposition; most physicians know little about aging. Anyone hoping to live long enough to become an older adult needs to be their own advocate when they walk into the exam room. Fortunately, Dr. Newman is a practicing geriatrician who can help us ask the right questions and get the care that’s appropriate for our situation. He can also provide the best response when a doc asks, “What do you expect for someone your age?”

Eat Your Way to Extra Years: Nutrition and Healthy Aging

We’ve all heard the expression “you are what you eat.” What you eat may also have a big impact on how long and well you live. Dr. Kapahi will help us look at food in a new way, providing tips (and motivation) for how we can eat healthier without sacrificing everything we love.

Therapeutics for Aging: Moving from the Lab to the Clinic

Discoveries from our labs are no longer limited to helping flies, worms and mice live longer. Breakthroughs are now being tested in our clinical center. Dr. Stubbs will share what we’re up to and what we’re learning in the Buck’s Clinical Research Unit and, most importantly, how you can get involved.

The Mechanisms of Brain Aging

Is it an accident that we’ve scheduled a seminar on brain aging the day after the presidential election? Dr. Webb will help us understand the mechanisms of brain aging and to recognize the signs of normal brain aging and symptoms that could spell serious trouble. And guess what – there are advantages to having an older brain. Show up and discover what they are!

Boosting brain resilience to restore memory

Have efforts to clear toxic proteins from the brain been shortsighted? Dr. Tracy is taking another tack. She is focused on a protein that rescues mechanisms that promote the resilience of synapses, the structures that transmit information between neurons. Her team has restored memory in mice with brains loaded with disease-causing proteins. We think it’s pretty cool and we’re guessing you will too.

The Science of Longevity: Fact Versus Fiction

When research on aging first burst on the scene a few decades ago, it was considered by many to be a fringe pursuit, something impossible to study. Today research on aging is the most interrogated field in all of the life sciences. What’s next for the field, and how soon will we get there? What can we learn from it to help us today? Dr. Verdin sorts it all out.

Ovarian Aging and Women’s Health

Of all the species in the animal kingdom, humans are one of the very few who go through menopause. Human ovaries age faster than other organs in women’s bodies and that process has a profound effect on overall health. Dr. Garrison discusses how prolonging fertility is key to lifelong health -- in at least half of the population. Men, be brave and show up too!

The Future of Medicine

Imagine a world where we could prevent disease before it begins. Dr. Hood suggests that world is at our doorstep. He will discuss making the practice of medicine predictive, preventative, personalized, and participatory.