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Can Stem Cells Rebuild a Damaged Heart?
The adult heart has very little ability to replace muscle cells lost after a heart attack. Instead, it heals by forming scar tissue, reducing its pumping strength and often beginning a progressive decline toward heart failure. In this program, Charles Murry, MD, PhD, of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, discusses how he is…
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Sexual Health, Satisfaction, and Healthy Aging
In this program, healthy aging is considered beyond preserving physical function, maintaining cognitive ability, and supporting independence for as long as possible. Annie L. Nguyen, Ph.D., M.P.H., at UC San Diego, looks at aging through a different lens: sexual health and sexual well-being. Her central question is not whether change happens, but whether change automatically…
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How Genetics Is Changing Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Alzheimer’s disease research is changing how scientists understand the long path from early brain changes to memory loss. In this program, John Hardy, Ph.D., University College London Institute of Neurology, explains how genetics helps reveal where neurodegenerative disease begins, not only where it ends. Hardy traces how studies of inherited Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid, presenilin, tau,…
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Understanding Aging and Brain Health
What if your age wasn’t just a number—but a signal? In this fascinating look at longevity science, Aladdin H. Shadyab, Ph.D., invites us to rethink what it really means to grow older. While we often focus on chronological age—the number of years we’ve lived—Shadyab highlights something far more revealing: biological age. This measure reflects how…
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Resilience and Healthy Longevity
A long, healthy life depends on more than avoiding disease. In this program, UC San Diego’s Anthony Molina, Ph.D. defines resilience as the capacity to resist, adapt to, and recover from age-related stressors, and he frames healthy aging as an active process of maintaining function as challenges accumulate over time. Molina emphasizes that resilience shows…
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Circadian Rhythm and Intermittent Fasting for Healthy Lifespan
What if one of the clearest signs of health is something you can feel every day? In this program, Satchidananda Panda, Ph.D. (Salk Institute), describes circadian rhythm as a built-in 24-hour daily rhythm “written in our DNA,” and he calls it a powerful biomarker of whether we’re healthy. He connects that internal timing system to…
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Practical Steps to Stay Resilient at Any Age
Resilience helps us recover and adapt after stress or illness, and Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS explains how it changes across the lifespan. In this program, she notes that bounce back slows with age and that people age at different rates, shaped by biology, lifestyle, and environment. That variation matters: the same setback can land…
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Grief and Resilience: Learning to Live with Loss
Grief doesn’t follow a set timeline—and according to therapist Danielle K. Glorioso, it isn’t something we “get over.” In her presentation, Navigating Grief: What the Science of Resilience Teaches about Adaptation to Loss, Glorioso explores how grief evolves over time and how resilience can help us live with loss. Drawing from both clinical expertise and…
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The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting & Time-Restricted Eating
Modern routines often stretch eating from early morning to late night, disrupting the body’s natural day-night rhythm. In this program, Michael J. Wilkinson, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.N.L.A. explains how that “erratic lifestyle” is linked to higher risks of high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, and diabetes— and why aligning meals with the body’s circadian rhythm matters.…
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Unlocking the Future of Aging
What if the key to longevity is already within us? In a fascinating talk, Michael J. Corley, Ph.D., dives into cutting-edge research on aging, the role of ancient viruses in our DNA, and how simple lifestyle changes can have a profound impact on our health. Dr. Corley explores the intricate connection between our gut microbiome…