#171 - Steve Austad, Ph.D.: The landscape of longevity science: making sense of caloric restriction, biomarkers of aging, and possible geroprotective molecules 02:26:54 Publish Date: 2021/8/9
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Chapters What shaped Steve Austad's unusual childhood? Steve's life as a New York City cab driver How did Steve accidentally become a lion tamer? What led Steve to focus on studying aging? What are the challenges of working with lab mice? How does caloric restriction affect lifespan? Mice vs. rats in rodent aging experiments The impact of dietary composition on aging: Comparing monkey studies Challenges of studying lab animals vs. wild animals What do human studies of calorie restriction reveal? Are there alternatives to long-term caloric restriction for humans? What is the protective effect of fasting? Why do women have more neurodegenerative diseases? How important are longevity biomarkers in research? Which molecules show promise as longevity agents? No transcript made for this episode yet, you may request it for free.
