Podcasts

Researchers and hands-on scientific work in aging biology and geroscience, including cellular senescence, vascular aging, brain aging, comparative aging and therapeutic development.

University of California aging research, including geroscience, telomeres, stem-cell aging, inflammation, resilience, circadian biology, neurodegeneration, sarcopenia, and healthy longevity.

more technical & maybe more for researchers in the field than others here; unusually frequent (10+ episodes in past 30 days), short (eg 3-8min) summaries of journal articles published by this traditional aging biology journal

"leading experts in the field of longevity, as well as evidence-based health advice"

"interviews longevity doctors and geroscientists to find and expedite healthspan and life extension for all"; some aging science & some health optimization

Scientific changes across adult aging, including immune-system aging, menopause, physical activity, physiology, metabolic health, and evidence-based approaches to maintaining health.

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease, including protein and RNA transport, epigenetic regulation, disease models, gene therapy, and translational research.

Foundational biomedical research at Salk, with substantial coverage of aging, cellular senescence, neuroinflammation, metabolism, circadian biology, brain aging, and disease mechanisms.

Science-backed discussions on healthy aging and longevity, including biomarkers, aging clocks, inflammation, resilience, stem cells, and omics.

Healthy brain aging, vascular and other dementia risk factors, genetics, MRI, and the importance of representative participation in aging research.

Basic, clinical and translational biomedical research, including biological-age measurement, cellular senescence, mitochondrial dysfunction, proteostasis and protein aggregation in age-related disease.

Research on healthy aging, neurodegenerative disease, brain plasticity and regeneration, exercise, cognition, and the clinical science of later life.

Research, policy, health care, technology, work and social systems for longer lives, including how innovations affect health and independence in later life.

Regenerative medicine and cell and gene therapy translation, including stem-cell products, synthetic biology, biomanufacturing, clinical development, regulation, and patient access.

"research papers in the field of geroscience [..] biological aging, and the quest for extending healthspan."

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including autophagy, proteotoxicity, mitochondrial bioenergetics, biomarkers, brain aging, prevention research and clinical trials.

Alzheimer's disease and other dementia research, spanning neuroscience, biomarkers, mechanisms, diagnostics, clinical studies, methods, funding, and research careers.

Research published across the life sciences and medicine, including telomere biology, biological clocks, aging, chromatin, tissue regeneration and nutrient-sensing interventions.

Mitochondrial disease, including diagnosis, genetics, clinical trials, emerging therapies, clinical care, patient experience, and research translation.

"exploring how this quickly expanding field can impact your health & longevity, and how you can change your epigenetic markers with your own hands"

"biotech for health extension" is only 1 of 3 focus areas for different episodes

mostly lifestyle optimization, but some non-lifestyle aging & longevity science ("topics like fasting, depression, fitness, and longevity")

"Interviewing visionaries dedicated to giving humanity control over biology. All problems are solvable, including aging and death."

Frontier neuroscience research on how the brain learns, ages, heals, and develops disease, including lysosomal clearance, neurodegeneration, dementia, stroke, and regenerative therapies.

Gaucher disease as a lysosomal storage disorder, combining patient experience with expert information from clinicians, scientists, and researchers on disease management, treatment, and research.

Peer-reviewed genetics and genomics research, including functional genomics, genome engineering, chromosome biology, population genomics, model organisms, and disease mechanisms.

Genetics and genomics research, including genome sequencing, epigenetics, gene regulation, genetic disease, cancer genomics, synthetic biology, and gene editing.

Translation of aging and geriatrics research into clinical care, including geroscience, frailty, dementia, bone health, prevention, and evidence-based care for older adults.

"notable figures within the longevity field: The goal is to create social and political action around aging"

Evidence-based aging biology and clinical translation, including hallmarks of aging, inflammation, cardiovascular disease, cancer, screening, prevention, and healthspan trials.

mostly lifestyle optimization, but a few episodes feature guests & topics squarely in the longevity field

Interviews with scientists about the biology of aging, lifespan, biological clocks, and discoveries that may affect health across the lifespan.

"physicians from the practice in conversation with the world's leading doctors and scientists"

Inherited metabolic disease research, including mitochondrial disorders, autophagy disorders, lysosomal storage diseases, metabolite repair, glycosylation and experimental genetic or RNA therapies.

Variety of topics but aging/longevity comes up repeatedly, including biotech companies in the space.

Research on how humans age, including cellular aging, stem cells, mitochondria, genetic mutations, stress-response pathways, brain aging, inflammation, and interventions intended to delay age-related decline.

longevity science & healthspan-related innovations, featuring researchers, clinicians, and company founders working in the longevity and aging field

"science behind why we age and interventions for slowing and even reversing aging"

The science of aging, healthspan, lifestyle interventions, and the social and psychological dimensions of living longer and well.

"learn longevity research straight from the scientists"

Research on the biological, cognitive, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of aging, including the cellular and molecular hallmarks of aging, regeneration, cancer, and dietary interventions.

"pioneers in life extension research & advocacy interviewed"

"Deep dive conversations with visionary leaders in longevity to understand their mental models and roadmaps to solve aging."

"how to live a longer, healthier life." Some episodes aging science/biotech; some others health optimization.

Canine aging biology, epigenetic clocks, DNA methylation, multimorbidity, cognition, environmental exposures, metabolism, and comparative longevity research.

"leading scientists in the field of longevity to explore cutting-edge research, emerging therapies, and what it really takes to live longer-healthier."

Scientific, technological, clinical, business, and investment developments in longevity, including aging biology and longevity biotechnology.

"The Longevity Forum is a not-for-profit initiative committed to achieving longer, healthier and more fulfilled lives for as many people as possible"

Research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including detection, treatment, cognitive resilience, neuropathology, population data, health services, caregiving, and prevention.

Mitochondrial disease symptoms, genetics and diagnosis, coordinated healthcare, fatigue, exercise and mental health.

Research discussions on aging and age-associated cellular decline, including mitochondrial pathways, nutrition, sarcopenia, mobility, and chronic disease.

Stem-cell biology and regenerative medicine, including organoids, tissue regeneration, pluripotency, developmental cell-fate decisions, and the translation of stem-cell research.

Research news across the sciences, including DNA damage and repair in aging, comparative longevity, mitochondrial interventions, regenerative biology, organoids, and age-related disease.

mostly lifestyle optimization notably diet, but lots of discussions of chronic diseases of aging and some of pharmacological effects of plant extracts, & some on aging pathways since new aging book release

Research and research careers across Max Planck institutes, with aging-biology episodes on longevity genetics, biological clocks, Yamanaka factors and the hallmarks of aging.

Mitochondrial disease, mitochondrial medicine, patient-centered research, natural-history studies, clinical trials, drug development, genetics, care, and advocacy.

Stem-cell science, regenerative medicine, clinical trials, research outcomes, and space-based biomedical research relevant to tissue regeneration and cell-therapy translation.

Regenerative medicine research and translation, including stem cells, tissue engineering, extracellular-matrix scaffolds, organ regeneration, biomaterials, and cellular therapies.

focused on rejuvenation, but note that several min of many episodes also goes to unrelated science topics

Evidence-focused conversations on longevity and prevention, including hallmarks of aging, rapamycin, NAD, biological-age tests, biomarkers, frailty, and metabolic health.

Stem-cell biology and disease research through interviews with Cambridge Stem Cell Institute principal investigators about their research programs, methods, and scientific impact.

interviews w/ scope of science & technology by self description, but many episodes cover aging or regenerative medicine

mostly lifestyle optimization, but a few episodes feature guests & topics squarely in the longevity field

The science and lived experience of cognitive aging, dementia, caregiving, and maintaining quality of mind with age-related disease.

"intersection of bio + tech, and the entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders who are transforming healthcare"

mostly lifestyle optimization: "maximizing longevity, and all that goes into that" but in practice mostly lifestyle & clinical management of chronic diseases, not science of aging & what's coming from new biotech development

Molecular and cell biology research and scientific publishing, with episodes on mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy, telomere maintenance, genome instability, proteomics and neurodegenerative protein biology.

Genetics, genomics and biomarker-led drug development, including DNA repair, somatic mutation, epigenetic regulation, accelerated-aging syndromes and the genetics of longevity.

Current genetics and genomics papers from the journal Heredity, including structural variation, population genomics, genetic variation, adaptation, and research methods.

Immunology research, including chronic inflammation in aging, macrophages, T-cell biology, immune regulation and immunometabolism.

Research published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, including dementia prevention, cognitive aging, disability, physical activity and clinical studies of interventions such as metformin.

"Q&As with the people building and funding technologies that extend healthy lifespan"

Research published across molecular therapy, cell therapy, gene therapy, gene editing, and regenerative medicine, including work on biological aging clocks and possible lifespan extension.

"the current practice of medicine is disease care, not health care. We believe that everyone can get closer to their own optimal healthspan"

Aging biology, geroscience, regenerative medicine, cellular rejuvenation, epigenetic clocks, mitochondria, senescence, nutrient sensing, and the translation of candidate longevity interventions.

Research on how environmental exposures and behavior influence aging, epigenetic regulation, cognitive health, and future directions in aging research.

Molecular-biology research stories, including mitochondrial DNA deletions, stem-cell activity in aging, epigenetic editing, genomic organization and regenerative medicine.

broad biotech industry by self description, but most episodes about aging specifically

Stem cell and regenerative biology, including cell aging, tissue repair, developmental biology, disease models, and emerging therapies.

Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, including pluripotency, reprogramming, cell fate, organoids, tissue engineering, and cell therapies.

Stem-cell research, including fundamental biology, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, disease models, and translation toward clinical applications.

Healthy aging, age-related disease, prevention, care and the lived experience of growing older, with episodes that translate research and public-health evidence for a general audience.

"researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors who are moving longevity science from the lab to the clinic"

science discussion: aging at the molecular & cellular level, and what we can do about it

Salk Institute research in aging, stem cells, mitochondria, AMPK signaling, epigenetic regulation, neuroscience, immunology and other areas of molecular and cellular biology.