Animal studies provide compelling evidence that severe calorie restriction increases life span. Whether that’s true for people has been…
Reading research by scientists trying to unravel the mysteries of aging can make it hard to feel good about growing older. The idea of “curing” aging casts it as a pathology. Published studies start, relentlessly, with bad news. “Aging is a degenerative process that leads to tissue dysfunction and death,” begins a typical paper. As I learned more about the science, I grew excited about the possibilities for breakthroughs but distressed about my own prospects as I approached 68.
Steve Horvath offered to run an epigenetic clock on me…
