Aging and Senior Health (Audio)
Episodes
An Ideal Circadian Day
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Circadian timing shapes how we sleep, feel, and function each day. Satchidananda Panda, Ph.D., Salk Institute, describes what the ideal circadian rhyt...
Circadian Clocks - How To Optimize Your Health
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How you time light, meals, and sleep can reset your internal clock. Satchidananda Panda, Ph.D. explains why morning light sharpens alertness, evening ...
How Much Light Is Healthy?
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How much exposure to daylight is recommended for optimal health? Satchidananda Panda, Ph.D., Salk Institute, answers this question and many more on th...
Resilience and Healthy Longevity with Anthony Molina
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Biological resilience underpins healthy aging, and Anthony Molina, Ph.D., investigates how people resist, adapt to, and recover from age-related stres...
Circadian Rhythm and Intermittent Fasting for Healthy Lifespan - LEE Tuh-Fuh and Ruby LEE Wang Zu-Ming Endowed Lecture
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Circadian timing shapes how we sleep, feel, and function each day. Satchidananda Panda, Ph.D., Salk Institute, explains that keeping daily light, meal...
Mental Health and Resilience
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Psychological resilience in later life examines how older adults adapt after adversity and cultivate everyday practices that sustain well-being and pu...
Cognitive Health and Resilience
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cognitive resilience grows from small, consistent habits that keep the brain adaptable. Fadel Zeidan, Ph.D., frames mindfulness as mental training tha...
Translational Geroscience: Using Aging Research to Improve Resilience in Older Adults
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Targeting the biology of aging offers a path to stronger resilience and longer health. John C. Newman, M.D., Ph.D., explains that aging arises from me...
Physical Health and Resilience
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Healthy aging starts with physical resilience, the body’s ability to withstand and recover from stress. Maile Young Karris, M.D., defines the concep...
The Science of Bouncing Back: How Resilience Changes Across the Lifespan
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS explores how resilience—the ability to recover and adapt after stress or illness—changes across the lifespan. She expl...
Navigating Grief: What the Science of Resilience Teaches about Adaptation to Loss
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle K. Glorioso, LCSW, explores the complex nature of grief, emphasizing that it is a lifelong, evolving response to loss rather than something t...
Intermittent Fasting: A Strategy To Prevent Cardiometabolic Diseases And Promote Healthy Aging
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael J. Wilkinson, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.N.L.A., explores the science and clinical evidence behind intermittent fasting and its role in promoting cardi...
Alzheimer's Disease in Women: Why Sex Differences Matter
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Banks, Ph.D. explores why Alzheimer's disease affects women differently than men, emphasizing distinct patterns in tau pathology, cognitive test...
Stein Institute for Research on Aging
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Molina, Ph.D. highlights research and resources from the Stein Institute for Research on Aging that support healthy aging, with a focus on wom...
Healthy Aging and Longevity in Women
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Z. LaCroix, Ph.D. presents major public health trends affecting women across the lifespan, from rising maternal mortality and chronic disease r...
Telomere Health
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this excerpt, Dr. Natalie Marshall discusses the central importance of exercise to improve chromosomal and telomere health. Series: "Osher WISE: We...
Mindfulness-Based Mental Training to Enhance Well-Being and Healthy Aging
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fadel Zeidan, Ph.D., discusses the science of mindfulness and how meditation can change the brain. He explains what happens in the brain during stress...
Hip Fracture Outcomes
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Terence Friedlander reviews the various patient outcomes after hip fracture surgery. Series: "Excerpts" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 40752]
What Does Muscle Do For Us?
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The risk for many chronic diseases is directly linked to metabolic changes in the body and loss of muscle mass often associated with aging. In this ex...
Why Osteoporosis is Bad
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Terence Friedlander discusses common issues brought on by osteoporosis. Series: "Excerpts" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 40751]
How To Slow Aging
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can you make choices today that could help you live longer and feel better? Gordon Saxe, M.D., Ph.D., explores the ways to slow the aging process ...
Sarcopenia: What You Need To Know
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The risk for many chronic diseases is directly linked to metabolic changes in the body and loss of muscle mass often associated with aging. In this pr...
Oxidative Stress: What You Need To Know
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The risk for many chronic diseases is directly linked to metabolic changes in the body. In this program, Dr. Natalie Marshall focuses on the role of a...
Genes Are Not Destiny: What You Eat Matters
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can you make choices today that could help you live longer and feel better? Gordon Saxe, M.D., Ph.D. explores lifestyle choices, including diet, t...
Decoding the Dark Side of the Human Genome: How Ancient Viruses Shape Aging
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael J. Corley, Ph.D., explores groundbreaking research on aging, the role of ancient viruses in our DNA, and the impact of the gut microbiome on l...
Body Health = Brain Health
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's the secret to supporting a sharp mind at any age? In this program, Dr. Nancy Isenberg discusses the latest science-based practices to promote b...
Aging Health and the Power of Lifestyle Choices with Gordon Saxe
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gordon Saxe, M.D., Ph.D., reveals the secrets to slowing down the aging process and living a healthier life. He uncovers how aging affects everything ...
Transferring Knowledge into Transformation: Building Lasting Personal Change through Awareness Intention and Action with Anthony Lim
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Lim, M.D., J.D., explores how small, intentional steps can lead to lasting behavioral change. Lim breaks down a simple, four-step framework—...
Ancient Wisdom Modern Science and the Emerging Keys to Healthy Aging and Longevity - Lee Tuh-Fuh and Ruby Lee Wang Zu-Ming Endowed Lecture
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Examine how what we eat and how we live can promote wellness, enhance immunity, combat age-related diseases, and promote longevity. Gordon Saxe, M.D.,...
Brain Health Neuroplasticity and Aging: Supporting Cognition at Every Age
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What's the secret to supporting a sharp mind at any age? In this program, Dr. Nancy Isenberg discusses the latest science-based practices to promote b...
Explorations of Telomere Biology in the Context of Human Aging with Elizabeth Blackburn - Sanford Stem Cell Symposium 2024
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D., examines the relationship between telomeres, cellular aging, and metabolic health, highlighting how telomere regulation di...
Found in Translation: Development of a Cellular Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis O. Clegg, Ph.D., discusses treatments for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a condition that causes vision loss. Clegg explains that whil...
Movement and Strength Training to Improve Metabolic Health
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The risk for many chronic diseases is directly linked to metabolic changes in the body and loss of muscle mass often associated with aging. In this pr...
Want To Age in Place? This New Tech Is Improving Elder Care
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UC Davis researchers are developing innovative technology to help older adults maintain independence while staying connected with loved ones. Th...
Social Connection and Healthy Aging
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Colin Depp delves into the critical role of social connections in our well-being, particularly in the context of aging. Depp explores the impacts of d...
Can Aging be Reversed? Stem Cells as a Key to Longevity
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Curious about what happens to our cells as we age and how it affects our health? Shiri Gur-Cohen explores the role of tiny chemical tags on our DNA, l...
Exercise Improves Brain Health?
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can you do today to improve or maintain your brain health? Join Sarah Banks, Ph.D., a leading expert in healthy aging, dementia, and Alzheimer's ...
Risk Factors for Alzheimer's What You Can Change
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can you do today to improve or maintain your brain health? Join Sarah Banks, Ph.D., a leading expert in healthy aging, dementia, and Alzheimer's ...
Diet's Effect On Cognitive Decline Vascular Risk
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can you do today to improve or maintain your brain health? Join Sarah Banks, Ph.D., a leading expert in healthy aging, dementia, and Alzheimer's ...
Delay Cognitive Decline with This Device
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can you do today to improve or maintain your brain health? Sarah Banks, Ph.D., an expert in healthy aging, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease, exp...
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disparities Among Black White and Filipino Women: What's Fat Got to Do with It?
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Rosario (Happy) G. Araneta, Ph.D., M.P.H., highlights the significant impact of prenatal and childhood malnutrition on later health outcomes, in...
A Closer Look at...Stem Cells and Human Longevity
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can we live not only longer but healthier lives? Robert A.J. Signer and Shiri Gur-Cohen explore how stem cell research may unlock the secrets of longe...
Can We Avoid Cognitive Decline with Age?
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can you do today to improve or maintain your brain health? Join Sarah Banks, Ph.D., a leading expert in healthy aging, dementia, and Alzheimer's ...
Daily Changes in Skin Temperature Finding Risk Factors in the Data
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Smarr Ph.D. discusses wearable tech in health research, stressing community engagement in data sharing. He explores sensors tracking temperat...
Understanding Aging in the Real World: What Wearable Devices Reveal About How We Age Differently with Benjamin Smarr
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Smarr Ph.D. discusses wearable tech in health research, stressing community engagement in data sharing. He explores sensors tracking temperat...
Cognitive Aging In The Oldest Old: Resilience And Risk Revealed
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Claudia H. Kawas, M.D., addresses Alzheimer's disease and related conditions in older adults, noting the challenge of accurate diagnosis and the resem...
Resilience and Aging
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Eyler, Ph.D., Colin Depp, Ph.D., Joe Garbanzos, M.B.A., and Irving Tragen, J.D., address various aspects of resilience, ageism, and healthy aging...
Interventions for Healthy Longevity
18 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Explore ways to keep your brain and body in good shape as you get older.Alison Moore, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., Steve Cummings, M.D., Steve Hornberger, ...
Healthy Longevity: A Geriatrician's Perspective
11 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Moore, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., discusses the keys to healthy aging: staying active, mentally engaged, socially connected, having a positive out...
Regulation of Lung Progenitors in Homeostasis and Injury Repair - Carla Kim Sanford Stem Cell Symposium 2023
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carla Kim, Ph.D., explains how aging impacts lung cell biology and its potential to reshape our understanding of diseases, including lung cancer. Ser...
Telomeres in Cancer and Aging with Ronald DePinho - Sanford Stem Cell Symposium 2023
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ronald DePinho, M.D., explains how telomerase, typically linked to telomere maintenance, serves as a transcriptional co-activator in the brain. Epigen...
Clonal Expansion of Blood Stem Cells in Aging and Leukemia with Leonard Zon - Sanford Stem Cell Symposium 2023
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leonard Zon, M.D., discusses cutting-edge research on the intricate relationship between macrophages, stem cells, and the development of leukemia usin...
Drivers of Healthy Longevity
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What drives longevity? Explore the keys to healthy aging in this panel discussion featuring leading experts in public health, nutrition, and medicine....
Healthy Aging: Social and Societal Implications
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D., shares how science is unlocking the secrets of aging. Learn how we can live healthier and longer lives by understanding the b...