Dodging Death: Growing Old in Good Health

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Recorded29 Sep 2012

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How can we stay sharp as a senior citizen? This week, we explore the different biological approaches to understanding healthy ageing, discover a protein that may prevents age-related nerve degeneration and find out how to preserve cognitive function as we age. Plus, why Eunuchs lived longer, and how to turn trousers into catalytic converters that filter polluted air! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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