Forever Young with Dr Bloom (268)

The diseases of ageing are already overwhelming health care facilities. In the decades ahead, our older populations will put even more pressure on health unless there are medical breakthroughs. These diseases are proving stubborn to medicate and cures are very rare. A human fountain of youth has yet to show itself. In other animals, things appear easier to treat with less complex biochemistry to get in the way. Dr Bloom explains to Dr Karl why a family of proteins called Sirtuins may hold some hope.

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Forever Young with Dr Bloom (268)

Dec 19, 2021

The diseases of ageing are
already overwhelming health care facilities. In the decades ahead,
our older populations will put even more pressure on health unless
there are medical breakthroughs. These diseases are proving
stubborn to medicate and cures are very rare. A human fountain of
youth has yet to show itself. In other animals, things appear
easier to treat with less complex biochemistry to get in the way.
Dr Bloom explains to Dr Karl why a family of proteins called
Sirtuins may hold some hope.

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