NIR Barzilai has been studying a group of exceptionally healthy hundred year
of exceptionally healthy hundred year
of exceptionally healthy hundred year olds or centenarians hi Milton so nice
olds or centenarians hi Milton so nice
olds or centenarians hi Milton so nice meeting you or he believes they’re a
meeting you or he believes they’re a
meeting you or he believes they’re a model for how we can all age come on in
model for how we can all age come on in
model for how we can all age come on in fellas are you one of the interesting
fellas are you one of the interesting
fellas are you one of the interesting thing with those centenarians is to see
thing with those centenarians is to see
thing with those centenarians is to see how they interact with environment and
how they interact with environment and
how they interact with environment and we thought hey maybe they do all the
we thought hey maybe they do all the
we thought hey maybe they do all the right things
right things
right things do you eat something special do you know
do you eat something special do you know
do you eat something special do you know I try to keep a healthy diet what about
I try to keep a healthy diet what about
I try to keep a healthy diet what about exercise exercise I walked about a
exercise exercise I walked about a
exercise exercise I walked about a quarter of a mile but breakfast I swam
quarter of a mile but breakfast I swam
quarter of a mile but breakfast I swam every day so my body has always been
every day so my body has always been
every day so my body has always been activated and when you look at the
activated and when you look at the
activated and when you look at the population you find almost the opposite
population you find almost the opposite
population you find almost the opposite I go every I just about every year
I go every I just about every year
I go every I just about every year afternoon the Dunkin donut and I have
afternoon the Dunkin donut and I have
afternoon the Dunkin donut and I have coffee there and a Boston cream that
coffee there and a Boston cream that
coffee there and a Boston cream that sort of thing your eating habits are not
sort of thing your eating habits are not
sort of thing your eating habits are not necessarily healthy that’s true I smoked
necessarily healthy that’s true I smoked
necessarily healthy that’s true I smoked for minus 40 so 50 is 50% of them or
for minus 40 so 50 is 50% of them or
for minus 40 so 50 is 50% of them or beasts 50% of them do not exercise 60%
beasts 50% of them do not exercise 60%
beasts 50% of them do not exercise 60% of the men and 30% of the women are
of the men and 30% of the women are
of the men and 30% of the women are smoking so it’s in spite of all that
smoking so it’s in spite of all that
smoking so it’s in spite of all that that they have some protection that
that they have some protection that
that they have some protection that allows them easily to get to age 100
allows them easily to get to age 100
allows them easily to get to age 100 what we do find that they have is genes
what we do find that they have is genes
what we do find that they have is genes that are protecting them against
that are protecting them against
that are protecting them against anything that’s thrown their way those
anything that’s thrown their way those
anything that’s thrown their way those are individual cells that have a
are individual cells that have a
are individual cells that have a mutations we think are associated with
mutations we think are associated with
mutations we think are associated with longevity and we follow what those
longevity and we follow what those
longevity and we follow what those mutations are doing to the cell what
mutations are doing to the cell what
mutations are doing to the cell what happens when you put the cells into a
happens when you put the cells into a
happens when you put the cells into a hostile environment the reason we’re
hostile environment the reason we’re
hostile environment the reason we’re looking for those mutations is that we
looking for those mutations is that we
looking for those mutations is that we think that those mutation will slow the
think that those mutation will slow the
think that those mutation will slow the rate of Aging Barzillai believes from a
rate of Aging Barzillai believes from a
rate of Aging Barzillai believes from a biological perspective his centenarians
biological perspective his centenarians
biological perspective his centenarians are aging slower than the rest of us
are aging slower than the rest of us
are aging slower than the rest of us his plan is to prove that medications
his plan is to prove that medications
his plan is to prove that medications can make us all age more like them when
can make us all age more like them when
can make us all age more like them when you do genetic study the public things
you do genetic study the public things
you do genetic study the public things that we need genetic treatment for those
that we need genetic treatment for those
that we need genetic treatment for those diseases but not we cannot change your
diseases but not we cannot change your
diseases but not we cannot change your genes so that you become 100 years old
genes so that you become 100 years old
genes so that you become 100 years old but we can design medications based on
but we can design medications based on
but we can design medications based on our knowledge that will interfere with
our knowledge that will interfere with
our knowledge that will interfere with this pathway and interact intervene and
this pathway and interact intervene and
this pathway and interact intervene and delay the effects of aging
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