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Dr. Eric Topol on the science of longevity when science is in peril

2025/6/13
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Dr. Eric Topol：我认为，超级老龄者是指那些达到85岁以上，并且没有患癌症、心血管疾病或神经退行性疾病的人。我们更应该关注的是健康寿命，而不是单纯的寿命延长。心血管疾病在很大程度上是可以预防的，如果我们能及早采取措施，就能大大降低患病风险。现在，我们有能力让更多的人成为超级老龄者，特别是那些没有这三种与年龄相关的疾病的人。我认为，预防疾病不仅仅是改变生活方式，还需要其他方面的帮助，这对每个人都适用，而不仅仅是富人。我强调，保持免疫系统的健康和控制炎症是预防这些疾病的关键。

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The term "super agers" refers to individuals over 85 who remain free of age-related diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative diseases. The common thread among these diseases is their long incubation periods and links to immune system and inflammation. Maintaining a healthy immune system and controlling inflammation are key to increasing healthspan.
  • Super agers are people over 85 without age-related diseases.
  • Long incubation periods of chronic diseases offer a window for prevention.
  • Immune system health and inflammation control are central to longevity.

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Cardiologist, scientist and bestselling author Dr. Eric Topol's new book "Super Agers" distills decades of research on how to make us healthier for longer. Topol says that humanity is on the cusp of developing treatments to help tame cancer, dementia and other chronic diseases… just as political forces in the U.S. are shutting down that research.