Dr. Peter Atia talks about the full horseman of disease, neuro degenerative disease. He says he's more optimistic in our capacity to prevent or at a minimum significantly delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease than I am in ourcapacity to treat it once it takes hold. And part of the problem is just that protein folding is a really common problem. The easiest example and admittedly this is an oversimplification is why does an egg change color when you cook it like why does the white part of the egg. So Gary keep us going here. What's next up? What have you teed up?
What’s the maximum human lifespan? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore how to extend your longevity, the history of medicine, and how we can live better with author of Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity, Dr. Peter Attia.
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