The Truth About Aging: Longevity Expert Debunks Common Misconceptions w/ Jamie Justice | EP#75
Nov 30, 2023
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Jamie Justice, Executive VP at XPRIZE Foundation and adjunct professor at Wake Forest University, dives into revolutionary concepts in aging. They discuss the $101 million Healthspan XPRIZE, targeting therapeutics to improve health and extend lifespan. Jamie challenges the idea of aging as an unchangeable process and reveals innovative approaches to slowing it down. The conversation emphasizes redefining healthspan over mere lifespan and the societal implications of viewing aging as a disease, opening doors to a vibrant future for older adults.
Targeting the biology of aging can address multiple diseases simultaneously.
Aging is a primary risk factor for many diseases, but interventions can improve overall health.
The XPRIZE HealthSpan initiative aims to extend healthy lifespan by restoring function and offers significant monetary awards.
Deep dives
Opportunity for a Global Shift
The podcast episode discusses the therapeutic opportunities in targeting the biology of aging to make a global shift in healthcare. By focusing on the biology of aging, it becomes possible to address multiple diseases simultaneously.
Importance of Aging as a Risk Factor
The podcast emphasizes that aging is a primary risk factor for almost every disease. However, with targeted interventions, it is possible to mitigate the effects of aging and improve overall health and function.
XPRIZE HealthSpan Initiative
The podcast introduces the XPRIZE HealthSpan initiative, which is a seven-year, $101 million global competition that encourages teams to develop and test therapeutics targeting the biology of aging. The goal is to extend healthy lifespan by restoring muscle, cognitive, and immune function, with the potential for teams to win significant monetary awards based on the magnitude of functional improvements achieved.
The XPRIZE for Health Span
The podcast episode introduces the XPRIZE for Health Span, a competition with a $101 million prize to incentivize the development of therapies that can improve health span. The prize includes a $10 million bonus for addressing muscular dystrophy. The focus of the competition is on multiple aspects of health, including muscle function, cognition, and immune function. The goal is to find innovative solutions that can improve overall health and extend active and productive years of life.
Addressing Concerns and Promoting Equity
The podcast addresses concerns and misconceptions related to extending lifespan and promoting health span. It highlights that advancements in technology, such as AI and VR, can offer new ways to engage in the world and address the fear of boredom in longer lives. The episode also tackles concerns about population, dictatorship, inequality, and access. It emphasizes the importance of open conversations, global collaboration, and decentralized innovation to ensure equitable impact and to find solutions accessible to all.
In this episode, Peter and Jamie discuss the launch of the $101 million XPRIZE Healthspan. This competition aims to develop and test therapeutics targeting the biology of aging to improve function and extend healthy lifespan. Can we reverse aging by a decade?
04:47 | Age as a Disease: A New Thinking
15:12 | Slowing Down the Aging Process
36:02 | Extending Global Health Span
Dr. Jamie Justice is the Executive Vice President of the Health Domain at XPRIZE Foundation, and Adjunct Professor in Internal Medicine Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, and Sticht Center on Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM).
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