The Optispan Podcast with Matt Kaeberlein

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Check out paper #1 on IL-11 signaling: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07701-9.pdf Check out paper #2 on combination trametinib/rapamycin treatment: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2024/07/25/2024.07.25.605097.full.pdf Related episodes: An introduction to the study of RAPAMYCIN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czx...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Check out Scott Carney's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sgcarney Related episodes: The True Story of David Sinclair's Longevity Lie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQrXs7CxIjk DON'T Take Resveratrol Until You Watch This Video: https://youtu.be/MmIBdqsQYfw Scientists Debate How to Live Longer & Longevity Drugs: https://...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Related episodes: Scientists Debate How to Live Longer & Longevity Drugs: https://youtu.be/EebH_taOlAA Supplement Industry Secrets: What They Aren't Telling You About NAD+ & NMN" https://youtu.be/OgsfIUfuyqk NAD+ boosters are supplements designed to enhance levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), a central coe...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Check out Productive Health: https://productivehealth.org/ Check out the Garrison Lab: https://garrisonlab.com/ We had a great time hosting Dr. Jennifer Garrison from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging to talk about her areas of expertise: reproductive aging and neuropeptide signaling. Jennifer and Matt go over the fascinating and c...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Related episodes: Scientists Discuss Longevity Interventions & Optimisms: https://youtu.be/Itx1FvJfDXc This summer, Matt and Nick visited MYOXCIENCE Nutrition founder and content creator Mike Mutzel at his home to give saunas and cold plunges a try. In this episode, they share their personal experiences with both, noting the mental an...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Related episodes: Comparing Bryan Johnson's RAPAMYCIN DATA: INTERESTING RESULTS: https://youtu.be/1-ZKzfQDQYk Why Drinking a Banana Smoothie IS the Same as Eating a Banana: https://youtu.be/Dg7S33-75_E Supplement Industry Secrets: What They Aren't Telling You About NAD+ & NMN: https://youtu.be/OgsfIUfuyqk Scientists Discuss Lo...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Related episodes: Why DEXA Scans Are NOT the HOLY GRAIL of BODYFAT Testing - Science Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gg4Jm5KS1Y Are DEXA scans ACCURATE? What YOU NEED to KNOW: https://youtu.be/SsDJZMlM1ko The UNEXPECTED Ozempic Weight Loss Body Scan Results (DEXA): https://youtu.be/C_Z7qPVRA5M Coach, bodybuilder, and powerlift...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Related episodes: Biological Age & what it REALLY means: https://youtu.be/DcxgEwQKx8Q The Surprising Way Body Size Relates to Lifespan: https://youtu.be/Fjh6WbkZkvw The Benefits of Protein Restriction, How Protein Affects Hormones & FGF21: https://youtu.be/Nf1GhkAFiWY An introduction to the study of RAPAMYCIN: https://youtu.be/czx...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Check out the Brenner lab: https://brennerlab.net Related episodes: The Benefits of Protein Restriction, How Protein Affects Hormones & FGF21: https://youtu.be/Nf1GhkAFiWY Matt and City of Hope Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation Chair of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism Charles Brenner have had several public disagreements on social media...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Check out Vertical Longevity Pharma: https://vertical-longevity-pharma.com/ Matt recently attended the 52nd annual meeting of the American Aging Association (AGE) in Madison, Wisconsin and met with several people doing fascinating work in or adjacent to the geroscience field. His last guest from the AGE meeting is David Scieszka, a longev...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Related episodes: You Can Live Longer!: https://www.aspenideas.org/sessions/you-can-live-longer Estriol Shown to Increase Lifespan as Winner of Intervention Testing Program: https://youtu.be/1DQEuT0dtWk The Best Strategies for Living Longer RANKED: Longevity Tier List: https://youtu.be/41WUYgEkQeA Reversing Biological Age: Have we finally...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Check out Cristal's page at USC: https://gero.usc.edu/faculty/cristal-m-hill-phd/ Matt recently attended the 52nd annual meeting of the American Aging Association in Madison, Wisconsin and met with several people doing fascinating work in or adjacent to the geroscience field. One of these was Cristal Hill. Cristal is an Assistant Prof...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Check out Mike Israetel's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RenaissancePeriodization Related episodes: Exercise Scientist Critiques Bryan Johnson's INSANE Anti-Aging Protocol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZespwbj6k The Surprising Way Body Size Relates to Lifespan: https://youtu.be/Fjh6WbkZkvw Entrepreneur and competitive body...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Check out the Bryan Johnson video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bax8to_s07Q Last month, entrepreneur and venture capitalist Bryan Johnson released a Youtube video detailing his trip to Prospera, Honduras to receive follistatin gene therapy from the Minicircle Gene Therapy clinic. Bryan describes Minicircle's gene therapy as "a...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Check out Prime Health Associates: https://www.primehealthassociates.com/ Matt recently attended the 52nd annual meeting of the American Aging Association in Madison, Wisconsin and met with several people doing fascinating work in or adjacent to the gerosciencefield. One of these was Kevin White, physician at longevity-focused clinic Prim...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Check out the Gurkar lab: http://agresearchlab.com/ In May 2024, Matt delivered a talk at the 2024 Glenn AFAR Grantee Conference in Santa Barbara, California and met with several people doing interesting work in the longevity field. One of these was Aditi Gurkar, an assistant professor in the University of Pittsburgh's Aging Institute...

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Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Related episodes: The Two New Highest Ranked Compounds For Lifespan Extension According to the ITP: https://youtu.be/b4VaXqeli8c Supplement Industry Secrets: What They Aren't Telling You About NAD+ & NMN: https://youtu.be/OgsfIUfuyqk We read every single comment on our social media and Youtube channels and enjoy hearing your feedb...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Related episode: The Two New Highest Ranked Compounds For Lifespan Extension According to the ITP: https://youtu.be/b4VaXqeli8c Matt, who ran the Kaeberlein lab at the University of Washington from 2006 to 2023, rounded up several former lab members for a chat at the recent 52nd annual meeting of the American Aging Association (AGE) in Ma...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Should you add bananas to your smoothies? No, according to someone on TikTok who posted a viral video suggesting that our smoothies should be banana-free. On the basis of a 2023 scientific journal article, this TikTok user asserted that bananas destroy the beneficial polyphenols found in other fruits and vegetables that might be in your s...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Related episodes: These 14 Medications are linked to lower death rates in humans: https://youtu.be/Ju1p_L-2Bq4 Is This The Best Time to Exercise?: https://youtu.be/59SFzLEy6Jg Matt recently attended the 52nd annual meeting of the American Aging Association (AGE) in Madison, Wisconsin and met with several people doing fascinating work in t...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Related episodes: Reversing Biological Age: Have we finally found the answer?: https://youtu.be/ivP3QTyQ2d4 Matt recently attended the 52nd annual meeting of the American Aging Association in Madison, Wisconsin and met with several people doing fascinating work in the longevity field. One of these was Mark McCormick, an Assistant Professo...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Related episodes: The Importance of Body Composition & Ways YOU can measure it | 21 - HSM #3: https://youtu.be/gM3aYTMsqNI We brought George Sutphin back on the podcast to bare his soul—or at least his DEXA scan and VO2 max test results. A DEXA (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) scan is an advanced imaging procedure for measuring bone...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Related episodes: These 14 Medications are linked to lower death rates in humans: https://youtu.be/Ju1p_L-2Bq4 DON'T Take Resveratrol Until You Watch This Video: https://youtu.be/MmIBdqsQYfw How do scientists decide which interventions are worth testing in humans for potential health- and/or lifespan benefits? One way to start is to e...

Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@optispan Check out the Sutphin Lab: https://sutphinlab.org/ Related episodes: Uncovering New Longevity Research DISCOVERIES: The Power of 3HAA Revealed: https://youtu.be/CFVQUSVJmIk People are GETTING THIS WRONG about Supplements & My Supplement List: https://youtu.be/_UXk_ynCNUs DON'T Take Resveratrol Until You Watch This Video: https://y...