Unlocking The Fountain
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Unlocking The Fountain
What if there were a pill that could add decades to your life? Would you take it? For thousands of years, people have searched for elixirs that could delay death and extend human life. Could new advances in medicine finally make this a reality? From madcap medicine to cutting-edge science, the quest...
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Episode 8: Dream or Dystopia?
What does a world with extreme longevity look like? What effect would it have on the population and the health of our planet? Could governments afford...
Episode 7: Dog Years
The animal world is full of age-related curiosities. Tiny aquatic creatures called hydras don’t age at all, while small dogs live twice as long as big...
Episode 6: How to Live Longer
Making the right choices around what we eat, how much we exercise and how we manage our stress can add a decade or more to our lives. In this episode:...
Episode 5: Expiration Date
Keith and Laura get tested to find out if they’re genetically predisposed for longevity. Another test promises to reveal their biological ages. Have s...
Episode 4: Fountain in a Pill
Scientists have identified several drugs that appear to slow aging. Some are already widely used in humans to treat other diseases. But how do you get...
Episode 3: The 11-Year-Old Scientist
Why do we age, and how can we reverse it? We meet a researcher whose discoveries overturned everything we thought we knew about aging. We learn about...
Episode 2: Phony Fountains
Today’s aging science is built on shaky foundations, from Ponce de Leon’s legendary quest for the fountain of youth, to surgeons who transplanted monk...
Episode 1: 150 Candles
Are we on the verge of medical breakthroughs that will extend healthy human life by decades? Some scientists say the first human to reach 150 years is...
Unlocking the Fountain - Trailer
If there were a pill that could add decades to your life, would you take it? Unlocking the Fountain is a podcast about the mysteries of aging and the...
Unlocking Bryson's Brain: Update
Bryson's family struggles with the trials of pandemic life. A death in the community underscores the need for a cure — and promising new research migh...
Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 8: Two Futures
After months of waiting, the “Bryson mouse” is finally ready for lab tests that will provide new insights into treatments and cures. And Bryson’s pare...
Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 7: Pilgrimage to Boston
Bryson’s parents travel to Boston/Cambridge, the global capital for rare disease research. Their goal: to ask private biotech companies to help in the...
Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 6: The Ethics of Cure
Finding a cure for Bryson no longer seems impossible. And that raises new questions about the ethics of this journey. Bryson’s family seeks out new pe...
Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 5: Making a Mouse
Scientists in Toronto get to work building a mouse with Bryson’s precise genetic variant. Plus, the family travels to Atlanta to provide blood samples...
Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 4: A New Hope
Bryson’s family travels to meet other GRIN1 patients, including Bryson’s GRIN-twin Olivia. And research on mice offers new hope for finding a cure. Bu...
Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 3: The CRISPR Revolution
Bryson’s parents explore CRISPR, a new technology with the potential to cure dozens of diseases once thought incurable. But gene editing comes with ri...
Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 2: Getting a Diagnosis
From violent seizure-like episodes to insensitive comments from strangers, Bryson has a hard life. But after years of searching, doctors finally provi...
Unlocking Bryson's Brain, Episode 1: The Mystery Disease
Bryson seems like a perfectly healthy baby. But soon doctors confirm his parents’ worst fears: something is wrong with Bryson’s brain. Despite dozens...
Unlocking Bryson's Brain - Trailer
Bryson is a beautiful, happy boy. But a mysterious illness means he can’t walk, talk, or feed himself. Scientists working at the cutting edge of genet...