Jim O’Neill Makes the Case for Dramatic Anti-Aging Medicine

In this important conversation on health, David Gornoski sits down with Jim O’Neill, CEO of the SENS Research Foundation. How do we effectively fight viruses such as COVID-19? O’Neill brings attention to the urgency of strengthening our immune systems. Why should we look into anti-aging? Anti-aging research, O’Neill says, looks into the possibility of targeting senescent cells where many diseases take hold. How soon can we see the results of this research? Given our societal norms, is overcoming death through scientific means something that we should look into?