Have we already found the fountain of youth? - The Global Story, BBC World Service

Scientists are optimistic that existing drugs that could one day slow or reverse our ageing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM For centuries, people have pursued the dream of eternal youth. It might seem like the stuff of myth or science fiction, but researchers have been making fascinating progress in understanding what happens in our bodies as we age. There’s optimism that we might soon be able to use drugs to slow down or even reverse how we age, extending the number of years we live healthy, productive lives. What’s more, some of us might be taking these drugs already. On today’s episode, Lucy Hockings speaks to Dr Andrew Steele, author of Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old to find out whether we might drink from the fountain of youth in our lifetime. 00:00 Intro 01:07 Questions about anti-ageing 02:05 Cosmetic and cellular anti-ageing 03:48 What is biological age? 05:51 What is ageing? 07:55 Is it a humanitarian crisis? 09:23 Lifespan and healthspan 10:53 Can we slow down our ageing? 12:29 Is there a drug? 14:10 Therapies for ageing 16:01 When could this happen? 17:10 Anti-ageing advice 18:45 Outro Watch more episodes of The Global Story here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dvK8UQS79GwGLDl94Z3gkt You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvsd/episodes/downloads Image credit: Getty ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #ageing #youth