Is aging a disease that can be cured?

The oldest person that we know of lived to be 122 years old. Is that the limit? Is aging a disease that can be conquered and reversed? Scientists think it may be possible – and sooner than we think. At a gathering at The New Yorker’s TechFest in early October, Bill Maris, a venture capitalist involved in aging research, and Thomas Rando, a professor of neurology at Stanford University acknowledged that the study of aging is a tricky business – and it’s relatively new. Full article

PROFESSORDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
DIRECTORThe Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging
Stanford University School of Medicine
DIRECTORRR&D Center of Excellence / REAP
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
CHIEF
Neurology Service
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
DEPUTY DIRECTORStanford Center on Longevity (SCL)
Stanford University