Abstract

★Recommended by Nobel Prize winner Yoshinori Ohsumi!
★What's really happening at the forefront of aging research?!
★A world authority on autophagy offers an easy-to-understand explanation!

Until now, no powerful person or billionaire has been able to achieve an "ageless body."
Will we ever be able to achieve it?

Aging is not something that can be explained by a simple mechanism; it is a phenomenon in which various factors interact in a complex way. In this book, Professor Yoshimori interviews Nobel Prize-caliber researchers to present, in as easy-to-understand a manner as possible, the "mysteries of aging" and the "cutting edge of healthy longevity" that have been revealed in their respective fields. The book is explained with abundant illustrations, so you can acquire basic knowledge of life science while enjoying the read.

[Major Topics]
・Chronic inflammation is the enemy of aging
・It is not good to completely remove senescent cells
・Wrinkles, age spots, and sagging skin are not just due to "aging" but also to light
・Autophagy also protects the brain
・It is dangerous to administer NMN intravenously
・Immortal long-lived creatures do exist

Author’s Information

In 1996, he joined as an assistant professor when autophagy research pioneer Yoshinori Ohsumi (2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine) established his laboratory at the National Institute for Basic Biology. After serving as a professor at the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine and Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, he is now a professor emeritus at Osaka University and an endowed professor at the Graduate School of Medicine. His books include "LIFE SCIENCE: Lectures on life science in an age where we have no choice but to live longer" (Nikkei BP) and "Autophagy: The mechanism that protects life - An elaborate mechanism that influences aging, lifespan, and disease" (Bluebacks).