Projekt Lebensverlängerung

A look through the keyhole of research laboratories and high-tech companies: What they are working on, what they are planning, what is already possible
Perhaps the greatest medical realisation of the past decade is that it is possible to live to be a healthy 100 or even 120 years old. And we can do a lot about it ourselves. Thomas Schulz has compiled numerous interviews with top researchers and Nobel Prize winners, neurobiologists and nutrition experts to find out exactly what we can do. His book takes us to the most prestigious research laboratories in the world, to the corporate headquarters of Silicon Valley, to doctors who want to defeat Alzheimer's and cancer with the help of artificial intelligence and experimental therapies, to super agers, biohackers and start-up founders who are offering the first rejuvenation products. And answers the big questions: How do diet and exercise affect the cellular and molecular mechanisms of ageing? Can taking supplements or medication actually prolong life? Which factors have the greatest influence on a healthy lifespan? And, last but not least, can we even afford the coming society of centenarians?