When I started in the field, aging research was the backwater of biology. The idea that you could find a molecule that would prevent… — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
We've always known that our bodies are capable of healing themselves under the right conditions: Diet and exercise improve our health. But there are… — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
I was criticized for saying that Pfizer doesn't know how to make a molecule right. — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
If I'm not hungry and I'm busy, I am quite happy to skip a meal. It's informal intermittent fasting. I feel strongly that this… — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
I actually think it will be possible one day to be immortal. — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
The mice that had the resveratrol in their diet were still obese, but they were seemingly or relatively immune to the effects of the… — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
We can change our lives for the better, and always have. We used to think pain during surgery and dying during childbirth were inevitable.… — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
Doctors will prescribe medicines for a particular disease but, as a side effect, those medications will work to prevent dozens of others. — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, because aging is so common and natural, we tend to think of it as destiny or something we should accept. — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
Aging is just like any deterioration of the body. It fulfills every category of what we call a disease except one: it impacts more… — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
I'm driven to get to goals as fast as possible. It frustrates people in my lab who have something they think is cool, but… — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
So aging is really just the way we deteriorate over time. Lifespan on the other hand is how long we live. We typically refer… — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
Only 20 percent of our longevity is genetically determined. The rest is what we do, how we live our lives and increasingly the molecules… — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
You want to shock the body and not be constant. Intermittent fasting is an increasingly popular way: Skip breakfast, for example. Also lifting weights,… — David Andrew Sinclair Copy Share Image
