S. Jay Olshansky

Once DNA acquires the ability to persist forever, the carriers become disposable. Essentially, our bodies are designed to last long enough to…

— S. Jay Olshansky

The way that we are going after ageing, I think, is a problem. The modern medical model is basically designed to attack…

— S. Jay Olshansky

A lot of people are living in a dream world - they want to deny that aging occurs or believe it doesnt…

— S. Jay Olshansky

The real problem is that there's a tendency to associate ageing with loss and decline and things that aren't desirable. But experiencing…

— S. Jay Olshansky

The vast majority of studies say anti-aging supplements don't work.

— S. Jay Olshansky

While eliminating smallpox and curtailing cholera added decades of life to vast populations, cures for the chronic diseases of old age cannot…

— S. Jay Olshansky

The field of ageing research is full of characters. We have hucksters claiming that cures for ageing can be bought and sold;…

— S. Jay Olshansky

We have grown accustomed to the wonders of clean water, indoor plumbing, laser surgery, genetic engineering, artificial joints, replacement body parts, and…

— S. Jay Olshansky

How long you live is less important than how healthy you are along the way.

— S. Jay Olshansky

In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.

— S. Jay Olshansky

We know in the field of aging that some people tend to senesce, or grow older, more rapidly than others, and some…

— S. Jay Olshansky

You can open up a centenarian's brain, and you'll see some areas that look like that of a 50-year-old or of a…

— S. Jay Olshansky

The evolutionary theory of senescence can be stated as follows: while bodies are not designed to fail, neither are they designed for…

— S. Jay Olshansky

In the developed world, we live 30 years longer, on average, than our ancestors born a century ago, but the price we…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Growing new limbs, copying internal organs like a Xerox machine, exponential increases in computing power, better eyes and ears - I could…

— S. Jay Olshansky

The fact is that nothing in gerontology even comes close to fulfilling the promise of dramatically extended lifespan, in spite of bold…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Humans will die like all living things do, but we have the added burden of knowing that we will.

— S. Jay Olshansky

Researchers have been looking for biomarkers of age for a long time and have failed. People sell tests out there to measure…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Exercise is roughly the only equivalent of a fountain of youth that exists today, and its free to everyone.

— S. Jay Olshansky

Exercise is roughly the only equivalent of a fountain of youth that exists today, and it's free to everyone.

— S. Jay Olshansky

Fixing obesity is going to require a change in our modern relationship with food. I'm hopeful that we begin to see a…

— S. Jay Olshansky

The reason we have cancer and heart disease is the same reason you can't get rid of the wear and tear on…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Our concepts of aging really should be blurring because there are plenty of people who make it to older ages who aren't…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Older people may have always existed throughout history, but they were rare.

— S. Jay Olshansky

Physical immortality is seductive. The ancient Hindus sought it; the Greek physician Galen from the 2nd Century A.D. and the Arabic philosopher/physician…

— S. Jay Olshansky