Breakthrough The Age of Aging (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary

Breakthrough

The Age of Aging (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary

In recent years, close study of the aging process has opened up new ways that could help us all live healthier for longer. Can we move beyond treating individual diseases, and instead treat the aging process itself? But would a longer life...See moreIn recent years, close study of the aging process has opened up new ways that could help us all live healthier for longer. Can we move beyond treating individual diseases, and instead treat the aging process itself? But would a longer life necessarily be a better life? A loose-knit group of researchers believe the real breakthrough is extending our health span - the period of life spent free of disease. See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Steven Austad Self - University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Biology (as Steven Austad PhD) Self - University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Biology (as Steven Austad PhD) See fewer	The Secrets of Good Health (2018)
Nir Barzilai Self - Albert Einstein College of Medicine (as Nir Barzilai MD) Self - Albert Einstein College of Medicine (as Nir Barzilai MD) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Sarah Crane Self - Geriatrician, Mayo Clinic (as Sarah Crane MD) Self - Geriatrician, Mayo Clinic (as Sarah Crane MD) See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Laura Deming Self - Venture Capitalist, Biologist Self - Venture Capitalist, Biologist See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Benjamin Emanuel Self (as Benjamin Emanuel MD) Self (as Benjamin Emanuel MD) See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Ezekiel Emanuel Self - UPenn Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy (as Ezekiel Emanuel MD PhD) Self - UPenn Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy (as Ezekiel Emanuel MD PhD) See fewer	Now Get Out of That (1981)
Fiona Ginty Self - GE Global Research Center (as Fiona Ginty PhD) Self - GE Global Research Center (as Fiona Ginty PhD) See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Rita Golomb Self Self See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Ron Howard Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Arrested Development (2003)
Thomas Jaeger Self - Internist, Mayo Clinic (as Thomas Jaeger MD) Self - Internist, Mayo Clinic (as Thomas Jaeger MD) See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Edward Kamin Self - 84 years old (as Ed Kamin MD) Self - 84 years old (as Ed Kamin MD) See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Martha Kamin Self - 90 years old Self - 90 years old See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Brian Kennedy Self - Buck Institute for Research on Aging (as Brian Kennedy PhD) Self - Buck Institute for Research on Aging (as Brian Kennedy PhD) See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Cynthia Kenyon Self - UCSF School of Medicine, VP Calico (as Cynthia Kenyon PhD) Self - UCSF School of Medicine, VP Calico (as Cynthia Kenyon PhD) See fewer	Life Extended (2009)
James L. Kirkland Self - Geriatrician, Mayo Clinic (as James L. Kirkland MD PhD) Self - Geriatrician, Mayo Clinic (as James L. Kirkland MD PhD) See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Stephanie Lederman Self - American Federation for Aging Research (as Stephanie Lederman EdM) Self - American Federation for Aging Research (as Stephanie Lederman EdM) See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Gordon J. Lithgow Self - Buck Institute for Research on Aging (as Gordon J. Lithgow PhD) Self - Buck Institute for Research on Aging (as Gordon J. Lithgow PhD) See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Joan Mannick Self - Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research (as Joan Mannick MD) Self - Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research (as Joan Mannick MD) See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Claire McCaskill Self - Ranking Member, Special Committee on Aging (as Senator Claire McCaskill) Self - Ranking Member, Special Committee on Aging (as Senator Claire McCaskill) See fewer	Voice of America News (1942)
Simon Melov Self - Buck Institute for Research on Aging (as Simon Melov PhD) Self - Buck Institute for Research on Aging (as Simon Melov PhD) See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Milton Nussdorf Self Self See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Jay Olshansky Self - University of Illinois at Chicago (as S. Jay Olshansky PhD) Self - University of Illinois at Chicago (as S. Jay Olshansky PhD) See fewer	Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Michael Pollak Self - McGill University, Department of Medicine and Oncology (as Michael Pollak MD) Self - McGill University, Department of Medicine and Oncology (as Michael Pollak MD) See fewer	Breakthrough (2015)
Robert Temple Self - Deputy Director, FDA (as Robert Temple MD) Self - Deputy Director, FDA (as Robert Temple MD) See fewer	Closer to Truth (2000)