madman
Super Moderator
Dr Bradley Elliott — physiologist, university lecturer, and a trustee and Communications Lead at the British Society for Research on Ageing — joins host Daphna for a refreshingly honest conversation about what longevity science actually knows and what we still cannot explain.
This episode cuts through the certainty. We talk about biomarkers and biological age, why many measurements may be tracking effects rather than causes, we discuss extracellular vesicles and the surprising limit of science. Dr Bradley discusses some of his papers and related research, and our conversation challenges much of the conventional wisdom in the longevity space.
What we cover:
- Why we still do not know what fundamentally causes ageing — and why every “root cause” often leads to something deeper
- What biomarkers really measure, what they can and cannot tell you, and which markers are most worth tracking right now
- Biological age vs chronological age: where the concept is useful, and where it gets overclaimed
- Why muscle is one of the most underrated “health organs” in ageing — and what it supports beyond strength
- Exercise for longevity: the evidence-based basics, plus what matters most for consistency and adherence
- “It is not too late”: what studies in very old adults suggest about strength gains later in life
- Extracellular vesicles: the hidden communication system between cells, and why it is getting so much attention
- Wearables: why they can still be useful even when the numbers are not perfectly accurate
