Ep 10: Healthspan vs lifespan & Longevity India’s BHARAT Study: Prof. Deepak Saini, IISc

Dr Deepak Saini, Professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and Convenor, Longevity India describes Longevity India’s ambitious BHARAT Study, which stands for Biomarkers for Healthy Aging, Resilience, Adversity and Transitions, collecting blood samples from Indians aged 18 to beyond 100. Listen in as he talks to Gen Seasoned co-founder Anuradha Varma about why it’s important to build India's first comprehensive ageing database to understand ageing patterns unique to our population, ICMR collaboration for specific organ-level studies, work on the “G-protein” at the SAInI lab, and trends in longevity.Follow Dr Saini: LinkedIn | Longevity India’s BHARAT StudyTimestamps:02:00 The BHARAT study04:40 Example of Western vs Indian physiology07:03 Status of the BHARAT study10:05 ICMR collaboration and organ-specific ageing models12:51 Do multivitamins work? No clear answers13:55 Where Western data stands15:32 The G-protein and the Saini Lab 18:57 Why we need to talk about longevity20:12 About Longevity India23:08 What’s needed at the policy level24:35 trends in the longevity space27:15 Longevity industry is at an inflection pointViews are personal. Listener discretion is advised.For more, email [email protected]