Secrets of ageing: making our last years count

Humans have always been obsessed with getting old, or rather
staying young, but now science is beginning to catch up. Longevity
has become a hot topic, from university laboratories to Silicon
Valley startups. In the final episode of a special Science Weekly
three-part mini-series on ageing, Ian Sample meets Dr Rachel
Broudy, medical director at Pioneer Valley Hospice and faculty lead
of eldercare at Ariadne Labs, to find out how we can stop fearing
our old age, and perhaps even make it fun.. Help support our
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