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The Potocsnak Longevity Institute (PLI) welcomes media inquiries and collaborations. Our faculty and leadership are available for expert commentary, interviews, and speaking opportunities on topics related to human longevity, healthspan research, and innovation in aging science.
For media & press inquiries, please contact: Kristin Samuelson (ksamuelson@northwestern.edu).
Featured Videos, Articles, & Podcasts
Researchers at Northwestern Medicine seek answers on how to slow down aging
March 12, 2025 - CBS News Chicago
Researchers at the Potocsnak Longevity Institute at Northwestern are looking into the difference between a person’s chronological age — how many years they have lived, and their biological age — how old their body actually is. Charlie De Mar got examined himself.
The New Science of Aging Backwards
October 29, 2024 - Chicago Magazine
We’re all going to die. On this front, there’s been little progress. But when? And how? And in what kind of physical condition will we spend our final years?
How This Longevity Lab Aims to Help Slow Down the Aging Process
February 26, 2024 - Today Show
A longevity lab in Chicago is researching new therapies and interventions to help understand and slow down the human aging process so that people can live longer, healthier lives. NBC’s Maura Barrett reports for TODAY.
You can order a test to find out your biological age. Is it worth it?
February 5, 2024 - NPR, Radio Morning
These days, you can order up a test to find out your biological age, an estimate of how quickly or slowly you're aging compared to your peers. It's based on an analysis of modification
In this longevity lab, scientists are looking for ways to slow aging down
February 1, 2024 - NPR
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We all age at different rates. A longevity lab in Chicago can calculate your rate of aging, and hopes to find ways to slow it down to give people more years of good health.
Scientists Can Tell How Fast You’re Aging. Now, THE Trick is to Slow It Down
January 29, 2024 - NPR
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It turns out, we all age at varying rates. Super-agers may have great genes, but research shows our habits and routines — everything from what we eat and how we move our bodies to who we spend our time with — matter a lot, when it comes to aging well.
Northwestern’s New Longevity Institute Aims to Decode the Mysteries or Aging
January 4, 2022 - WTTW
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While some people seem to just stay young longer, others age prematurely. Your chronological age of course can’t be changed, but research suggests the biological processes that drive aging may in fact be malleable.
Your biological age may be different from your real age.
January 4, 2022 - Chicago Tribune
New Longevity Institute Hopes to Lengthen Human 'Healthspan'
January 4, 2022 - Northwestern University
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has launched its new Potocsnak Longevity Institute in Chicago, IL. The multi-center Institute hopes to lengthen the human "healthspan," helping people live healthily for a longer period of time