Superlight

Are chronic diseases the inevitable price for a long life?

We can't stop ageing just yet. However, we are becoming increasingly better at predicting, delaying, and sometimes even preventing the diseases that rob us of our clear thinking, physical strength, and self-sufficiency in the second half of our lives.
Doctor and scientist Eric Topol shows that medicine is entering a new era of prevention. He explains how to combine a healthy lifestyle with the latest findings on immunity, cells, the genome, artificial intelligence, and new medicines. And he clarifies why even the best treatment is no substitute for the early detection of risks.
What can you do for healthy ageing today?
And which discoveries could change the care for your loved ones?

In the book, you will learn, among other things:
Exceptionally vital seniors, so-called super-agers, do not necessarily have exceptional genes – even reading the entire genome has not revealed the secret of their healthy ageing.
Atherosclerosis, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases share a surprising common denominator – an impaired immune response or excessive inflammation.
A retinal scan doesn't just show the condition of the eyes – with the help of AI, it can be used to determine the risk of a heart attack or predict Parkinson's disease years in advance.
The medicine of the future doesn't wait for symptoms – it will detect individual risks in time based on health data, biomarkers, and the genome. Prevention will then be tailored to the specific individual.