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Speaker-Organized Summary: Key Points, Decisions, and Next Steps Announcer Lucas Welcome to Sunday Science, where recent scientific articles and their translation into modern lives are discussed. The host for today's episode is Dr. Brent W. Lartz, M.D. Dr. Brent Laartz Summary of Key Points and Decisions The discussion focuses on a gene and gene product called Clotho, which was discovered in 1997 and is named after the Greek god of fate and destiny. Knockout mice with Clotho upregulation showed a 15-30% longer lifespan and improved cardiovascular, renal, and brain health, as well as lower...
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In this first episode of Sunday Science, we explore a few articles showing the carcinogenic potential of a strain of E coli (pks+ or colibactin-producing) that produces a DNA mutational toxin. Evidence from the discussed articles shows that this bacteria could be responsible for a high percentage of early onset (under age 50) colorectal cancer (CRC). CRC at this age is increasing and now encompasses 10% of all CRC, which percentage is growing by 2% per year. Up to 68% of these cancers have evidence of the hallmark mutations and presence of the pks+ E coli above. Diets...
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Follow along with me as I transform my life, improve my health, defeat my weight challenges, and live a longer, healthier life. All while still having a blast traveling through this crazy world! This podcast is the introduction to a 52-week gradual step-by-step transformation of my diet, exercise, sleep, and life-purpose to a more mindful, whole-food, mostly vegan, movement-oriented lifestyle which will enable me to live well into my tenth decade in a healthy way. I am buying in wholeheartedly to the idea of having a centenarian olympics. I don't want to live forever,...
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Announcer Lucas
Welcome to Sunday Science, where recent scientific articles and their translation into modern lives are discussed.
The host for today's episode is Dr. Brent W. Lartz, M.D.
Dr. Brent Laartz
Summary of Key Points and Decisions
The discussion focuses on a gene and gene product called Clotho, which was discovered in 1997 and is named after the Greek god of fate and destiny.
Knockout mice with Clotho upregulation showed a 15-30% longer lifespan and improved cardiovascular, renal, and brain health, as well as lower rates of cognitive decline.
However, a recent study published in the Journals of Gerontology in 2025 found a U-shaped relationship between Clotho levels and all-cause mortality.
The study showed that both high and low levels of Clotho were associated with increased mortality, and this was linked to increased liver fibrosis.
Next Steps
Further research is needed to fully understand the relationship between Clotho levels and health outcomes.
Multiple studies on Clotho have been published in the past year, and more are expected in the next one to two years.
The speaker encourages the audience to follow the podcast on various platforms to stay updated on the latest developments in longevity and science.