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Award-winning journalist David Stipp has been writing about science and medicine since 1982, first at the Wall Street Journal and then Fortune magazine. In his new book, The Youth Pill: Scientists at the Brink of an Anti-Aging Revolution, he explains that slowing down aging is no longer a fantasy. After centuries of such anti-aging “remedies” as injecting minced dog testicles, scientists have recently discovered compounds that could dramatically extend human longevity and health. Q: What’s the brass ring in anti-aging research? A: The near-term, totally feasible prospect scientists are working toward is the development of a safe drug that delays by seven or eight years the onset of diseases associated with aging. The goal is to slow the rate of aging and postpone all the bad stuff: Alzheimer’s, cancer and heart disease are the three main killers, and then there are lesser diseases, from osteoporosis to cataracts. A true anti-aging drug would also extend maximum lifespan. Q: As you expl
