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Eric Topol

@erictopol.bsky.social

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physician-scientist, author, editor

https://www.scripps.edu/faculty/topol/
Ground Truths https://erictopol.substack.com
SUPER AGERS https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Super-Agers/Eric-Topol/9781668067666

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Eric Jeffrey Topol is an American cardiologist, scientist, and author. He is the founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, a professor of Molecular Medicine and Executive Vice-President at Scripps Research Institute, and a senior consultant at the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California. .. more

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · May 27

A new cover for SUPER AGERS after making the NYT bestseller list. Thanks to you for making it the #1 ranked new non-fiction book on Amazon.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 10h

The Future @wsj.com including extending healthspan www.wsj.com/health/welln...

The Future of Everything’s Best of 2025

A lot changed in 2025. Here are The Future of Everything’s top stories of the year, including a formula for aging, fruit-picking robots and the car of the future

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 17h

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5 tips from ‘super agers’ on how to live a healthy life

This year, we learned a lot from people in their 80s, 90s and 100s (and the scientists who study them).

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Reposted by Robert C. Richards

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 17h

On Super Agers
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5 tips from ‘super agers’ on how to live a healthy life

This year, we learned a lot from people in their 80s, 90s and 100s (and the scientists who study them).

wapo.st

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 17h

wapo.st/4q1nsNk

5 tips from ‘super agers’ on how to live a healthy life

This year, we learned a lot from people in their 80s, 90s and 100s (and the scientists who study them).

wapo.st

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 17h

same link, gift article wapo.st/4q1nsNk

5 tips from ‘super agers’ on how to live a healthy life

This year, we learned a lot from people in their 80s, 90s and 100s (and the scientists who study them).

wapo.st

Reposted by Eric J. Topol

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 2d

How to keep the heart young?
Preserve the integrity of its connection to the right vagus nerve!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
V Interesting findings, minipig model
To simplify, I made this Infographic via @notebooklm.bsky.social

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 2d

For Alzheimer's disease, it's no longer a debate of amyloid (Aβ) versus tau. They are interactive drivers and this new, optimistic review maps out a path towards disease-halting therapies
@cellcellpress.bsky.social

cell.com/cell/fulltex...

The evolving landscape of Alzheimer’s disease therapy: From Aβ to tau

Emerging tau-targeting approaches show promise in slowing Alzheimer’s disease progression, complementing recent advances in FDA-approved anti-Aβ therapies. This perspective outlines the progress in Al...

cell.com

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 3d

It’s in the post video and transcript with links to

Reposted by Eric J. Topol

WIRED @wired.com · 3d

More accurate and individualized health predictions will allow for preventative factors to be implemented well in advance. www.wired.com/story/data-h...

Data Holds the Key in Slowing Age-Related Illnesses

More accurate and individualized health predictions will allow for preventative factors to be implemented well in advance.

www.wired.com

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 3d

Brain food on our brain drainage system to help keep you healthy, with @jonykipnis.bsky.social
erictopol.substack.com/p/how-our-br...

Reposted by Stacie B. Dusetzina, Robert C. Richards

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 3d

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led a path of gutting and destruction of public, global health, and medical research resources, among others.
How much did it save in federal spending?
Nothing...it led to an increase

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...