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Health Check Podcast

Discover the science of aging and learn about the latest geroscience research aimed at shifting the focus from mere lifespan to healthspan.

ST GRAPHICS: NATASHA LIEW

Published Sep 05, 2026, 06:00 PM

Updated Sep 05, 2026, 06:00 PM

Synopsis: Once a month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.

In the latest Health Check podcast, we examine the burgeoning science of healthspan—the period of life spent in good health, free from chronic disease—shifting the focus beyond mere lifespan. Part of The Straits Times’ “The New Age” series, this episode explores ageing not as an inevitable decline, but as a complex biological network.

Host Joyce Teo sits down with Dr Brian Kennedy, director of the Center for Healthy Longevity at the National University Health System, about cutting-edge research in geroscience and the shift from reactive sick care to proactive healthcare.

Brian is a distinguished professor of biochemistry and physiology at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore.

Highlights (click/tap above):

1:33 Exploring ageing clocks, geroscience, and longevity

7:57 Our bodies maintain an internal homeostasis for health. When does this equilibrium break down?

9:08 Brian Kennedy’s transition from lab models to human trials in Singapore and Singapore’s global standing

13:36 Study showed that the Japanese are healthier in Japan than in another country that they have moved to

15:27 Will a low carb, high protein diet help me age better?

18:15 You got to do medicine before you do longevity medicine

23:23 Is there evidence that hyperbaric oxygen chambers work?

24:19 How do you choose the right ageing supplements?

30:31 We need to empower people to make more of their own health decisions

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Host: Joyce Teo ( joyceteo@sph.com.sg )

Produced and edited by: Natasha Liew

Executive producers: Ernest Luis and Lynda Hong

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健康检查播客

探索衰老科学，了解最新的老年科学研究，这些研究旨在将关注点从单纯的寿命转移到健康寿命。

ST GRAPHICS：娜塔莎·刘

发布于2026年9月5日下午6:00

更新于2026年9月5日下午6:00

简介：每月一次，《海峡时报》帮助您了解影响您的健康问题。

在最新一期的“健康检查”播客节目中，我们探讨了蓬勃发展的健康寿命科学——即生命中保持健康、远离慢性疾病的时期——并将关注点从单纯的寿命转移到了更广阔的领域。作为《海峡时报》“新时代”系列节目的一部分，本期节目将衰老视为一个复杂的生物网络，而非不可避免的衰退过程。

主持人 Joyce Teo 与新加坡国立大学健康长寿中心主任 Brian Kennedy 博士坐下来，探讨老年科学的前沿研究以及从被动的疾病治疗向主动的医疗保健的转变。

Brian 是新加坡国立大学杨潞琳医学院生物化学和生理学的杰出教授。

亮点（点击/轻触上方）：

1:33 探索衰老时钟、衰老科学和长寿

7:57 我们的身体为了保持健康，会维持一种内部平衡状态。这种平衡状态何时会被打破？

9:08 布莱恩·肯尼迪在新加坡从实验室模型过渡到人体试验以及新加坡的全球地位

13:36 研究表明，日本人在日本的健康状况比他们移居的其他国家更佳。

15:27 低碳水化合物、高蛋白饮食能帮助我更好地衰老吗？

18:15 你必须先学医，才能学长寿医学。

23:23 是否有证据表明高压氧舱有效？

24:19 如何选择合适的抗衰老保健品？

30:31 我们需要赋予人们更多自主做出健康决策的能力。

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主持人：Joyce Teo ( joyceteo@sph.com.sg )

制作及剪辑：娜塔莎·刘

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