Super Agers

By: Eric Topol

Narrated by: Eric Topol

A New York Times Bestseller

Super Agers is a detailed guide to a revolution transforming human longevity. This is a breakthrough moment in the history of human health care. The person making that bold claim is one of the most respected medical researchers in the world, Eric Topol.

Dr. Topol’s unprecedented, evidenced-based guide is about how you and your family and friends can benefit from new treatments coming available at a faster rate than ever. From his unique position as a leader overseeing millions in research funding, Dr. Topol also explains the fundamental reasons—from semaglutides to AI—that we can be confident these breakthroughs will continue. Ninety-five percent of Americans over sixty have at least one chronic disease and almost as many have two. That is the essential problem this revolution is solving. He explains the power of the new approaches to the worst chronic killers—diabetes/obesity, heart disease, cancer, and neurodegeneration—and how treatments can begin long before middle age, and even long after. In thirty years, we will have five times as many people at least one hundred years old and they will be healthier than ever because of the breakthroughs Dr. Topol describes.

The amazing discoveries Topol brings into sharp focus are deeply inspiring about our human potential. We can now realistically see how we can make considerable headway for preventing age-related diseases and may one day be able to slow the body-wide aging process itself.

Critic reviews

"An extraordinary book that offers a reality check as well as a blueprint for the future. Topol manages to navigate the science of aging, to distinguish it from the pseudoscience, and to provide readers an honest and measured sense of what we do and don't know. The result is a beautifully written journey into a world that is bound to change our lives."
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Song of the Cell

“Eric Topol is not only a distinguished geneticist, cardiologist, and scientist: he is the most widely read and credible health 'futurist' I know. Super Agers is a highly readable and evidence-based digest of those astonishing advances in medicine, science, and technology that directly affect our lifespans. A landmark book."
—Abraham Verghese, author of The Covenant of Water

"Super Agers captures the extraordinary potential of today’s biomedical revolution. Eric Topol's optimistic and inspiring vision makes this book an essential guide to the future of health."
—Jennifer Doudna, Nobel Laureate, CRISPR gene editing co-inventor, and Innovative Genomics Institute founder

"A beautifully written book packed with evidence and hope. Eric Topol's vision of how AI will reduce age-related diseases is truly inspiring."
—Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Laureate in physics for his contributions to AI

"Imagine a world where diseases once thought incurable are treated, where we are healthier for longer. This future is getting close thanks to a radical convergence of AI and bioscience. In this gripping, vitally important and meticulously researched account, Eric Topol reveals the extraordinary breakthroughs that are transforming medicine—and our lives."
—Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI

“In Super Agers, Eric Topol offers detailed insight into the factors that affect aging—and proof of AI’s incredible potential to advance biomedical science, promote health, and extend longevity.”
—Demis Hassabis, Nobel Laureate and CEO of Google DeepMind

"In this highly readable and engaging tour de force, Eric Topol takes on a field full of overblown or premature claims, using his personal expertise as a physician to wade through the mass of conflicting evidence to separate fact from hype and pseudoscience, and show us a path to healthy aging. People contemplating how to make the most of their lives will benefit from reading this book."
—Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Laureate and author of Why We Die

"This eye-opening book reveals that the secret to longevity lies not in the miracle of anti-aging pills, but in groundbreaking scientific advancements. Drawing on a vast body of research, Dr. Topol shows us how modern science is paving the path toward longer, healthier lives."
—Katalin Karikó, Nobel Laureate and author of Breaking Through

Healthy skepticism and update on latest research and technological information

Well written book by a man that has a long career behind him to back up his perspectives, beliefs, in descriptions of the latest in medical technology, and also what we can do to extend our healthspan

Brilliant work highlighting the advances of geroscience

Super Agers is an excellent book, thank you Dr Eric Topol for narrating the audible version and including the 74 page reference with notable figures and diagrams. Well done!

His knowledge and how far medicine has evolved. Eric should replace Mr Kennedy before it’s too late.

Very detailed researched book with much information. Most over my head even as retired MD.

Content too technical for laypersons

The book is written for medical researchers and medical doctors. The book mostly covers medical terminology that a layperson can’t understand and therefore much of the book is un comprehendible.

I realized how much there is to know.

At times this book is overwhelming. The amount of information coming at you is like drinking out of a fire hose. Still, it gives you a good idea as to what to do or not to do directionally.