Word: sprott
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Many scientists are skeptical of the hype surrounding fountain-of-youth hormones. "If it was all due to wear and tear, I'd buy the theory that you could live 500 years," says Dr. Richard Sprott, associate director of the NIA's biology of aging program. "But there is some basic genetic programming, and the only way to significantly increase the life-span is to alter genetics...
...economic impact of such a development. In the meantime, little can be done for those who refuse to do for themselves. Dr. Lewis Lipsitz, chief of geriatrics at Boston's Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged, pointedly warns, "Geriatric medicine starts in the 40s." And the NIA's Sprott cautions that "the difference comes in life-style changes, not in the pills you take." Health and biomedical researchers all agree that for now, the best offense against the ravages of time is a level-headed defense: watch your weight, knock off the booze, quash the cigarettes, get plenty of sleep...