GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Podcast · Alex Smith, Eric Widera

Inflammaging: Brian Andonian, Sara LaHue, Joe Hippensteel

December 4, 2025·51 min·4 clips
Brian Andonian reveals how chronic inflammation drives aging-related diseases like dementia and diabetes.
Experts Brian Andonian, Sara LaHue, and Joe Hippenstiel discuss inflammaging, exploring how chronic inflammation links to aging diseases, acute conditions like TBI and sepsis, and potential interventions like senolytics and lifestyle changes. They highlight the transdisciplinary approach of geroscience and current clinical challenges.

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A grounded clinical tour of how inflammation may shape aging and recovery.

Inflammation is treated here as both a biological puzzle and a bedside concern, with three clinician-scientists in rheumatology, neurology, and pulmonary critical care weighing what inflammaging could mean for aging, critical illness, and neurology.

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You want a clear look at inflammation and aging, with clinician-researchers in the room.

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