Dr. Nir Barzilai

Director, Institute for Aging Research

Dr. Nir Barzilai is a leading aging researcher and the director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, focusing on the genetic and metabolic aspects of aging.

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The Longevity Paradox: Living Longer Was Supposed to Be the Dream — So Why Does It Feel Like the Problem?

Global life expectancy has climbed to 73 years — but more years doesn't automatically mean better years. Dan Buettner, Dr. Nir Barzilai, and Dr. Barbara Resnick examine the longevity paradox: why the dream of living longer has started to feel, for many, more like a problem than a triumph.

Jul 17, 2026