Gordon Hale
Senior Columnist
Men 60 and older focused on heart health, strength and independence
Gordon Hale is a senior columnist covering the science of aging well for men in their seventh decade and beyond — heart, strength, brain and the practical business of staying independent. He favors evidence over excitement and the long view over the quick fix.
Latest articles
Measuring How Old You Really Are: The Next Generation of Biological-Age Clocks
Transcriptomic clocks are joining PhenoAge and GrimAge in a fast-maturing toolkit — and early longitudinal work hints that ordinary medications may nudge the dial.
Metformin, Sulfonylureas, and the Long Walk to 90: What a New Target-Trial Study Actually Shows
A careful re-analysis of the Women's Health Initiative finds metformin initiators outlived sulfonylurea initiators on the way to age 90. It sharpens the longevity debate without ending it.
Reading Your Biological Age: Plasma Proteins and the New Aging Clocks
A landmark UK Biobank analysis maps the proteins that track how fast we're really aging. The science is promising, the consumer tests are not quite ready.