{"id":224,"date":"2026-01-08T23:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T23:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/center-for-healthy-aging\/?page_id=224"},"modified":"2026-01-09T17:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:18:31","slug":"season-3-episodes-38-49","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/center-for-healthy-aging\/podcast\/season-3-episodes-38-49\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 3: Episodes 38-49"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>living healthy longer<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-203f3c05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen On<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/col.st\/FKAuo\">Amazon music<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/living-healthy-longer\/id1545443858\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/redcircle.com\/shows\/living-healthy-longer\">RedCircle<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/031rjfBE5yIt33ZejVkESi?si=i20gdJafSc-pt3xN2Hr4bA\">Spotify<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Season 3: Episodes 38-49<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-203f3c05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/33Zbx6kiTAg7kZG1bE8eyi?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Brain on Nature<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Featuring: Dr. Sara LoTemplio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Sara LoTemplio, an assistant professor in CSU\u2019s Human Dimensions of Natural Resources department, is here to talk about the restorative effects of nature on the brain. From indigenous teachings, to how the heart and brain respond to being outdoors, LoTemplio shares her preliminary ideas on how interactions with nature might slow cognitive decline in older adults and boost mood and attention span.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season 3: Episode 38<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2pj6eMPLgXQiRXYJuL96mw?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Everything About Sleep<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Featuring: Dr. Josiane Broussard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Josiane Broussard, an assistant professor in CSU\u2019s Department of Health and Exercise Science and the director of the Sleep and Metabolism Lab at CSU, explains the importance of sleep and why this essential behavior is key to every process in the body. How do our sleeping patterns change with age, and what can you do to build a better sleep schedule?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season 3: Episode 39<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/55xpK5LAGb97kKOqVVaOr9?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Aging Heart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Featuring: Dr. Zhijie Wang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Zhijie Wang, an assistant professor in CSU\u2019s School of Biomedical Engineering, discusses the anatomy of the heart and why the right ventricle has historically been viewed as the \u201cforgotten chamber\u201d in research. We also discuss tissue engineering as a therapy for heart failure and disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season 3:&nbsp; Episode 40<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-203f3c05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0GnIxOYGXCx1exr24cJjWZ?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Depression and Cognitive Decline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Featuring: Dr. Stephen Aichele<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Stephen Aichele, a quantitative psychologist in CSU\u2019s Department of Human Development and Family Studies, describes the relationship between depression and cognitive decline, and how data science methods can be used to determine predictors of cognitive changes. We briefly discuss the effects of air pollution and lead exposure on cognitive development, and Aichele shares what his research reveals about three key predictors of depression risk following middle age: social isolation, poor health and mobility issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season 3: Episode 41<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0eRhucPYWBzoX12Hx6ZwnZ?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prions and Alzheimer\u2019s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Featuring: Dr. Candace Mathiason<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Candace Mathiason, an associate professor of pathobiology in CSU\u2019s Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, introduces us to the weird ways of prions and how they can be used as models for Alzheimer\u2019s disease in humans. Mathiason describes her past research in retroviruses and the approach her lab is taking to develop tests that can detect Alzheimer\u2019s earlier in the disease\u2019s progression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season 3: Episode 42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0JeXRzkzPSFcv2cm24iSlR?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nontuberculous Infection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Featuring: Dr. Alan Schenkel and Dr. Ed Chan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About five years ago, some patients in Denver were suffering from a stubborn lung disease that, despite ongoing treatments, was not responding to antibiotics. Patients\u2019 symptoms kept worsening, and Drs. Alan Schenkel and Ed Chan were curious.<br>Tune in to hear them describe NTM infection, a lung disease that is becoming more common in adults over the age of 50. What are nontuberculous mycobacteria, and what is it about certain people\u2019s immune responses that make them more susceptible to NTM infection than others?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season 3: Episode 43<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-203f3c05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3xIltEuy4cU1HrU8rgDvoy?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Virus to Virus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Featuring: Dr. Greg Ebel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Greg Ebel, a professor and director of CSU\u2019s Center for Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, discusses his lab\u2019s history of surveillance and prevention strategies for arboviruses (West Nile, dengue and Zika viruses), and how that work poised his team to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic early in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season 3: Episode 44<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5Up0T0hjh9v8Ip8GFE4GG5?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Muscle Strength and Alzheimer\u2019s Risk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Featuring: Dr. Shelby Osburn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is it possible that researchers can find signs of future cognitive decline in muscles before the brain ever shows a deficit? Shelby Osburn, a postdoctoral researcher in CSU\u2019s Healthspan Biology Lab, thinks yes. In this episode, Osburn describes her recent proposal to examine the fascinating relationship between skeletal muscle and Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season 3: Episode 45<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/7Fsz8xA7N4d3LQoTDC38KY?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Balance Fitness for Longer Healthspan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Featuring: Dr. Ava Segal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Ava Segal is the founder and CEO of Steadi Systems, a health-tech startup out of Golden, CO that is providing solutions for better balance health and awareness. In this episode, Segal discusses the importance of balance fitness and introduces us to Steadiplay: an engaging balance training tool she invented for her doctoral research at Colorado School of Mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season 3: Episode 46<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-203f3c05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/66uYgjNtuKQKj8sp0Tk1gU?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Featuring: Dr. Ronica Rooks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the CDC, health disparities are \u201cpreventable differences in the burden of disease\u2026that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.\u201d Dr. Ronica Rooks, a professor of health and behavioral sciences at University of Colorado-Denver, joins to discuss racial and ethnic health disparities affecting older adults. Gentrification and social determinants of health are explored, as well as Rooks\u2019 studies on working and volunteering as strategies to stave off dementia risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season 3: Episode 47<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/1PX9NRMZETf2qgR5m0kxkM?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dog Aging Project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Featuring: Dr. Kate E. Creevy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Kate E. Creevy is a board-certified small animal veterinary internist at Texas A&amp;M University with a primary research interest in canine longevity and healthspan. Creevy \u2013 a founder of the Dog Aging Project \u2013 shares some interesting findings about diet, cognitive function and physical activity from the first data release of 27,000 pet dogs enrolled in DAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season 3: Episode 48<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4MfXBlMCgjURgDLzocl5Hh?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Challenges to Advancing Aging Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Season 3 Finale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today\u2019s episode revisits every guest from season 3 of living healthy longer and their answers to the S3 standing question: Can you identify a major challenge in your field that must be overcome to see real improvements in healthspan or healthy aging research?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season 3: Episode 49<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-203f3c05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/center-for-healthy-aging\/podcast\/\">Podcast Main<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/center-for-healthy-aging\/podcast\/season-1-episodes-1-12\/\">Season 1: Episodes 1-12<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/center-for-healthy-aging\/podcast\/season-1-episodes-13-22\/\">Season 1: Episodes 13-22<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/center-for-healthy-aging\/podcast\/season-2-episodes-23-37\/\">Season 2: Episodes 23-37<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/center-for-healthy-aging\/podcast\/season-3-episodes-38-49\/\">Season 3: Episodes 38-49<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/center-for-healthy-aging\/podcast\/season-4-episodes-50-61\/\">Season 4: Episodes 50-61<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>living healthy longer Listen On Season 3: Episodes 38-49 Your Brain on Nature Featuring: Dr. Sara LoTemplio Dr. Sara LoTemplio, an assistant professor in CSU\u2019s Human Dimensions of Natural Resources department, is here to talk about the restorative effects of nature on the brain. 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