Media Coverage

Lee Hood and Nathan Price spoke with podcast hosts Robb Wilson and Josh Tyson about how AI and scientific thinking intersect with preventive medicine and longevity.

Body mass index (BMI) is a long-used health indicator, but it comes with a long list of negatives. ISB researchers developed biological BMI that generates a more useful, actionable and accurate molecular score.

Popular Mechanics interviewed ISB Co-founder and Professor Dr. Lee Hood for an article titled “Leroy Hood Wants To Show You How To Live for a Really, Really Long Time.” The story features Hood’s big-data approach and a focus on disease prevention – all in the quest to help us live longer.

In this wide ranging podcast interview, Lee Hood and Nathan Price discussed why we age and die, sick care vs. healthcare, chronological age, the gut microbiome, and much more.

Reporter Anahad O’Connor cited ISB Associate Professor and microbiome specialist Dr. Sean Gibbons. Gibbons comments on a study he wasn’t involved with, saying it is interesting as it indicates people can lose body weight and body fat by switching to a diet that targets their gut microbiomes, even without exercising more or cutting back on calories.

There is tremendous market and media frenzy around new Alzheimer’s disease drugs, but their efficacy is contested while the potential of prevention is untapped and underreported, Drs. Lee Hood and Nathan Price wrote.

Dax Shepard and Monica Padman interview Drs. Lee Hood and Nathan Price about their book, “The Age of Scientific Wellness,” and discuss how AI is changing the medical industry, how infectious disease has impacted our world, and more.

In this Bloomberg story, the efforts of ISB Co-founder Dr. Lee Hood using systems biology and personalized medicine to predict and prevent dementia are highlighted.