Longevity: Hype vs. Reality: What Actually Works?
Wed, 28 Oct 2026, 17:30
Berlin, Germany
Free
Originally organized by Longevity Cities, Zelda Vilmar, YEARS Präventivmedizin, Niko, Carlos Fontecha. Peptides, stem cells, supplements, biological age tests and high-tech treatments dominate the longevity conversation. But what actually works? Join us at YEARS for an evidence-based evening with Niko Hems, Head of Strategy & Medical Communications at YEARS and host of the Return on Health podcast, as we look at what is backed by science, what remains experimental and where marketing may be moving faster than the evidence. We’ll cover the interventions with the strongest evidence today, including exercise, cardiovascular and metabolic risk reduction, preventive diagnostics and emerging longevity therapeutics, while also looking at where the science is still uncertain. Agenda • 🤝 18:30 | Networking & Arrival • 🟢 19:00 | Welcome & Introduction — Longevity Cities • 🎙️ 19:10 | Longevity: Hype vs. Reality — Niko Hems, YEARS • ❓ 19:45 | Q&A • 🧪 20:05 | Testing & Networking Testing at YEARS After the talk and Q&A, you’ll have the opportunity to experience selected health and performance assessments free of charge: • 🦴 Bone density • 👁️ AI-assisted funduscopy • 💪 Handgrip strength • 🧍 3D body scan These assessments are usually part of paid preventive health services, making this a great opportunity to experience them as part of the evening at no cost. 🎙️ Speaker Niko Hems | YEARS Niko Hems is Head of Strategy & Medical Communications at YEARS, a Berlin-based longevity medicine company focused on comprehensive, physician-led preventive diagnostics. His work sits at the intersection of preventive medicine, healthcare strategy and scientific communication, with a particular focus on separating evidence-based medicine from hype in longevity. He is also the host of the Return on Health podcast, where he has interviewed researchers, physicians and longevity leaders including Robert Lustig, Matt Kaeberlein, George Church, Aubrey de Grey and Bas Kast. Niko is the author of the Springer Nature book Überinformiert und fehlgeleitet, which explores health information, misinformation and medical decision-making. Across LinkedIn and YouTube, he shares insights on longevity, preventive medicine and healthcare with an audience of more than 40,000 people. About YEARS YEARS is a Berlin-based longevity medicine company focused on comprehensive, physician-led preventive diagnostics. … Venue: YEARS - Präventivmedizin I Arzt I Internist I Medizinisches Labor I Longevity, Joachimsthaler Str. 34, 10719 Berlin, Germany. Registration is handled by the original organizer. Original event and organizer: https://luma.com/age-xobd