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Pursuing the longevity dividend: scientific goals for an aging world

The aging of humanity is about to experience a radical change as the demographic transformation to an older world is approaching its final stage. In recent decades, scientists have learned enough about the biological aging processes that many believe it will become possible to slow aging in humans....

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2007-10, Vol.1114 (1), p.11-13
Main Authors: Olshansky, S Jay, Perry, Daniel, Miller, Richard A, Butler, Robert N
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Language:English
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Summary:The aging of humanity is about to experience a radical change as the demographic transformation to an older world is approaching its final stage. In recent decades, scientists have learned enough about the biological aging processes that many believe it will become possible to slow aging in humans. We contend that the social, economic, and health benefits that would result from such advances may be thought of as "longevity dividends," and that they should be aggressively pursued as the new approach to health promotion and disease prevention in the 21st century. The time has arrived for governments and national and international healthcare organizations to make research into healthy aging a major research priority.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1196/annals.1396.050