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Going for the Longevity Dividend September 12th, 2006, Washington, D.C.

Will Science Cure Aging? April 12th, 2007, San Francisco, CA

Aged to Perfection: A Benefit for the Alliance for Aging Research May 1st, 2008, San Francisco, CA

You Can! Steps to Healthier Aging You Can! is the aging component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servicse' Steps to a HealthierUS initiative, which encourages Americans of every age to make healthier choices for physical activity and exercise.

1991 – In a major report “Extending Life, Enhancing Life, a National Research Agenda on Aging”, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) calls for the establishment of at least 10 Centers of Excellence to undertake the multi-disciplinary study of aging.

February 2006 - The Buck Institute launches the public phase of its first capital campaign to raise funds for a lab expansion project. Dr. Jan Vijg, internationally-renowned aging/cancer researcher joins the Institute as a faculty member.

September 2007 - The Institute is awarded a $25 million "Roadmap" award from  the NIH to establish a new field of research called "Geroscience", which will focus on the intersection of aging and chronic disease. It is one of only nine "Roadmap" awards granted in the country and is designed to address critical health issues that have not responded to traditional research

If development of metabolic manipulation therapies to slow aging continues to dominate, progress towards enhanced longevity will be much slower, and the resulting therapies will be of no use to those already aged.

From what I've seen, the Millards have money, influence, and the intelligence to use it well

The Millard Foundation has been moving towards earnest funding of longevity science over the past few years: there have been initial donations, conference attendances, meetings with movers and shakers. All the normal activities and preparation by people who take investing very seriously.

The central focus of our research is understanding age-related changes in physiology and the ability to adapt to environmental stress. This understanding is then applied to developing insight about the pathophysiology of age-related diseases. The program seeks to understand the changes associated with healthy aging and to define the criteria for evaluating when a change becomes pathologic.

National Institute on AgingNIAUndertakes research on the biomedical, social, and behavioral aspects of the aging process, prevention of age-related diseases and disabilities, promotion of better quality of life for all older Americans.1974

Division of Aging Biology (DAB)Supports research and training to enhance and extend the human health span through a better understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying the aging process.  

Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology (DGCG)Supports research on health and disease in the aged and research on aging over the human lifespan, including its relationships to health outcomes.

Simulations show that population aging is likely to slow economic growth and improvements in living standards. Although reforms to raise labor force participation and productivity growth can mitigate these adverse effects, they are unlikely to eliminate the need for fiscal reforms. The budget will come under pressure from rising age-related expenditures, and consolidation will be needed to preserve debt sustainability.

New Zealand's demographic outlook—a likely doubling in the proportion of elderly people by 2050—is similar to that of many countries. Moreover, health care studies in other countries have reached similar conclusions about past and future expenditure growth (Newhouse, 1993; Cutler and Sheiner, 1998; Jacobzone, Cambois, and Robine, 2000). Internationally, aging is likely to exert the same consistent, but manageable, pressure on health expenditure. Thus, if health expenditures reach unsustainable levels in coming decades, it will not be because of population aging.

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"Survey Finds Surprising Results With Research Study Participants" discusses the concerns of participating in clinical research and how KLRI protects the welfare of study participants

"Looking Back on 2006 and Looking Forward to 2007" reviews KLRI's accomplishments in 2006 and plans for 2007.

Director's Message: KLRI's Research Agenda, Today and Where to Next?

At KLRI, we recognize the importance of educating the general public and the scientific community with the latest research on aging and the prevention of age-related diseases. KLRI offers helpful educational programs and newsletters that communicate up-to-date information on aging and disease prevention to help individuals, families and caregivers make better healthcare decisions.

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This might as well be language lifted from a mythical government release on the Full Employment Act for Gerontologists. It's all so grey and tired - rescue the scientists, pay the scientists, help the scientists. Note the utter absence of any sort of discussion of goals or results. What are these scientists actually doing? What is the value of it? Where are they going? When will they get there? What does it mean to me?

Another thought: the languishing of aging science - in comparison to, say, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering or cancer research - makes $2.8 million a big deal. $10 million from the Glenn Foundation to establish the Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Biological Mechanisms of Aging was a big splash in the pond. With those numbers for comparison, note that the Methuselah Foundation has $4.8 million pledged to Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS) research.

Как во всяком деле, а особенно новом и смелом, тут нужны энтузиасты, и к ним взывал Купревич в статье с характерным названием «Приглашение к бессмертию» (см.: Техника - молодежи. 1965. № 1),

президента академии наук БССР Василия Феофиловича Купревича (1897 - 1969). Именно ему принадлежит фраза «Смерть - явление историческое, она существовала не всегда, а появилась на определенном этапе развития жизни...» Он усомнился в фундаментальной неизбежности смерти, в её изначальной принадлежности жизни.

Смерть ограничивает общекультурное и нравственное развитие личности. Из-за краткости жизни люди не успевают приобщиться к великому наследию культуры настоящего и прошлого всего человечества.

Welcome to the Department of Health and Ageing

Without reforms, the simulations suggest that aging-related spending as a share of output will increase 16 percentage points by 2050, which are twice as much as in European Commission (2006) projections due to general equilibrium effects.

Arizona State University, December 6-7, 2008