The Critical Need to Promote Research of Aging and Aging-related Diseases to Improve Health and Longevity of the Elderly Population
Jin Kunlin1,2, Simpkins James W.1,3, Ji Xunming1,4, Leis Miriam1,5, Stambler Ilia1,6
1Executive Committee, International Society on Aging and Disease (ISOAD), Fort Worth, TX76137, USA 2Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX76137, USA. 3Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, West Virginia University, West Virginia, USA. 4Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. 5Fraunhofer Society for the Advancement of Applied Research, Munich, Germany. 6Department of Science, Technology and Society, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Due to the aging of the global population and the derivative increase in aging-related non-communicable diseases and their economic burden, there is an urgent need to promote research on aging and aging-related diseases as a way to improve healthy and productive longevity for the elderly population. To accomplish this goal, we advocate the following policies: 1) Increasing funding for research and development specifically directed to ameliorate degenerative aging processes and to extend healthy and productive lifespan for the population; 2) Providing a set of incentives for commercial, academic, public and governmental organizations to foster engagement in such research and development; and 3) Establishing and expanding coordination and consultation structures, programs and institutions involved in aging-related research, development and education in academia, industry, public policy agencies and at governmental and supra-governmental levels.
Jin Kunlin,Simpkins James W.,Ji Xunming, et al. The Critical Need to Promote Research of Aging and Aging-related Diseases to Improve Health and Longevity of the Elderly Population[J]. Aging and disease,
2015, 6(1): 1-5.
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