The Critical Need to Promote Research of Aging and Aging-related Diseases to Improve Health and Longevity of the Elderly Population

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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.

Keywords aging aging-related diseases health longevity elderly population

Corresponding Authors: Ilia Stambler

Issue Date: 01 February 2015

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	Kunlin Jin
	James W. Simpkins
	Xunming Ji
	Miriam Leis
	Ilia Stambler

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Kunlin Jin,James W. Simpkins,Xunming Ji, 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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