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. 2014 Dec 15;6(1):1-5.
doi: 10.14336/AD.2014.1210. eCollection 2015 Feb.

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

Kunlin Jin  1 , James W Simpkins  2 , Xunming Ji  3 , Miriam Leis  4 , Ilia Stambler  5
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The Critical Need to Promote Research of Aging and Aging-related Diseases to Improve Health and Longevity of the Elderly Population

Kunlin Jin et al. Aging Dis. .

Abstract

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; elderly; health; longevity; population.

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