The Longevity Dividend: Why Invest in Basic Aging Research?

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. We contend that the social, economic, and health benefits that would result from such advances ma...

Aging and Longevity: Why Knowing the Difference Is Important to Nutrition Research

Life expectancies after the age of 70 and the number of individuals living with age-related chronic conditions that affect daily activities continue to increase. Age-specific nutritional recommendations may help to decrease the incidence or severity of age-related debilitating chronic disorders. However, research in this area has seen limited success in identifying nutrition-related mechanisms ...

Why Invest in Newborn Health ?

The survival of newborn babies depends on the care we provide. International agreements have affirmed the world’s commitment to improving newborn health, and recent global assessments have confirmed that doing so makes good social and economic sense. But newborn care often receives less-thanoptimum attention. Although child survival programs have helped reduce the death rate among children unde...

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