Most nations of the world are undergoing rapid and dramatic population ageing, which
presents great socio‐economic challenges, as well as opportunities, for individuals, families …

Among individuals, biological aging leads to cellular and organismal dysfunction and an
increased risk of chronic degenerative diseases and disability. This sequence of events in …

Research on the biology of aging has accelerated rapidly in the last two decades. It is now at
the point where translation of the findings into useful approaches to improve the health of the …

Population aging is unprecedented, without parallel in human history, and the 21st century
will witness even more rapid aging than did the century just past. Improvements in public …

Age is the greatest risk factor for nearly every major cause of mortality in developed nations.
Despite this, most biomedical research focuses on individual disease processes without …

The elderly population is increasing faster than other segments of the population throughout
the world. Age is the leading predictor for most chronic diseases and disorders …

Improvements in public health and health care have resulted in significant increases in
lifespan globally, but also in a significant increase in chronic disease prevalence. This has …

For many years, it was believed that the aging process was inevitable and that age‐related
diseases could not be prevented or reversed. The geroscience hypothesis, however, posits …

Growing elderly populations, sometimes referred to as gray (or silver) tsunami, are an
increasingly serious health and socioeconomic concern for modern societies. Science has …

Geriatricians and others must embrace the emerging field of geroscience. Until recently
geroscience research was pursued in laboratory animals, but now this field requires …