Medical research: Treat ageing

Luigi Fontana (), Brian K. Kennedy, Valter D. Longo, Douglas Seals () and Simon Melov
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Luigi Fontana: Luigi Fontana is professor of medicine and nutrition at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, and at Brescia University, Italy.
Brian K. Kennedy: Brian K. Kennedy is director of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, California, USA.
Valter D. Longo: Valter D. Longo is director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, USA.
Douglas Seals: Colorado, USA.
Simon Melov: Simon Melov is director of genomics at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, California, USA.

Nature, 2014, vol. 511, issue 7510, 405-407

Abstract: By 2050, the number of people over the age of 80 will triple globally. These demographics could come at great cost to individuals and economies. Two groups describe how research in animals and humans should be refocused to find ways to delay the onset of frailty.

Date: 2014
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