Key points from article :
Academy will improve collaboration and communication of ageing and longevity research.
Leading scientific journals now regularly feature breakthroughs in our understanding of the ageing process.
FDA is willing to consider a change that defines ageing as a disease.
Smoking increases the risk of cancer fivefold - ageing increases it 1,000-fold.
Able to give animals 20 percent longer youth, not just 20 percent longer life.
Yet-to-be published research on reprogramming cells in vivo cause tissues to rejuvenate.
Technology could be tested in the clinic in the next two years.
