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New academy to lobby government to combat ageing

Will campaign to treat ageing as a disease

12-Feb-2019

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Sixteen of the world’s top longevity scientists have formed a nonprofit academy.

The Academy for Health and Lifespan Research will host forums to share research findings.

It will also lobby governments to increase funding and approvals of age-slowing therapies.

Ageing is not recognized as a treatable condition by regulatory agencies.

Working on a white paper to explain the social, medical, and economic benefits of ageing research.

David Setboun is the president of the Academy.

Other founding members include David Sinclair and Lenny Guarente.

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Academy for Health and Lifespan Research (AHLR)

World's aging researchers unite to accelerate breakthroughs in longevity

David Sinclair

Harvard professor. Author of Lifespan.

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New academy to lobby government to combat ageing