Advancing Research
by supporting Grant Programs and Fellowships
Driving Innovation
by championing the TAME Trial and Geroscience
Furthering the Field
by leading Coordinating Centers and Professional Services
Today, the question is not simply how to live longer, but how to live healthier longer.
AFAR and COVID-19:
To protect the Vulnerable,
We must protect the Science.
AFAR values Older Americans,
trusts Scientists, and
salutes Geriatricians.
Recent Webinars
The Biology of Aging and Our Body's Readiness for COVID-19 Vaccines
Keep it Moving—Immune Health, Muscle Strength, and Exercise
AFAR Experts in the News
AFAR's Mission
To advance and support healthy aging through biomedical research
Thanks to the science AFAR supports, we are making constant progress toward a simple and compelling vision: the ability for all of us to live healthier each and every day of our lives.
WATCH: our 4 minute animation on the impact of aging research, created with the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and acclaimed data journalist David McCandless
40
Years
4240
Talented Investigators
$
184
Million Funded
The TAME Trial
The AFAR-managed TAME (Targeting Aging with Metformin) Trial will establish a proof-of-concept that aging processes can be treated, just as we treat diseases.
The TAME Trial ultimately seeks the FDA to make aging an "indication" for treatment.
If aging is made an indication, the TAME Trial will mark a paradigm shift: from treating each age-related medical condition separately, to treating these conditions together, by targeting aging per se.
Age Later: Healthspan, Lifespan, and the New Science of Longevity
New book by AFAR Scientific Director Nir Barzilai, MD
Building Networks and Collaborative Research
AFAR serves as the Coordinating Center for three initiatives funded by the National Institute on Aging.
A Healthier Tomorrow
Starts Today
AFAR-supported investigators are advancing research that will move from the labs into our lives. Join us as we embark on the next frontier of health aging.
AFAR is grateful for collaboration and support of our program partners, including:
AFAR is proud to consistently receive the highest ratings from respected charity evaluators
