AFAR News

AFAR board members, grantees, and award winners regularly publish research in leading academic journals and frequently lend their insights to popular media. AFAR is pleased to share updates on their work.

AFAR Leadership in the News: Executive Director Stephanie Lederman, EdM, responds to “The Decline in Geriatric Care Hurts Us All” in The New York Times
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AFAR Leadership in the News: Executive Director Stephanie Lederman, EdM, responds to “The Decline in Geriatric Care Hurts Us All” in The New York Times
Board Member in the News: Richard G.A. Faragher, PhD, featured in The Wall Street Journal exploring the debate on whether aging should be classified as a disease
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Board Member in the News: Richard G.A. Faragher, PhD, featured in The Wall Street Journal exploring the debate on whether aging should be classified as a disease
AFAR Grantee in the News: New Research by Dena Dubal, MD, PhD, on the maternal X chromosome and cognition and brain aging in female mice in Nature
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AFAR Grantee in the News: New Research by Dena Dubal, MD, PhD, on the maternal X chromosome and cognition and brain aging in female mice in Nature
AFAR Experts in the News: Steven N. Austad, PhD, Valter Longo, PhD, and S. Jay Olshansky, PhD featured in Newsweek on President Jimmy Carter's exceptional longevity
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AFAR Experts in the News: Steven N. Austad, PhD, Valter Longo, PhD, and S. Jay Olshansky, PhD featured in Newsweek on President Jimmy Carter's exceptional longevity
Grantees in the News: New research co-authored by Jason Butler, PhD, and Pradeep Ramalingam, MD, PhD, on the connection between thrombospondin-1 and age-related chronic inflammation in Science Immunology
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Grantees in the News: New research co-authored by Jason Butler, PhD, and Pradeep Ramalingam, MD, PhD, on the connection between thrombospondin-1 and age-related chronic inflammation in Science Immunology
AFAR Experts in the News: New York Times features AFAR SuperAger Family Study Investigators Nir Barzilai, MD, Sofia Milman, MD, MS, and Tom Perls, MD, MPH, on exceptional longevity, lifestyle, and genetics
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AFAR Experts in the News: New York Times features AFAR SuperAger Family Study Investigators Nir Barzilai, MD, Sofia Milman, MD, MS, and Tom Perls, MD, MPH, on exceptional longevity, lifestyle, and genetics
AFAR Experts in the News: Jamie Justice, PhD, Daniel Promislow, DPhil, and Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD, featured in The Guardian on the potential benefits of studying animal longevity for the future of therapeutics to extend human healthspan
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AFAR Experts in the News: Jamie Justice, PhD, Daniel Promislow, DPhil, and Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD, featured in The Guardian on the potential benefits of studying animal longevity for the future of therapeutics to extend human healthspan
Board Member in the News: Richard W. Besdine, MD, featured in Parade on the impact of exercising on healthy aging
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Board Member in the News: Richard W. Besdine, MD, featured in Parade on the impact of exercising on healthy aging
AFAR in the News: SuperAgers Family Study Co-Investigator, Tom Perls, MD, MPH, featured in Newsweek
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AFAR in the News: SuperAgers Family Study Co-Investigator, Tom Perls, MD, MPH, featured in Newsweek