On October 7, Health Affairs published a study, co-authored by board member Jay Olshansky, PhD, that was covered by the Washington Post, NPR, and PBS, among other news sources. The study illustrates the importance of aging-focused biomedical research in economic terms, claiming that such research will prove more effective in extending the human life span than traditional disease-focused approaches. The research was funded in part by the AFAR.
Dr. Olshansky is a Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Research Associate at the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago. He is also sits on the board of the American Federation for Aging Research.
To read the entire article, Substantial Health and Economic Returns from Delayed Aging May Warrant a New Focus for Medical Research, published in the October 2013 Issue of Health Affairs, click here.
