AFAR News: Our Experts Challenge the Anti-Aging Industry in NY Times feature
A November 18th, 2014 New York Times article, Science (and Quacks) vs. the Aging Process prominently featured three AFAR-affiliated scientific experts: our Deputy Scientific Director, Dr. Nir Barzilai; board member, Dr. S. Jay Olshansky; and 2012 Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology Award recipient, Dr. James Kirkland.
Barzilai, Olshansky, and Kirkland each dispelled myths about anti-aging products and initiatives while affirming AFAR’s goal of extending healthy years of life through scientific research.
Read the full article here.
For more on the myths related to aging research, watch this recently released animation, “Live Longer Live Well” sponsored by the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and developed in partnership with AFAR.