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The SuperAgers Initiative

is an innovative effort to establish a community focused on both celebrating and studying exceptional longevity.

Enroll in the SuperAgers Family Study

Seeking Individuals:

Who are over the age of 95

Whose living parents are over the age of 95

Whose living in-laws are over the age of 95

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Science and Community: Introducing the SuperAgers Initiative

Watch for insights from SuperAgers and SuperAger Researchers and to learn more about opportunities to get involved in this multi-year initiative.

Growing Community & Unique Opportunity

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90,000

Current number of Americans over the age of 100

Source: PBS News Hour
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589,000

Projected number of people aged 100 and over by 2060

Source: Statista
Family Super Agers

> 50%

Number of SuperAgers with immediate family members who've also reached exceptional longevity

Source: The New England Centenarian Study

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"SuperAger Initiative: Unlocking the Genetic Potential of Exceptional Longevity"
May 18, 2023

Special commentary by SuperAgers Family Study Principal Investigator Sofiya Milman, MD, MS in the esteemed Nature Aging journal.

Read here
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SuperAgers Research

Research on SuperAgers has identified several genetic drivers responsible for slower aging and has already supported the advancement of new drug development. What we learn about exceptional longevity today can help us all live healthier, longer, tomorrow.

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"SuperAgers’ chronological age do not reflect their biological age, which allows them to work longer, enjoy post-retirement interests, and live life to the fullest."

— Nir Barzilai, MD, AFAR Scientific Director

AFAR SUPER AGERS ONE PAGER DIGITAL

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Our one-page brochure explains the values and goals of the Initiative and how to enroll in the SuperAgers Family Study!

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The multi-year SuperAgers Initiative is an ambitious effort led by the American Federation for Aging Research and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in collaboration with Boston University School of Medicine. The Initiative coalition thanks our funder, James Fickel and the Fickel Family Foundation, for their generous support and contributions to this critical research in advancing exceptional longevity.

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