FYI:
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Scientists' Open Letter on Aging Research
To whom it may concern,
Aging has been slowed and healthy lifespan prolonged in many disparate
animal models (C. elegans, Drosophila, Ames dwarf mice, etc.). Thus,
assuming there are common fundamental mechanisms, it should also be
possible to slow aging in humans.
Greater knowledge about aging should bring better management of the
debilitating pathologies associated with aging, such as cancer,
cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, and Alzheimer's. Therapies
targeted at the fundamental mechanisms of aging will be instrumental in
counteracting these age-related pathologies.
Therefore, this letter is a call to action for greater funding and
research into both the underlying mechanisms of aging and methods for
its postponement. Such research may yield dividends far greater than
equal efforts to combat the age-related diseases themselves. As the
mechanisms of aging are increasingly understood, increasingly effective
interventions can be developed that will help prolong the healthy and
productive lifespans of a great many people.
Sincerely (54 Signatories),
Signatures From Leading Aging Researchers
Continued at:
http://cureaging.org/
and
http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/scientistsantiaging/
