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A Medical Revolution: Targeting aging directly | Brian Kennedy | TEDxOnBoard

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Internationally recognized for his research in the basic biology of aging and as a visionary committed to translating research discoveries into new ways of delaying, detecting, preventing and treating human aging and associated diseases. Aging research has recently identified a number of promising strategies that may slow human aging. Given that (1) 20% of humans on Earth will be over 60 in the near future, (2) aging is the biggest risk factor for the vast majority of chronic diseases that reduce quality of life in adults, and (3) effective therapies for aging are likely to prevent many chronic diseases simultaneously, I make the case that it is critical to test longevity strategies in human populations as soon as possible. @BKennedy_aging Dr. Brian Kennedy is internationally recognized for his research in the basic biology of aging and as a visionary committed to translating research discoveries into new ways of delaying, detecting, preve …...more
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A Medical Revolution: Targeting aging directly | Brian Kennedy | TEDxOnBoard
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2017May 17
Internationally recognized for his research in the basic biology of aging and as a visionary committed to translating research discoveries into new ways of delaying, detecting, preventing and treating human aging and associated diseases. Aging research has recently identified a number of promising strategies that may slow human aging. Given that (1) 20% of humans on Earth will be over 60 in the near future, (2) aging is the biggest risk factor for the vast majority of chronic diseases that reduce quality of life in adults, and (3) effective therapies for aging are likely to prevent many chronic diseases simultaneously, I make the case that it is critical to test longevity strategies in human populations as soon as possible. @BKennedy_aging Dr. Brian Kennedy is internationally recognized for his research in the basic biology of aging and as a visionary committed to translating research discoveries into new ways of delaying, detecting, preventing and treating human aging and associated diseases. From 2010 to 2016 he was the President and CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. Currently he remains as a Professor at the Institute, has appointments at a number of other Universities and is actively involved with Biotechnology companies focused on aging. http://www.buckinstitute.org/ This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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