The Academy Says…

The article “Implausibility of radical life extension in humans in the twenty-first century” https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-024-00702-3 offers a compelling argument for the growing importance of Geroscience in advancing both healthspan and lifespan. If we are to extend life expectancy, the focus must shift from treating disease after it emerges to preventing it altogether. Slowing the aging process, through both lifestyle and environmental changes and breakthroughs in Gerotherapeutics, represents the ultimate form of preventative medicine. Geroscience-based strategies have the potential to delay disease onset, even in those with chronic conditions, underscoring the urgent need for more research into aging biology.