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Aging Successfully: a Research and Public Health Priority for the 21(st) Century.

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Chronologic aging, or the older adult, has two faces. The first and most studied/recognized face of aging is about physiologic alterations that have been considered to contribute to, or underlie, disability and/or incident disease among older adults. Immune alterations with aging were the subject of papers in the previous two special issues on Aging and Immunity. The second and under appreciated face of aging is about the unique biology of older adults who are surviving beyond the median lifespan (∼77 years in the US [1]) and remain functionally independent into their 8th decade of life and beyond. In this third installment of Aging and Immunity, seven articles discuss concepts/research advancements that are shaping the physiologic construct of “successful or exceptional aging”, and also about the continuing challenges into interventions aimed at modifying otherwise predictable adverse outcomes of aging and improve the quality of life of elders.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Author: Abbe N Vallejo

Institutions: University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Aging and Gerontology Research

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Aging

Awards: Immunity and Healthy Aging, Pittsburgh Older Americans Independence Center