It's Time to Embrace 21st Century Medicine
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Cancer, Alzheimers, Cardiovascular diseases… as a scientific community it feels as though we’re always playing catch up. How many more people could be saved, how much more could we extend the healthspan (or healthy human lifespan) if instead we focused on being proactive? Instead of chasing after these diseases once they take off, actively targeting the molecular mechanisms that cause biological aging while we still have our health. After all what good is a longer life if we’re plagued by disease in our final years?
This article, written by a doctor at the University of Washington, focuses on the importance of targeting aging when discussing adding years to human life expectancy.