Forever Young
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While there is no scientific proof that anti-aging products reverse or stop the process of aging, scientists continue to make inroads in understanding how we age and how we might extend life by focusing on improving the quality of our lives as we age. In this episode of Second Opinion, we learn about the research being done in the anti-aging industry.
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There are a very large number of organizations dedicated to helping people with aging and their families and friends. This is only a partial list.
NIA, one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of National Institutes of Health, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. | |
Kronos Longevity Research Institute (KLRI) is a not-for-profit organization that conducts state-of-the-art clinical translational research on the prevention of age-related diseases and the extension of healthier human life. | |
At the Center on Longevity, we are determined to make sure that research findings do not stay locked away in academia but reach the people who can most benefit from them. | |
For over 60 years, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been dedicated to protecting health and promoting quality of life through the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability. |
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