Posts Tagged ‘international’
50 active years after 50
As noted in a recent post here, half of babies living now in the US, UK and other wealthy nations, will live to be 100. While this sounds like great news, consideration must be given to the fact that right now most elderly people die unhealthy - likely after a period of months or years of poor health. 
To address this, Leeds University has launched the “50 Active Years After 50″ research initiative, which aims to develop “new medical devices and regenerative therapies, ensuring that people can continue to be as active during their second half century as they were in their first.”
Their focus will be on our joints, spine, teeth, heart and circulation by developing new technologies for tissue engineering and regeneration, longer lasting joint replacements and spinal interventions.
Visit here for more information.
Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting
The Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA) 62nd annual meeting is taking place this year November 18-22, in Atlanta, Georgia.
“This year we welcome our meeting-goers to Atlanta, Georgia. The theme for GSA’s 62nd Annual Meeting is “Creative Approaches to Healthy Aging”. This topic reaches across all of GSA’s professional sections and embraces the interdisciplinary nature of its membership – challenging each of us to look at the goals of our work somewhat differently.
GSA’s Annual Scientific Meeting brings together more than 3,500 of the brightest minds in the field of aging. This meeting is the premier gathering of gerontologists from both the United States and around the world. They participate in over 400 scientific sessions including symposia, paper, and poster presentations.”
Visit their site here for more information and registration details.