AGING AS A DISEASE: THE RISE OF LONGEVITY SCIENCE

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The frontier of medicine is shifting from fighting disease to pursuing more life. Speakers at the recent Progress Conference 2025 held at Lighthaven spoke about extending life by addressing the biological hallmarks of aging itself: genomic instability, telomere shortening, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cellular senescence. The new frontier is to find targeted interventions that impact these factors. The pursuit of longevity, not survival, is still in its early days. Research is happening largely along non-traditional paths and with non-traditional funding and support models.