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01.09.20

US $30 MILLION GLOBAL GRAND CHALLENGE: Longevity and Healthy Aging

By: Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Victor Dzau, President of the United States National Academy of Medicine (NAM)and of the United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS). On today’s show we are going to continue upon a theme that we started a few… Read Article »

01.06.20

The Quest for “Immorbidity”: What If You Could Live a Long Life—Disease-Free?

By: Marisa Cohen Can you guess what the word “immorbidity” means? It’s a term that Johnson & Johnson coined to describe a long-lived life—think 100 years and older—without any of the diseases that typically come with age, like Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular disease. If it sounds like the… Read Article »

11.21.19

A Push to Aid Healthy Aging

A recent article by The Harvard Gazette highlights the work of Dr. Sharon Inouye, a faculty member of Harvard Medical School and advisor to the Healthy Longevity Global Grand Challenge design committee. Learn more here: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/11/grand-challenge-encourages-innovation-in-aging/ … Read Article »

11.06.19

A Call to Action: The Global Roadmap for Health Longevity

By: Jean Accius and Erwin Tan This blog post originally appeared on AARP’s Thinking Policy blog. Aging is a global phenomenon. By 2030, the number of people age 60 and over will reach 1.4 billion[1], with older people projected to outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history[2]. Today,… Read Article »

10.23.19

Attention health hackers: Global initiative will fund innovation where it’s needed most

BY John HAAGA, Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Research,
Division of Behavioral and Social Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health John PHILLIPS, Chief, Population and Social Processes Branch,
Division of Behavioral and Social Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health WASHINGTON, DC… Read Article »

10.22.19

EIT Health invites start-ups to join global competition targeting improvements in healthy longevity

EIT Health, in collaboration with the U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and seven other global organizations, today announced that it will join a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking breakthrough innovations to extend human health and function later in life.
Through its Headstart Programme, EIT Health will let start-ups enter… Read Article »

10.21.19

UKRI joins global competition seeking innovations to help us age well

UKRI, in collaboration with the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and seven other global organisations, today announced that it has joined the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking breakthrough innovations to improve physical, mental, and social well-being for people as they age. Across the world, dramatic… Read Article »

10.21.19

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development Joins Healthy Longevity Global Competition

Watch Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development President Dr. Makoto Suematsu share the role the organization will play in the Healthy Longevity Global Competition.… Read Article »

10.18.19

National Academy of Medicine Launches Global Competition Seeking Solutions for Improving Healthy Longevity

More Than $30 Million in Prizes to be Awarded Over Five Years WASHINGTON – The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), in collaboration with eight global organizations representing more than 40 countries and territories, announced today the launch of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking… Read Article »

10.16.19

Improving Healthy Longevity Through Philanthropy

WASHINGTON, DC – In the past century, the average life expectancy for people in the United States has doubled, thanks in large part to advances in medicine, science, and technology. Globally, the number of people age 65 years and older is expected to reach 1.6 billion by 2050. This growing… Read Article »