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10.20.20

AFAR in the News: With AFAR’s expert scientific review support, the National Academy of Medicine announces US Catalyst Award recipients

On October 15, 2020, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)announced the first round recipients of the inaugural Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award. This award is part of the multiyear, multimillion-dollar international Healthy Longevity Global Competition seeking breakthroughs to extend human health and function later in life. AFAR provided scientific expertise… Read Article »

10.15.20

This Medical Student Wants to Start an AmeriCorps for Elder Care

By: Stephanie Miceli This article is part of a series of profiles on the 2020 winners of the National Academy of Medicine’s Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards — part of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking breakthrough innovations to improve physical, mental, and social well-being … Read Article »

10.15.20

More than 150 Innovators Awarded in Inaugural Round of Global Competition Seeking Solutions to Improve Healthy Longevity

More Than $7.7 Million in Prizes Awarded

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), together with seven global collaborators representing nearly 50 countries and territories, today announced the winners of the inaugural round of Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards. The awards are part of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear,… Read Article »

10.15.20

EIT Health names winners of longevity competition

EIT Health, together with seven global collaborators representing nearly 50 countries and territories, today announced the winners of the inaugural round of Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards. The awards are part of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking breakthrough innovations to extend human health and… Read Article »

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 »