The Age of aging

Goldsman, Akiva, (television director.). Howard, Ron, 1954- (narrator,, television director.). Ratner, Brett, (television director.). Asylum Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). General Electric Company, (production company.). National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.), (production company.). National Geographic Society (U.S.), (publisher.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary: Now that living into the 80's is commonplace, we face a new problem: by lengthening the period of illness at the end of our lives, we end up with an older and sicker population. To meaningfully improve the life of humans, we need to extend not just lifespan, but healthspan. A pioneering band of scientists now believe they have the knowledge to identify and slow the mechanisms of aging. Armed with these breakthroughs, they are working to change the way we treat the diseases of aging, as well as the way we think of longevity. This requires a sea change in the hearts and minds of not only the medical community, but also politicians and policy makers.

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Physical Description: remote
1 streaming video file (45 min.) : digital, sound, color
Publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : National Geographic, [2015]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: ©2015

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General Note:	Series examines cutting edge developments in science, technology, and medicine, covering a variety of topics.
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