Health Talk | Managing longevity challenges
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Health Talk | Managing longevity challenges

Hindustan Times  

Last week, the Indian Institute of Science announced the launch of the Longevity India Initiative, a project focused on efforts to extend human 'healthspan' and tackle ageing-related challenges. “There is an urgent need for diverse stakeholders from academia, healthcare and industry to come together, and nurture technology development and deep research on healthy ageing,” said Govindan Rangarajan, director, IISc. It is the world’s largest study on the elderly - The Longitudinal Ageing Study — to track ageing patterns and diseases affecting India’s 103 million older people over 60 years. Prashanth Prakash, founding partner, Accel India, one of the stakeholders in the IISc study, said: “The Longevity India Initiative challenges the notion that ageing is an inevitable fate. This initiative is an attempt to bring together multiple stakeholders working in the space, and explore the subject factoring in India’s specific and diverse needs.” “Advancing ageing-related scientific research is key and we believe research-based interventions can pave the way for healthy ageing in India," Prakash added.

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