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International Conference on Aging and Disease, Beijing, November 2014

February 2nd, 2015

On November 1-2, 2014, there took place in Beijing, China, the first International Conference on Aging and Disease (ICAD) of the International Society on Aging and Disease (ISOAD), that showcased some of the latest advances in aging research, including regenerative medicine, geroprotective substances and regimens.

The range of cutting edge, often breakthrough, topics and advances from over 60 presenters from around the world can be seen in the conference program http://isoad.org/content.aspx?info_lb=606&flag=103 and conference report, entitled "Stop Aging Disease! ICAD 2014" that was just now published in the ISOAD journal Aging and Disease (please see the free full text in the link http://www.aginganddisease.org/EN/10.14336/AD.2015.0115 ) briefly describing the variety of the fields presented.

The conference further emphasized the vital importance of public promotion of research on biology of aging and aging-related diseases for public health and offered some policy recommendations for its promotion, that can be found in the conference resolution http://isoad.org/content.aspx?info_lb=638&flag=103 and in the more detailed position paper that the ISOAD committee issued following the conference, entitled "The Critical Need to Promote Research of Aging and Aging-related Diseases to Improve Health and Longevity of the Elderly Population," that was also just now published in Aging and Disease (please see the free full text in the link http://www.aginganddisease.org/EN/10.14336/AD.2014.1210 ).

More information:
Ilia Stambler, PhD
Outreach Coordinator. International Society on Aging and Disease
isoad.org/

Department of Science, Technology and Society, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel
Tel: 972-3-961-4296
Email:ilia.stambler@gmail.com

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