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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 15h

AFAR grantees David Sinclair, PhD, A.O., and Lindsay Wu, PhD, on NAD+ in clinical trials in @nataging.nature.com
Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 1d

TWO WEEKS AWAY- Tues 10/21 at 4pm ET: free #webinar exploring the socioeconomic impact of geroscience, ft. AFAR President Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD, and AFAR Scholar-in-Residence Raiany Romanni, PhD, in conversation w/ Brian Bergstein of the @bostonglobe.com
Learn more & RSVP: ow.ly/e8mS50X3VUX

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 5d

Recording now available from @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR’s recent free #webinar on the current state of therapeutics to extend healthspan. Featuring experts from BioAge Labs, Cedars-Sinai LA, the NIA & @uthealthsa.bsky.social
Watch here: vimeo.com/1121256811?f...

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 6d

Later this month on 10.21 at 4pm ET: Join AFAR for a free #webinar exploring the socioeconomic of geroscience, ft. AFAR President Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD, AFAR Scholar-in-Residence Raiany Romanni, PhD, and moderator Brian Bergstein of @bostonglobe.com
Learn more & RSVP: ow.ly/e8mS50X3VUX

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 7d

Recording now available from @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR’s recent free #webinar on the current state of therapeutics to extend healthspan. Featuring experts from BioAge Labs, Cedars-Sinai LA, the NIA & @uthealthsa.bsky.social

Watch here: vimeo.com/1121256811?f...

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 16d

LAST CHANCE to RSVP for today’s free #webinar with @ahlresearch.bsky.social exploring the state of Gerotherapeutics to extend healthspan. Featuring experts from BioAge Labs, Cedars-Sinai LA, the NIA, and @uthealthsa.bsky.social
Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 19d

Next Monday, September 22nd from 3-4pm ET: join AFAR and @ahlresearch.bsky.social for a free #webinar exploring the state of Gerotherapeutics. Featuring experts from BioAge Labs, Cedars-Sinai LA, the NIA, and @uthealthsa.bsky.social
Learn more and RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 20d

Excited to have Carolina Solis-Herrara, MD, of @uthealthsa.bsky.social among the experts in conversation with Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com in our free webinar on the State of #Gerotherapeutics. Join @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR on 9/22 at 3pm ET.
Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 21d

AFAR grantee Kristen Fortney, PhD, of BioAge Labs, will be among the experts in conversation with Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com in our free webinar on the State of #Gerotherapeutics. Join @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR on 9/22 at 3pm ET.
Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 22d

AFAR Experts in the News: @nytimes.com featured Thomas M. Gill, MD, Donovan T. Maust, MD, and Michael Steinman, MD, in an article exploring factors of the increase in fall‑related deaths in older Americans.
Read here:

Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls?

Some researchers suspect that rising prescription drug use may explain a disturbing trend.

www.nytimes.com

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 22d

AFAR Board Member Sara Espinoza, MD, MSc, of The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, will be among the experts in conversation with Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com at @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR’s free #webinar on the State of #Gerotherapeutics on 9/22 at 3pm ET.
Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 23d

Our 2024 Annual Report spotlights 2020 grantee Oscar Vivas, PhD, and his GerOmics-based research exploring the age-related loss of organ control.
Read more on Dr. Vivas in our 2024 Annual Report here: www.afar.org/archived-rep...

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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 23d

NEXT WEEK - September 22nd from 3-4pm ET: free #webinar exploring the state of Gerotherapeutics to extend healthspan. Featuring experts from @ahlresearch.bsky.social, BioAge Labs, Cedars-Sinai LA, the NIA, and @uthealthsa.bsky.social
Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 26d

The 2022 AFAR Grant awarded to Tara Tracy, PhD, advanced her research on the link between the postsynaptic protein KIBRA and age-related memory loss.
Learn more in our 2024 Annual Report: www.afar.org/archived-rep...

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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 26d

Excited to have Rafael de Cabo, PhD, of the NIA, among the experts in conversation with Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com in our free webinar on the State of #Gerotherapeutics.
Join @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR on 9/22 at 3pm ET.
Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 27d

Nir Barzilai, MD, President of the @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR Board Member, will be among the experts in conversation w/ Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com at our free #webinar on the State of #Gerotherapeutics on 9/22 at 3pm ET.
Learn more & RSVP: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 28d

Honored that Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com will moderate @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR’s free #webinar on 9/22 at 3pm ET. Ft experts from BioAge Labs, Cedars Sinai LA, NIA, & @uthealthsa.bsky.social on the current state of drug interventions to extend healthspan.
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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 28d

Our 2024 Annual Report showcases the recent accomplishments of NIA-Funded Initiatives that AFAR helps lead:
@nathanshockcenters.org @rccn-aging.org and @clin-star.org.
Download or flip-through the report to learn more: www.afar.org/archived-rep...

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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 29d

AFAR Grantee in the News: Kevin Murach, PhD, recently published an article in Open Access Government Journal exploring his research on exercise, muscles, and healthy aging.
Read here:

Prioritizing skeletal muscle health for successful aging

Kevin A. Murach talks us through prioritizing skeletal muscle health for successful aging, beginning with a primer on skeletal muscle aging

www.openaccessgovernment.org

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · 29d

AFAR is pleased to share our Ask the Expert interview with board member Sara Espinoza, MD, MSc. She discusses translational geroscience and more.
Read here: buff.ly/J1kg0C5
Hear more from Dr. Espinoza in our upcoming free webinar on 9/22 at 3pm ET.
Learn more & RSVP: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · Sep 8

AFAR Expert in the News: @newscientist.com features Irving Wright Award recipient S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, on the differences between lifespan and healthspan.
Read the full article here:

A new measure of health is revolutionising how we think about ageing

Life expectancy has increased dramatically over the past century, but our years of good health appear not to have kept pace. Now, a new lens on what it means to age well is reshaping our view of our…

www.newscientist.com

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · Sep 8

“The AFAR Grant that I have now has been such a powerful catalyst for my personal and professional growth,” shares grantee Aditi U. Gurkar, PhD, in our 2024 Annual Report.
Explore her research on advancing #senolytics in the report here: www.afar.org/archived-rep...

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · Sep 8

TWO WEEKS AWAY – September 22nd from 3-4pm ET: free #webinar exploring the state of Gerotherapeutics to extend healthspan. Featuring experts from @ahlresearch.bsky.social, BioAge Labs, Cedars-Sinai LA, the NIA, and @uthealthsa.bsky.social
Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · Sep 4

AFAR Expert in the News: @the-independent.com features AFAR Board Member and multiple-grantee Nir Barzilai, MD, on the limits to human lifespan and how lifestyle interventions can help extend healthspan.
Read the full article here:

This is why we’ve stopped living longer

Life expectancy is stalling – and the UK is officially the sick man of Europe. At a time when longevity medicine is gaining steam, Helen Coffey investigates why our mortality seems to be catching up…

www.the-independent.com

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) @afar.org · Sep 4

Explore recent milestones of AFAR’s #SuperAgers and Amplifying #Geroscience Initiatives in our 2024 Annual Report.
Download or flip-through the report to learn more: www.afar.org/archived-rep...