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The science of ageing

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The Academy was invited to respond to the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology inquiry into the ‘Scientific Aspects of Ageing’

Evidence was sought on how science and technology can help improve people’s prospects of healthy and active life expectancy, and whether Government policy is in place to achieve this. In particular, the call for evidence focused on:
o the biological processes of ageing;
o the application of research towards improvement of the quality of life; and
o in both these areas, the direction and coordination of research

Health care for older people and the economic aspects of the increase in the life expectancy (such as the future funding of pensions) were explicitly excluded from the inquiry.

Written evidence was sought from a wide range of Academy Fellows and a following working group was convened in order to develop the response further. The Academy’s response was submitted on Monday 4 October 2004.

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Professor Linda Partridge CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci (Chair)
Professorial Fellow and Weldon Professor of Biometry, University College London

Sir John Grimley Evans FMedSci
Professor Emeritus, Clinical Geratology, University of Oxford

Professor Roger Jones FMedSci
Wolfson Professor of General Practice, Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ School of Medicine

Professor Terry Partridge FMedSci
Head of Muscle Cell Biology Group, Imperial College School of Medicine

Professor Elaine Perry FMedSci
MRC Senior Scientist, School of Neurology, Psychiatry & Neurosciences, University of Newcastle

Professor Jonathan Seckl FRSE FMedSci
Head of School Molecular & Clinical Medicine, University of Edinburgh.

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• Response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Science & Technology inquiry into the 'Scientific Aspects of Ageing' [215.88k]

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