Biogerontological research in Canada.
There is an ever increasing interest in the study of the aging process. This review is aimed to make an overview of the biological aging research in Canada. I will summarize, to the best of my knowledge, the biological aging research undertaken actually in Canadian institutions dealing with various aspects of this research using many different experimental approaches, models from animals to humans and a huge array of techniques. The biological aging research is developing continuously in Canada, however, it is very important that we assist in a near future to its huge explosion if we would respond to the needs of an ever increasing aging population. Initiatives recently proposed by the Canadian government concerning the creation of Canadian Institutes on Health Research will provide good opportunities to establish a performant, cost-effective, and innovative biological aging research.
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Centre de Recherche, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie and Département de Médecine Interne, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, 1036 rue Belvedere sud, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. tfulop@courrier.usherb.ca
D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D002170:Canada; D005853:Geriatrics; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008954:Models, Biological; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D012106:Research