title: Can we afford not to fund age-related research?
abstract: Although we are living longer and healthier than ever before, health-spans are not necessarily keeping pace with extensions in lifespan. If current trends continue, we will see a sharp increase in the number of older people suffering a wide range of debilitating conditions within a generation. Help the Aged believe it is time for the Government to act now, by prioritising and investing in research into age-related illness, before it is too late.
authors.affiliation: helen.rippon@ageing.org
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rippon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009017:Morbidity; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology