Health-Extending Medicine in an Aging Society – Prospects for Medical Research and Practice (2025)

Ageing is the primary risk factor for cancer, dementia, and cardiovascular diseases. As the understanding of the biology of ageing constantly improves, there are already initial approaches to geroprotection, which seek to reduce the age-related risk of disease and thus extend the healthy lifespan. The discussion paper “Health-Extending Medicine in an Aging Society – Prospects for Medical Research and Practice” argues for a new perspective in research and medicine in connection with age-related diseases and calls for better research into the ageing process, so that medicine can focus on ageing itself – rather than waiting to treat age-related diseases.