Age UK is accused of ending key research into
ageing
Age UK
stopped funding research in the biology of ageing, instead the country’s
leading charity for older people funds studies that deliver short term effects.
Faragher, a professor at the University of Brighton and an expert on premature
ageing mentioned, “Without basic research, you have nothing to translate. If
you focus on the short term, you never make the problem go away.” The aim of
research on long term ageing related topics is to lengthen the time for people
to remain fit and well.
My opinion
is that it’s a bad thing to stop funding fundamental research into the biology
of ageing. I think that money is better spent on long term topics than on topics
which deliver short term effects. When people remain fit and healthy for a
longer period of time means that they will be able to work longer as well. Age
related diseases like cancer will also be delayed resulting into less costs to
take care of people with diseases like cancer. Another important thing Faragher
points out is that life expectancy rises while there are no major medical
breakthroughs. On average, age-related diseases and disabilities hit when
people reach their late sixties.
An interesting topic to write about.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenClearly written and understandable.