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    • Gerontology
    • Public Health
    • Biomedical Science

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    • Human longevity has increased due to advances in public health and medicine.
    • Continued life extension may yield diminishing returns as chronic diseases decline.
    • Increased lifespan may paradoxically lead to longer periods of unhealthy life due to aging's influence.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the potential of targeting biological aging as a strategy for healthspan extension.
    • To investigate aging as a modifiable factor in combating age-related diseases.
    • To assess the feasibility of therapeutic interventions to slow human aging.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of gerontological research demonstrating the modifiability of aging.
    • Analysis of the relationship between longevity, biological aging, and disease expression.
    • Evaluation of population aging trends and healthcare cost challenges.

    Main Results:

    • Biological aging significantly influences the manifestation of fatal and disabling diseases.
    • Aging is identified as an inherently modifiable biological process.
    • Therapeutic interventions to slow aging are considered a plausible scientific and public health goal.

    Conclusions:

    • Slowing biological aging presents a highly efficient approach to combatting diseases.
    • Delayed aging can extend healthy life expectancy and compress morbidity.
    • Targeting aging holds significant promise for reducing global healthcare costs.