Prof Jan Gruber: fun fact- rock fish don’t age. #meaningfulendings

Asst Prof Jan Gruber: There are over 400 compounds that modulate aging #meaningfulendings

Asst Prof Jan Gruber: biological aging is surprisingly easy to modulate with diet, stress, exercise, etc. #meaningfulendings

Japan and the US had the same life expectancies in 1970. Japan now has a life expectancy five plus years longer than the US due to lifestyle. #meaningfulendings

Healthy life expectancy is not rising at the same rate of life expectancy. This causes the increased cost of healthcare. #meaningfulendings

Addressing aging will affect healthy life years more than disease specific interventions. #meaningfulendings

A network of biological determinants of aging #meaningfulaging

Intervene when still healthy. #meaningfulaging

Yale-NUS Writers’ Centre held a student writing contest “Write your own obituary.”

Panel discussion on Ezekiel Emmanuel’s article on living until 75 years old evolves into discussion on how we think about aging and meaning in aging #meaningfulendings

Palliative care is a partnership, not a commodity. #meaningfulendings

Symptom control is the core business of palliative care. #meaningfulendings

Laura Deal Lacey from the Milken Institute discussing the economics of aging. #meaningfulaging

According to Mercer, the global gender pensions gap is 30-40%. #meaningfulendings

People with positive self-perception live 7.5 years longer. #meaningfulendings

Yale School of Public Health, Professor Becca Levy: 75% of Americans have experienced ageism. #meaningfulendings

Prof Levy: Ageism impacts self-perception which influences health, with primary motivator being will to leave (health treatment seeking behavior) #meaningfulaging

Prof Levy: Positive age beliefs protected older adults from developing dementia. #meaningfulendings

Prof Levy: how to eliminate ageing using a top-down approach: regulation, including UN declaration and WHO campaign, both in process. #meaningfulendings

Prof Levy: how to combat ageism using bottom-up approach: arts and a social movement #meaningfulendings