Abstract
Translating longevity research into healthspan.
Highlights
At the beginning of the 20th century the names of deadly childhood diseases were whispered in fear
Each disease presented in different ways, affected different organs and had distinct prognoses
Many of us will remember the endless cycles of bake sales and charity runs aimed at raising funds to buy iron lungs for local children badly damaged by polio, and the strings of sanatoriums built for the isolation and treatment of tuberculosis
Summary
At the beginning of the 20th century the names of deadly childhood diseases were whispered in fear. At the beginning of the 21st century, the names of different deadly diseases are whispered. * Correspondence: glithgow@buckinstitute.org; J.M.LORD@bham.ac.uk; Kirkland.James@mayo.edu 1Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Blvd, Novato, CA 94945, USA 2School of Immunity and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT UK 3Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street Southwest, Rochester, MN, USA
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