The American Aging Association (AGE) is a non-profit, tax-exempt biogerontology organization of scientists and laypeople dedicated to biomedical aging studies intended to slow the aging process. The abbreviation AGE is intended to be representative of the organization, even though it is not an acronym. A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... Gerontology is the study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A layperson is someone who is not a clergyman/clergywoman or (other meaning) who is not a professional person. ... Health science is the discipline of applied science which deals with human and animal health. ... Hans Baldung Grien: The Ages And Death, c. ... In biology, senescence is the state or process of aging which follows the period of development. ... It has been suggested that Acronym and initialism be merged into this article or section. ... Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ...

History and Organization

AGE was founded in 1970 by Denham Harman, MD,PhD, who is often known as the "father" of the "Free-Radical Theory of Aging". Dr. Harman was Executive Director of AGE for 20 years (1973 to 1993). 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Much of the early financial support for AGE came from Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw, who are known for their best-selling book Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach (1982). 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Vice-Presidency of AGE is to be a layperson position focused on promoting the scientific goals of AGE to the general public. A layperson is someone who is not a clergyman/clergywoman or (other meaning) who is not a professional person. ...

Activities

The primary activites of AGE are to

1. hold annual scientific conferences (every June)
2. give awards to researchers making significant contributions to the goals of AGE
3. promote interest among young scientists in the goals of AGE
4. publish newletters and journals

The journal of AGE is called AGE, and is published quarterly Nature. ...

The 35th annual conference of AGE will be held June 2-5, 2005 in Boston, Massachusetts. 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Boston is a town and small port c. ...

See also

• Ageing
• Biogerontology
• Life extension
• Senescence

Hans Baldung Grien: The Ages And Death, c. ... Gerontology is the study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself. ... Life extension is an increase in the maximum lifespan beyond the current maximum lifespan, especially for humans. ... In biology, senescence is the state or process of aging which follows the period of development. ...

External links

• American Aging Association (AGE)
• 35th Annual AGE Meeting, General Information
• AGE: Journal of the American Aging Association