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Suggested Citation:"Preconference Webcast Tutorials." National Research Council. 2008. The Future of Human Healthspan: Demography, Evolution, Medicine, and Bioengineering: Task Group Summaries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12084.
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Suggested Citation:"Preconference Webcast Tutorials." National Research Council. 2008. The Future of Human Healthspan: Demography, Evolution, Medicine, and Bioengineering: Task Group Summaries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12084.
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Suggested Citation:"Preconference Webcast Tutorials." National Research Council. 2008. The Future of Human Healthspan: Demography, Evolution, Medicine, and Bioengineering: Task Group Summaries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12084.
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Preconference Webcast Tutorials September 21, 2007, 1:00-4:00 p.m. EDT (10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. PDT) Demography of Aging: Recent and Expected Trends in Human Life Expectancy Ken Wachter Professor of Demography and Statistics Chair, Department of Demography University of California, Berkeley Stress, Lifestyle, and Prevention of Decline Teresa Seeman Professor Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles Quality of Life Technology Rory Cooper Distinguished Professor FISA/PVA Chair of Rehabilitation Science and Technology University of Pittsburgh 103

104 the future of human healTHspan September 25, 2007, 1:00-3:30 p.m. EDT (10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PDT) Demography of Aging: Recent and Expected Trends in Functional Status and Active Life Expectancy in Late Life Vicki Freedman Professor School of Public Health University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Gerontology 101/Cellular and Molecular Causes of Aging Caleb Finch ARCO-William F. Kieschnick Professor in the Neurobiology of Aging Co-Director, Alzheimer Disease Research Center University of Southern California September 26, 2007, 1:00-4:00 p.m. EDT (10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. PDT) Regenerative Medicine: Prolonging Life through Replacement, Repair, and Regeneration Robert Nerem Parker H. Petit Distinguished Chair for Engineering in Medicine Institute Professor and Director of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Georgia Institute of Technology Animal Models in Aging Research Steve Austad Professor of Cellular and Structural Biology The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

PRECONFERENCE WEBCAST TUTORIALS 105 Social and Behavioral Determinants of Healthy Life Expectancy Eileen Crimmins Edna M. Jones Professor of Gerontology University of Southern California

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An individual's healthspan can be defined as the length of time an individual is able to maintain good health. In 2007, over one hundred experts and researchers from public and private institutions across the nation convened to find new ways of addressing the human healthspan and the elusive nature of aging. Experts in public health, bioengineering, neuroscience and gerontology discussed how stress and lifestyle influence the decline of health at older ages. Other discussions focused on the integration of technology in the quality of life, gerontology, regenerative medicine and life expectancy with regard to social and behavioral traits. Still, other groups explored topics such as the cellular and molecular mechanisms of biological aging, the effects of exercise on the human healthspan, and changes in social context to enhance functional status of the elderly. Most importantly, experts agreed that it was imperative to ensure that the elderly have access to medical services by establishing relationships with health care and insurance providers.

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