Alvaro Pascual-Leone
Professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, and director of the Berenson-Allen Center for Brain Stimulation and of the Cognitive Neurology Division of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA, USA.
The international scientific community concludes in Valencia that aging can be modified with timely action
Lengthening healthy life and preventing functional depletion in old age require a multidisciplinary intervention and specific public policies. The second edition of the Longevity World Forum has also served to demonstrate that breakthroughs in life expectancy require engineering and technology.
Liz Parrish shows gene therapies to be a successful formula to increase longevity
Considered to be the “patient zero” of this type of treatment, Parrish shares her experimental case at the second edition of the Longevity World Forum. Telomerase, follistatin and klotho are the elements on which she is currently working at her biotechnology firm to combat aging.
Leading scientists claim that medicine should focus on the quality of life during old age
Calorie restriction and senescent cells have been two of the main subjects addressed on the second day of the Longevity World Forum. This international congress being held in Valencia comes to an end on Friday 15 November, with a consideration of the social and economic aspects of longevity.
The latest breakthroughs for a longer and better life expectancy are presented in Valencia on the occasion of the Longevity World Forum
The central events of the pioneering congress in Europe on human longevity have been held at the Conference Centre on 14 and 15 November. The meeting has brought together eminent international professionals, such as Rafael de Cabo, Pura Muñoz and Manuel Collado.
José Ignacio Cuende
Doctor of Medicine. Specialist in Internal Medicine. Cardiovascular Risk Consultation. Internal Medicine Service. Palencia University Welfare Complex
Valencia is consolidated as the world scientific capital of healthy aging
For the second year running, the city hosts the Longevity World Forum, one of the most important congresses in the world on longevity, on 13, 14 and 15 November. Eminent scientists such as Maria Blasco and Rafael de Cabo will be present at the event, which is backed by leading companies in the sector such as Google’s Calico.
Silvia Forcano
Vice-president of the Valencian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology. She currently works in a Hospital at Home Unit.
Mirka Uhlirova
Leader of the Uhlirova Lab, that studies stress resilience and ageing in Drosophila intestine.
Ángel Barco
His team investigates the role of activity-driven gene expression and chromatin modifications in neuronal plasticity, learning and memory.