Geroscience and climate science: Oppositional or complementary?

IF 7.1 1区医学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY

Aging Cell Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1111/acel.13890

Colin Farrelly

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Abstract

Two of this century's most significant public health challenges are climate change and healthy aging. The future of humanity will be both warmer and older than it is today. Is it socially responsible, in a warming planet of a population exceeding 8 billion people, for science to aspire to develop gerotherapeutic drugs that aim to reduce the burden of aging‐related diseases that may also increase lifespan? This question is the “elephant in the room” for geroscience advocacy. Science communication concerning what constitutes empirically valid and morally defensible ways of navigating the dual public health predicaments of climate change and healthy aging must be sensitive to both the interdependence of the environment (including planetary health) and the mechanisms of aging, as well as the common (mis)perceptions about the potential conflict between the goals of climate science and geroscience. Geroscience advocacy can transcend narratives of intergenerational conflict by highlighting the shared aspirations of climate science and geroscience, such as the goals of promoting health across the lifespan, redressing health disparities, and improving the economic prospects of current and future generations.

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地质科学与气候科学:对立还是互补?

本世纪最重大的两个公共卫生挑战是气候变化和健康老龄化。人类的未来将比今天更温暖，也更古老。在一个人口超过80亿的变暖星球上，科学界渴望开发旨在减轻与衰老有关的疾病负担(这些疾病可能也会延长寿命)的老年治疗药物，这对社会负责吗?这个问题是老年科学宣传的“房间里的大象”。关于应对气候变化和健康老龄化双重公共卫生困境的经验上有效和道德上站得住的科学传播，必须对环境(包括行星健康)和老龄化机制的相互依存关系以及对气候科学和老年科学目标之间潜在冲突的普遍(错误)看法保持敏感。气候科学宣传可以超越代际冲突的叙述，突出气候科学和气候科学的共同愿望，例如促进整个生命周期的健康，解决健康差距，改善今世后代的经济前景。

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Aging Cell Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Cell Biology

自引率

2.60%

发文量

212

期刊介绍： Aging Cell is an Open Access journal that focuses on the core aspects of the biology of aging, encompassing the entire spectrum of geroscience. The journal's content is dedicated to publishing research that uncovers the mechanisms behind the aging process and explores the connections between aging and various age-related diseases. This journal aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the biological underpinnings of aging and its implications for human health. The journal is widely recognized and its content is abstracted and indexed by numerous databases and services, which facilitates its accessibility and impact in the scientific community. These include: Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Biological Science Database (ProQuest) CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) Embase (Elsevier) InfoTrac (GALE Cengage) Ingenta Select ISI Alerting Services Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM) Natural Science Collection (ProQuest) PubMed Dietary Supplement Subset (NLM) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) Being indexed in these databases ensures that the research published in Aging Cell is discoverable by researchers, clinicians, and other professionals interested in the field of aging and its associated health issues. This broad coverage helps to disseminate the journal's findings and contributes to the advancement of knowledge in geroscience.