Talk:Geroscience

Geroscience versus Gerontology
This are similar enough to be discussed together. This article had significant concerns of COI thus should go through AfC at least.

Some of the ref such as https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674%2813%2900645-4 do not even mention the term. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 15:56, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes. this is academic marketing neologismwoo. Jytdog (talk) 17:16, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

Full disclosure: I am editing as an employee of the American Federation for Aging Research, and updating the page on Geroscience is part of our communications efforts to make information more available about this emerging field. We also partner with the National Institute on Aging for projects related to the field of Geroscience. Geroscience should have its own dedicated page. An explanation from one of the experts that works with our organization is as follows: "Geroscience is very different from gerontology. Geroscience is a broad subdiscipline of biological science that aims to understand, at the molecular level, the relationship between biological aging and age-related diseases and other degenerative conditions that diminish our quality of life. Contrast this with gerontology which is the comprehensive study of aging and problems of the aged.  Gerontology incorporates not only biology but also medical practice, psychology, sociology, as well as the formulation of public policy related to the aged population." In addition, this page appears to have gone through the articles for creation process in 2014, though correct me if I am misinterpreting the revision history for this page. --Epmafar (talk) 16:52, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
 * It is the study of aging as is gerontology. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 23:33, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

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I am editing as a staff member of the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Geroscience is very much a distinct field from gerontology. Gerontology looks at all aspects of aging, including social, behavioral, and economic questions related to aging. Geroscience, on the other hand, seeks to understand the genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms that make aging a driver of disease. It’s not a study of aging, as such, but a study of what makes aging a risk factor for other diseases. Since 2012, NIH has hosted seminars on the study of geroscience as part of its Trans-NIH Geroscience Special Interest Group. Additionally, two research summits have been held on the field, and articles have been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals, including Geriatrics and Gerontology International and The Journals of Gerontology. Additionally, the field has spawned its own peer-reviewed journal, GeroScience. These two fields—geroscience and gerontology—have distinct research goals and should not be conflated. For an overview of geroscience and how it is distinct from gerontology, see: https://www.nia.nih.gov/research/dab/geroscience-intersection-basic-aging-biology-chronic-disease-and-health 137.187.9.1 (talk) 17:28, 1 April 2019 (UTC)