What is Ageing @Google Academy

The word ageing can mean different things... living for many years, growing wise and mature - and also senescence, the mysterious process of deterioration in later life that leads to a gradual decline in our health, late-life diseases and eventually the ending of our lives. Thanks to advances in the treatment of infectious disease, people are living longer now, such that senescence is now the main cause of disease worldwide. But unlike infectious disease, the causes of ageing (senescence) remain poorly understood by scientists. Recent advances in the science of ageing are starting to reveal the causes of ageing, and to suggest treatments that could begin to stave off the ravages of senescence, which would allow us (or at least, future generations) to maintain better health in later life.

Speaker:

David Gems, Professor of Biogerontology, Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London

David Gems is a British geneticist and biogerontologist. He is Professor of Biology of Ageing at University College London where he is also Deputy Director of the Institute of Healthy Ageing.

Panel discussion:

Mary Matthews Founder of Memrica

Memrica is a tech for good company helping active people remember what matters most, to boost confidence, maintain social connections and prolong independence.

Thomas Tredinnick CEO of Ally Smart Care

Ally, the smart home device for caregivers, keeps families connected and monitors changes in seniors' routines to detect danger or decline in health.

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