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Alzheimer's Disease: A Giving Smarter Guide to Accelerate Development of New Therapies
The need is staggering. Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United State
s and currently, more than 5.5 million Americans are living with this disease for which there is yet no cure yet.
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Kidney Failure - A Giving Smarter Guide
This Giving Smarter Guide is the culmination of a year-long effort to identify strategic philanthro
pic opportunities that can move the needle on unmet needs specific to kidney failure research and treatment. Kidney failure is an irreversible diseas
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Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Giving Smarter Guide to Accelerating Research Progress
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive malignant brain tumor involving glial cells of the b
rain. At the time of this report, nearly 15,000 people were diagnosed with GBM each year in the United States and Europe.
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The Long-Term Care Crisis: Exploring Innovative Financing and Delivery Strategies
Long-term care (LTC) is a pressing issue, particularly in rapidly aging populations such as the Un
ited States. Seventy percent of Americans aged 65 and older will require long-term care at some point.
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Loneliness as a Risk Factor: Making Connections to Improve Health
Loneliness and social isolation are on the rise, leading many to call these phenomena a public hea
lth epidemic in the United States. Loneliness is an emerging risk factor that has huge implications for personal, economic and societal well-being.
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The City for All Ages: Harnessing the Promise of Longevity
This year, for the first time in human history, there are more people worldwide over age 65 than u
nder five. Cities are on the front lines of this demographic shift.
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article
Let People Choose How They Age
My mother lived well into her 90’s, beating her life expectancy by almost 40 years. Her generation f
ollowed an established life path—work at one job or career until retirement.
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The Milken Institute Releases 2017 "Best Cities for Successful Aging" Rankings
LOS ANGELES—The Milken Institute today released the third edition of its "Best Cities for Successful
Aging" report and index, a collaboration between the Institute's Center for the Future of Agin
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Building a Strong Home Care Workforce: An interview with Longevity Innovator Ai-jen Poo
(Advances in science and public health are increasing longevity and enhancing the quality of life fo
r people around the world.
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COVID-19 and the Future of Aging: A Public Health Forecast
What this thought leader thinks could improve the US response to the pandemic
In this interview ser
ies from the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and PBS' Next Avenue, experts from the Center's
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The 8 Challenges of Aging
Global aging and technology innovation are each occurring at an unprecedented rate.
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Center for the Future of Aging: Fall 2022 Newsletter
In This Newsletter
Improving Dementia Care
Advising States on the Future of Aging
Advancing Healthy
Longevity
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