V.A. prospectus research in aging.

  • United States Veterans Administration
Date:
[1959]
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    Postscript Woven through both the presentations and the discussions are found many essential elements of current medical knowledge and thoughts concerning aging. Socio-economic considerations were omitted not through oversight but rather because the possibilities for medical research to improve the care and treatment of the elderly veteran-patient was the subject under focus. Diseases which are associated with aging account for a rapidly increasing proportion of our hospitalized population. ‘These illnesses (heart disease, cancer, etc.) are chronic in nature and costly in terms of life and economy. Only through fundamental and applied research will it be possible to reverse the trends now evident. Of great importance is the orderly organization of our research attack on problems of aging, e. g., molecules, cells, organs, individuals, and groups. This represents our prospectus! It is hoped that the material contained in this monograph will stimulate study of the many unanswered questions placed on record here. ‘The con- tributions of the participants in this meeting add another body of informa- tion which should prove useful in improving the health and happiness of aging individuals whether or not they be veterans. Martin M. Cumminecs, M.D., Director, Research Service. 125 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1959