Looking For New Answers To Aging Well: What Bats In Belfries, Marmosets In Mountains Might Tell

While animals have long been studied in medical research, a new wave of researchers is looking for different answers. “The goal isn’t to increase the number of 120-year-olds who are living in nursing homes. We want more 80- and 90-year-olds who are living independently,” says Corinna Ross, a primatologist at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute. More aging news reports on grip strength, defining "old" and the power of laughter.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2XhLz06